CONTEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
This topic looks at the history of the line of King David and the Suffering Servant in the Book of Isaiah; it links these to the New Testament, especially Matthew's 'proof texts' which show Jesus to be the Messiah and the concept of the "Messianic Secret" in Mark's Gospel. Raymond Brown and Morna Hooker are the key scholars here.
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This topic looks at the importance of Hellenism (Greek culture) and the Roman occupation for the Jews of Palestine as well as the different Jewish sects formed in response to these influences. There are no key scholars for this section but the ancient historian Flavius Josephus is the main source.
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