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im njaries will bj us ful before s eing
th progra m . R vision' P
kilt hi palace- outs j . H |
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÷b÷e|p built fortifications because he w
as terrified of his own subjects.
He built palaces within them because he
wished to live in the comfort
plendour suitable to a king. T
should remember the principles of fortif
ication illustrated in
ogrammj. Fortifications "kilt on hills
in open desert
iculties to an enjmz. A
o be made across the desert. N
vet was afforded by the surroundings.
ii. The hill had to bj climbed before an
attack could begin. T
lso recall that Herod died in 4 B.C., th
at his son A
sid by the Romans as ruler of Judea but
that H
Antipas and Philip, had continued to
rule under the Romans. H
HGI
y years of peace. Aftr his time
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÷b÷e|p there was much greater instabili
ty. Successive Roman governors found
J
Many of them - Pontius Pilate for
instance - failed to grasp that the rel
igion of the Jews imposed
onditions. TZ
ginated in the angry Jewish reaction to
a Q
rnor of Syria, in 6 A.E. There was
a strong Jewish tradition that counting
the people was against the
God (c.f. 2 Samuel 24: 10-14). The put
pose of the Zealots
f the yoke of Roman power. The movement
originated in GJ
st have encountered many of them.
Interestingly, one of his disciples was
called Simon the Zealot.) P
Pilate had pagan religious symbols stamp
ed on the coinage and
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÷e÷e|priated the Jews. The Second Comma
ndmjnt proscribed graven E
odus 20: 4-6). I
o, when men came forward from time to ti
mj MT
Roman practice was to capture and
crucify them. M
f difficult relations between Roman gove
rnors and J
ut this is sufficient to show that Jsrae
l
style as other Roman provinces. T
e Jewish religion made demands unheard o
f elsewhere. A
actory to the Jews c!me with the restora
tion of HGK
nder his grandson Agrippa I (41-44 A.E.)
. U
d Jews and Gentiles alike, Agrippa
ruled positively in favour of the Jews.
TZ
ruing the period of Agrippa but the
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÷b÷e|p restoration of the Roman gove
rnorship after his death sparked a
revival. In 53 A.E. Antonius Felix was
appointed kovjrnor. His
tration greatly enhanced the influence o
f the Zealots. F
leaders and conducted a campaign agains
t them. V
d or crucified. The movement was driven
S
icarii - fanatical Jewish
ion sruads (they carried "sicae", short
curved daggers.) T
of Felix ended in 60 A.D. but the breakd
own in the
There were assassinations, riots and
Messiahs. TW T
gs came to a head in 66 A.E. when a band
of Zealots made the
the Judean wilderness to Masada. They
managed to
hour being seen, probably by night, |c
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÷b÷e|pand they slaught ed the Roma
n garrison. . At about the sam time
, sooj of the leaders at the Temple in J
rusalem also revolted against Roma
n powe . They stormed and took the
Antonia, then H rod's palace. Soon re
at areas of Israel were in
nds. TR a
dquarters in Syria to th north, s nt
Tw lfth Legion under the
command of Cestius to put down the
uprising. Cjstius was defeated. The co
untry was in Jewish hands. T J w
s knew, however, that the Romans would r
eturn. They set abut
eir d fence of the country. Meanwhil ,
the Roman mp rot, Nero, commanded
Vespasian, who was an experienced soldi
, IH
on, Titus, began the campaign in G
lilee. By 70 A.E. J rusalem was in |c
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÷d÷e|phis hands and the Temple
toyed, never to be rebuilt. T
was one remaining great obstacle to the
complete restoration of R
. That was Masada. C D
the first part of the programme we shall
bj describing Herod's
f Masada. We shall bj featuring the Han
gino Palace. PC
ted painting will serve to illustrate wh
at the
Herod's time. We shall also show his
in palace at the Western end of Masada,
and the Roman style bath house. A
h the palace is situated deep in the Iud
aean desert it was so
e would always be an !mple supply of foo
d and water. We
granaries and the vast watts ci;terns.
When the Romans laid siege to Masada in
72 A.D. the Zealots wire probably
duly concerned. They had sufficient|c
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÷ ÷e|p ooh and war t h d ut
o years if need bj. However, they unde
estimated thA resolve and shcer
z of the Roman army. W shall b d cri
ing in son detail how Romans kilt
a ramp and launched their attack on th
fort. When th ri inally brea
ch d, th Zealots, kn w that th d feat
was R
the Romans, or being forced to a life
f slavery, the Zealots decided to commit
suicide. Ten were chosen to
u0 and they then committed suicid drawi
ng lots for who would be
. When th Rom n army ntired Masada al
l th inhabitants
won n and five children who had hidd n
away. They R
pined and this is how we know the full s
tory of Masada. A ned almos
t two thousand y ats ago. But a few ea
rs ago the
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÷b÷e|pdirection of Professor Yigail Yadi
n started T
covered bodies, artifacts such as sandal
s,
erydaz things of life. And this is
archajologz has to tell us about events
which happened at Masada two
ears ago. AP
This is a suitable moment to complete th
e Time Chart. TQ
irs was in 6 A.E. (It has keven rise to
a New TSL
ukj identifies it with the census which
took Joseph and Mary to Bethluhjm.
St. Luke tells us in Luke 1:5
Jesus was born in the reign of King Her
od the Great and then, in
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ute 2:1, that Quirinius had ordered a ce
nuts at the time. Was there
han one census? PP
governor of Judea 26-36 A.E.
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.E. A I was k ng 41-44 A.E.
F lix was gov rno of Iud a 53-60
A.E. MAE
. nter sting light is cast on the d
ating of St. Lug 's Gospel b th
rophecy of th si ge of J ural m (Lug
9: 43 44). F time will com
e upon you wh n your n mi s will s t u
p iege-works a !inst ou; th y wil
l ncircl you and hem you in at
y point; th y will brim you to the r
ound, you and your children
your alls.....(N.E.B.) SL
as dis rib d a typical R man si g of th
e ind which took place at J rusale
m in 70 A. . and at Masada n 73 A.E.
t sugg sst t St. Lug ' Go l w
as its n afte th sj iv nus had taken
place. C hi s tie o
f fiv programm s and thee accompan|c
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÷b÷e|pying notes have covered
from the reign of King Herod the Great
to the fall of Masada
the gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke
. They have J
time of great instability in Israel and
that
went bz. In contrast to the potential
iolence of his times, Jesus taught that
people should concentrate their
God. The disciples were to trust in Go
d (the lilies); people
r lives as God's servants (the fig tree
and the
providence of God's love (the lost
p); God makes all the difference to huma
n life (the yeast in the . While
other leaders were inciting people to vi
olence, the ssjnce J
s one of peace. The disciples weru to b
e harmless men
"Look, I send you out li|c
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÷b÷e|pkj sheep among wolves; be wary as
serpents, innocent as hov
es". (Matthew 10: 16). T
ere not to be stupid in their innocency.
A inst th ackground of t tim , t
he crucifixion is entirely
e. It was a tense period. The high psi
est and the Sanhedrin
derstood Jesus' intentions. The Romans
had a habit of MB
the effect of Jesus' teachings and of t
he story
to fuel a new religion. The rise of C
istianjty and its separation from Judais
m is described in the Book of A
f the Apostles. It explains why there a
re churches in every
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ty in the world. F
world in which Jesus lived can bj found
in NCJI
ail Then and Now' RHO
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÷b÷e|pU.P. 1983). PC
"Living in the Time of Jesus of Nazaret
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