Judaism at rome

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Table Of Contents

a oe CHAPTER I.

ANCIENT JUDAISM.

SEcTION PAGE I. Irs FIELD FoR GROWTH . : ; - ‘ > F re ea ll. Irs First IMPEDIMENT. . : 5 c 2

Chapter II. Causes Of Jewish Influence

I. Curer Causes. . 16 1. Jews recognized a Divine Being as tak arteries in se Moral

Education of Mankind . c 4 5 lef

Heathen Deities were regarded as devoid ‘of aieh Tree 18

2. The Jewish View of Religious Duties included Morality - 20

Heathen Views did not “ . 25 8. Future Existence to be hoped if God. exercise Mort Care of

us, otherwise not . * , - 26

4. The average Character of Jews pee to that of Heatlions 27

II. AccEssorIES AND HINDRANCES : . = . 5 . . 82

1. Ceremonial Law . : 3 ‘ 5 ° - : B 32

2. Offerings for the Temple . ‘ . ahs cahoots - 83

8. Popular Rights . . ° ° c 35

4. Relative Antiquity of Momotheisen and Tdelatry ° ° - 85

5. Sibylla . A zs s 5 s : - é . 36

6. Astrology and Sovthenying : hme - + 88

7. Mechanical Skill aided Jewish iasaoeea. P . 40

8, Absence of Political Control ; its Effect on Hellenistic ie 6 2

JEWISH DIVISION INTO WEEKS.

I. ApopreD BY HEATHENS .

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NUMBERING AND NOMENCLATURE OF THE Dive . : Lorp’s Day

Chapter V. Affiliated Questions

Pusiic GAMES War . i é 5 ; é ANNEXATION AND DISINTEGRATION . ; 5 é 6

REGICIDE SLAVERY . ° EXPEnsIvE LivinG

SUPPRESSION OF DOCUMENTS. 6 ; 5 5 SYMPATHY OF THE JEWISH WITH THE ROMAN Anetocnior, Murper or Bopy-GuARDS .

Two SENATORIAL USURPATIONS A C : A

Herop AcrippA, SENIOR

. INSINCERITY OF PATRICIAN HOBBIES . 5 3 7

Chapter Vi: Belief Of Rome’s Impending Destruction

As A PRECEDENT OF THE NEW ERA. 5 JEWISH EXPECTATIONS Sibylline Oracles

Second Book of Esdras .

RoMAN APPREHENSIONS 3 VIEWS OF JEWISH AND SEMI- Teer Cusisniane

THE RoMAN EMPEROR AS BELIAR. ORIGIN OF THE Concer TION CALLED ANTICHRIST yo

Chapter VII

CHRONOLOGICAL NARRATIVE, B.C. 76—A. D. 19.

THE ERYTHRHZAN VERSES CAUSE DiIscussION OF MoNoTHEISM

OTHER SIBYLLINE Vemeee KING FROM THE East ConxFLicrt OF PARTIES AND ReExicrous IpEAs.

CicERO A REACTIONIST

ROMANS THROW AWAY ioee ores DURING THE

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PASSOVER .c. 44. Cazsar’s tae

Clonee DISAVOWS HEATHENISM

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116 120 120 1380 134 135

141 148

151 154

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CONTENTS.

B.c, 43-31. Virem AND Horace. THE ORACLE AT DELPHI

B.C. 30-18. PATRICIAN REACTION. VIRGIL BURLESQUES PART OF THE ERYTHRZAN VERSES . : = G ;

B.c.18-A.D.2. ATTACK ON Moxoreaai AND POPULAR RIcGHtTs

ScHOooLs or Law

A.D. 2-14. AUGUSTUS RECEDES FROM irae pases on wien:

A.D. 14-18. TrsERIus EMPEROR. PATRICIAN STEPS TOWARDS REBELLION i

Chapter VIII

CHRONOLOGICAL NARRATIVE, A. D. 19—A. D. 70.

. A.D.19, 20. PATRICIAN REBELLION. CONVERSIONS To JUDA-

ISM BECOME ILLEGAL . . .

A.D. 21-87. EFFECTS OF are ae A.D. 87-41. CALIGULA

2. Order of Events in his Raich :

8. The alleged Statue for the Jewish Terie. : A.D. 41-51. CuAupius. A REIGN OF PATRICIANISM AND

HEATHENISM A 4 . . . é A, D. 52-54. EXPULSION OF ene PAUL IN GREECE. CLAU- DIUS AS BELIAL. PHILIP MARTYRED. SUNDAY INSTITUTED

. A.D. 54-62. EARLIER YEARS OF NERO’s REIGN VII.

A.D. 638-70. FrrE aT RoME. JEWISH WAR. Paetrour cn OF CHRISTIANS .

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APOCALYPSE, OR BOOK OF CHRIST’S SECOND COMING.

TITLE AND AUTHORSHIP

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DIviIsIons AND Canoe is : é A 5 ¢ 4 PHRASEOLOGY AND ILLUSTRATIONS .-

OUTLINE OF THE Book.

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CHRONOLOGICAL NARRATIVE A. D. 70-188.

A.D. 70-81. THE REIGN or VESPASIAN A COALITION. THAT or Tirus FAVORS REACTION

. A.D. 81-96. DomiTIAN. EXPULSION OF Menor . A.D. 96-98. NERVA . 4 ; Fi :

PosITION ABOUT THE CLOSE OF THE ree CENTURY . 5

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270 275 286 286

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1. Senatorial Families : “ : c ° 5 : . 286 2. Corruption of the Judiciary . Fi C . 6 287 8. Extinction of Oracles discussed by ecu 5 Ge tre AYE 4. Effort needed to keep up Belief in Omens - A ° 290 5. Public Games 4 5 F 5 5 VAD 6. Social Gatherings and Snes : : A r 298 7. Fashionable Education portrayed in the De Oratoribus . 295 8. Vestal Virgins . : < = : 296 9. Dio Chrysostom ite with Monaticiage - oA 10. Plutarch indirectly defends it . : é : : “ 305 11. Tacitus maligns it . . . 6 7 - 310 12. Pliny, as Tool of Treasury Thieves ceedice Wc 6 812 13. Gentile Monotheists . ° ° < . 3 5 - 818 14. The Name Christian . “ 6 é 2 319 A.D. 98-117. TRAJAN. REACTION . AND ‘Punsxcurron . - 3820

. 117-188. HADRIAN. JewisH REVOLT . ; , é 825

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CHAPTER XI.

EFFECTS OF THE JEWISH REVOLT UNDER HADRIAN.

Direct EFFECTS C A 5 - 830 1. Gnostics, or Anti-Jewish Oheistinns! : C 5 ° 331 2. Heathen Names affixed to Jewish Documents : . 886 8. Gentile Evidence substituted for Jewish in Acts of Pilate C 842

4. Embitterment of Semi-Jewish Christians against Jews . 342 . InpirEcT EFrrects . : 5 2 344 1. Extravagant Use of the Old "Testament 2 c - - ° 844 2. Antitheses of Irenzeus . . . 849 8. Jesus deified as subordinate God of the old Tetanus - 849

CHAPTER XII.

A.D. 188-161. ANToniInus Pius . ; Ee - C 3 - 859 . A.D. 161-180. Marcus ANTonINuUsS. < ‘5 360 CHAE TE Katies HUMAN CULTURE.

Mora, LirrrRary, AND MENTAL : r * . 5 - 363

ASTHETIC CULTURE, OR REFINEMENT INDUSTRIAL eee

GREEK CULTURE A RESULT oF Monoraerane THE DARK AGEs

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CHAPTER XIV.

MONOTHEISM.

I. Its Orntern . - . ‘ $ 4 5 1. Whether inherent in ecard een 5 ; A - 2. Or due to Reasoning 3 : : é : 5 5 A 8. Or to Revelation . : ‘ é :

Il. JupAIsM A PREPARATION FOR ee es 4 F E ;