Exam 2 part 2

Roman Burial Practices

Cremation to burial in the 2nd century

Jewish Burial Practices

burial with musician and mourners

Christian Burial Practices

burial

Did Christians bury their dead to avoid detection by pagans?

no they did not

Did Christians worship at catacombs?

No, because of the smell of corpes and small gatherings corpses

What was the charge against chritian

Being christian

How does the pliny trajan correspondence help us understand Christian trials

The trials were about a Christian not sacrificing to the gods

Voluntary martyrs? How are they dealt with?

Maryrs who volunteered their persecution. They were tortured.

The case of ignatius?

He writes “yearning for death”. He’s a voluntary martyr

3 phases of persecution

Before the great fire of rome 64 nero

Persecution after the fire 250 valerian

Persecution under decius 313 decius

Why did the government prosecute

Because they

What were the four types of voluntary associations and characteristics/purposes?

1 & 2

professional: pursue honor among their peers

Religious: organized for worshiping a specific deity

What were the four types of voluntary associations and characteristics/purposes?

3 & 4

Burial: the poor seeking decent burial methods

Household: were freemen and slaves met

why did Nero target Christians?

To kill the rumor that he caused the great fire

Six key points about families in the New Testament period: part 1

oldest male is head of the family

women were in charge domestically

the head-controlled finances

Six key points about families in the New Testament period: part 2

the father was in charge of adult sons

women were secluded in the home

slaves are owned by the head male

1 Cor 9:25-27, Paul’s imagery, and the Isthmian Games

He sees running and boxing. Miles from his readers

Jn 12:3; 13:23-25 and the posture at the table

Could lean on jesus breast

1 Cor 8:4-13; 10:25-33 and meat sacrificed to a deity

tell christian to not care to eat meat for that other god because it doesn’t exist

Mt 9:23 and the hiring of professional musicians and mourners

1 Cor 11:20-34; 16:1-2 and agape feasts

Rom 16 and the evidence for at least three house churches

Rev 1 and the kingdom, tribulation, and perseverance themes; the beatitudes; and significance of the hearing and seeing formula

Roman Clothing and Hairstyles

Women: a tunic covered by a stola, and leather sandles with various jewlery

Near Eastern Attire: Jesus and his disciples

they wore a seamless tunic and leather sandals. with long hair in romen stlye