Herod Antipas

political groups who opposed Jesus such as the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herodians. The Pharisees were pettishly religious minded. This group opposed the Roman occupation of Palestine. The Herodian’s were a party of politicians whom supported Herod Antipas and those policies instituted by Rome. The Sadducees were also politically minded. There was an adversarial relationship between Jesus and the Pharisees & Sadducees—though these…

Jewish religion was based on the ancient Israelite religion. The Jews were different from other people during that era because they only believed in one God. They worshipped their God like everyone else with sacrificial offerings of animals at their temple. The Jews only had one temple in Jerusalem, which had only two rooms. One room was for sacrifices, and the other room was always empty because there was no idol to representing God of Israel. All Jews believed they were chosen by the one God…

For this question, I have picked the gospel of John. The book of John was written by Apostle John meaning “Yahweh has been gracious.” John was the youngest of Jesus’ apostles. The gospel of John was written around 80- 90A.D in the city of Ephesus. Ephesus by that time was the center of commerce and culture. The majority of John’s audience was no longer Jewish converts but rather people who lived in a world dominated by culture and thoughts of Greece and Rome. Apostle John sought to appeal to…