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Jan 4, 2022 · Rome came to prominence in what is called the intertestamental period —the roughly 400 years between Old and New Testaments. During that time Israel was under the thumb of Greek rulers, gained independence for a brief period of time, and then came under the control of the Roman Empire.
- Introduction
- Matt. 2:1 - Herod The Great
- Matt. 5:41 - Walk A Mile…
- Matt: 8 - The Centurion and His Servant
- Matt. 14:1-12 Herod The Tetrarch and John The Baptist
- Matt. 26:47 The Arrest of Jesus
- Matt. 27:11 Jesus Stood Before The Governor…
- Matt. 27:27 Soldiers of The Governor…Praetorium
- Matt. 27:54 “Truly This Was The Son of God.”
- Matt. 27:64 “You Have A Guard.”
Rome and her empire had a profound effect on New Testament. That effect was far more than most people realize. Much of the very nature of the society in which the events take place is because of the presence and governance of Rome. Paul and his ministry were profoundly affected by Rome and the Roman military. This article is designed to help preach...
Herod the Great was a creature of Rome. His presence on the Judean throne ultimately stems from the choice of Ahaz in Isaiah’s time to stake the security of Judah on human allies rather than on God. Syria and Egypt were pressing Ahaz to join with them in revolt against Assyria. They threatened to attack Judea if Ahaz did not join them. God told Aha...
Jesus was no doubt speaking Aramaic here. When Matthew quotes Him in Greek, the word he chooses is aggareusei. It is very similar to the Latin in the Vulgate, angariaverit. Even there it is of Persian origin. This does not appear to be a matter of settled Roman law, but as recognition of the nature of power. The Romans seem to have retained Persian...
“For I, too, am a man under authority with soldiers under me…” (from verse 9). Centurions are mentioned several times in the New Testament; however, the importance of that designation is usually not appreciated, either by expositors or other bible students. This is primarily because there is no equivalent in the modern military to the centurion. Ce...
The death of Herod the Great did not eliminate Rome’s need for a government in Judea. Herod’s will left various parts of his territory to successors. This touched off internal squabbles which left Judea directly in the hands of Rome. This would be Pilate’s jurisdiction in A.D. 25.12
For the most part this event will be discussed in connection with John 18. I mention it here because it is illustrative that no mention is made of Roman soldiers in the arrest of Jesus. It shares this with Mark 14 and Luke 22.
Christians tend to regard Pontius Pilate negatively, but he does not seem to have been regarded that way by Rome. His ten or eleven year term as governor (AD 25-36) in Judea was relatively long by the standards of the day. He was of the equestrian class. Equestrians were the class just below the Senatorial class. They had been gaining importance fo...
“The soldiers of the Governor…” The term here (stratiwtai/stratiotai) is the regular term for soldier. This is the same term used to describe the people who carried out all of the brutal and violent acts attributed to soldiers in the New Testament. It is also the term Paul uses to tell Timothy what he should be with relation to Christ in II Timothy...
The importance of this is not technical. The terms are the normal ones used in the normal way. The centurion was a man of strength and power. See the note on Matthew 8 for more on that. He recognized power focused and occasioned by devotion. He saw power in Jesus and onthe cross.
Because Pilate said to the Pharisees “You have a guard.” in some translations or “take a guard” in others, some commentators say that the guard consisted of Temple Police. Matthew uses the term koustwdian here. Translating that term “guard of soldiers” as some translations do is a bit of interpretation. The term itself assumes soldiers. It is a tra...
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An Unknown God Is Revealed. by Andy Patton – Oct 8, 2017. How did a small religious movement among rural Jews spread across the Roman Empire, causing upheaval and spiritual transformation wherever it went? That is the very question Luke, the author of the book of Acts, is trying to answer.
Mar 13, 2008 · While the biblical evidence rules out a continuous presence in Rome, it is surmised that Peter could have founded the church in A.D. 42 and then continued his leadership over the church even when in other locations. 58 Finally, Rom 15:20-24 could contain an allusion to Peter’s ministry to the Romans, which dissuaded Paul from focusing his ...
Jul 30, 2015 · The Roman writer Suetonius states that Claudius “expelled the Jews from Rome because they kept rioting at the instigation of Chrestus.” Although the correct form for Christ in Greek would be “Christos,” many scholars think that Suetonius simply got the name wrong.
A Second Imprisonment. Paul is once again a prisoner in Rome in 67 A.D. Tradition states that he is martyred through being beheaded (a method of execution allowed citizens of the Empire) in the spring of 68. Concerning the date of his death, Conybeare and Howson state the following. "We are led to fix the last year of Nero (Emperor in Rome) as ...
