Effects of Hellenism on the New Testament
Spread of Hellenistic culture
● One economic world
● Urban World
● Greek world
● Shared Ideas
○ Wisdom Theology - practical wisdom
○ Dualism
○ Apocalypticism
○ Education
Jewish Housing
Jewish
- Courtyard Style (upper & lower class)
- Capernaum
- Palatial mansion in Jerusalem
No insulae
● Two story buildings surrounding a courtyard
Villas
Individual homes
● Small rural villages
Jewish Religion
Jewish
● Monotheistic
● A temple
○ House of God
○ Altar for Sacrifice
Spread of Hellenistic culture
● One economic world
● Urban World
● Greek world
● Shared Ideas
○ Wisdom Theology - practical wisdom
○ Dualism
○ Apocalypticism
○ Education
Jewish Housing
Jewish
- Courtyard Style (upper & lower class)
- Capernaum
- Palatial mansion in Jerusalem
No insulae
● Two story buildings surrounding a courtyard
Villas
Individual homes
● Small rural villages
Jewish Religion
Jewish
● Monotheistic
● A temple
○ House of God
○ Altar for Sacrifice
