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| �[1]���� Galilee was the northern-most province of Palestine, immediately south of Syria, which in turn was just south of Turkey.� In contrast, the southern-most province of Palestine was Judea where the capital city of Jerusalem was. | ||||||
| [2]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, WARS OF THE JEWS, BOOK 2, 8:1:� Archelaus's [Herod the Great's son who was banished when Jesus was eleven] part of Judea was reduced into a province, and Coponius...among the Romans was sent as a procurator....Under his administration it was that a certain Galilean, whose name was Judas, prevailed with his countrymen to revolt.� | ||||||
| [3]���� FLAVIOUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 18, 1:1 - The nation was infected with this doctrine to an incredible degree.� One violent war came upon us after another....There were also very great robberies and murders....done in pretence indeed for the public welfare. | ||||||
| �[4]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BK. 18, 2:2 - Coponius...office of procurator and governing Judea....Marcus Ambivius....his successor....Annius Rufus under whom died Caesar....sent Valerius Gratus...to succeed Annius Rufus....after he had tarried in Judea eleven years, when Pontius Pilate came as his successor. | ||||||
| �[5]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 3:1-2 - In the fifteenth year of the rule of Caesar Tiberius ~ it was while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea...John, Zachariah's son....went all through the country...preaching. | ||||||
| �[6]����� Secret tattooing marks were used by the Greeks for their spies.� The Romans tattooed slaves.� These Jewish zealots viewed the Roman occupation of their country as an enslavement. | ||||||
| �[7]����� In Jesus' day, Phoenicia on the Mediterranean coast of Galilee was the same territory that was called Canaan in Moses' day.� This area was occupied by traders and shipping.� They were still polytheists. | ||||||
| �[8]����� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 10:2-4:� Jesus Called twelve of his followers and sent them...This is the list of the twelve he sent...Simon, the Canaanite.� [Canaan was by the Mediterranean Sea, today's Lebanon where the town of Sidon was and still is; see THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 15:22).] | ||||||
| �[9]����� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 18, 1:1 - Judas...laid the foundation of our future miseries....because the infection which spread thence among the younger sort who were zealous for it. | ||||||
| �[10]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 18, 1:1 - But the Jews...took the report of a taxation heinously....There was one Judas, a Galilean...became zealous to draw them to a revolt, who both said that this taxation was no better than an introduction to slavery. | ||||||
| �[11]���� See Vol. III HEARTS AFIRE, "Empty Power" | ||||||
| �[12]���� Caesarea was a magnificent Mediterranean port city near today's Lebanon built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar.� This showcase city abounded with statues, marble palaces and amphitheaters. | ||||||
| �[13]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 18, 3:1 - But now Pilate, the procurator of Judea, removed the army from Caesarea to Jerusalem....he introduced� Caesar's effigies which were upon the ensigns....our law forbids us the very making of images....done without the knowledge of the people because it was done in the night. | ||||||
| �[14]���� THE BIBLE, JOSHUA 5:15; MATTHEW 52-53 - The commander of their Lord's army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so...."Put your sword back in its place,"Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.� Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?" | ||||||
| �[15]���� THE BIBLE, EPHESIANS 6:17 - God's Word is an indispensable weapon.� In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. | ||||||
| �[16]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, WARS OF THE JEWS, BK. 2, 4:1 - In Sepphoris also, a city of Galilee, there was one Judas (the son of the arch-robber Hezekias, who formerly over-ran the country...) this man got no small multitude together and broke open the place where the royal armour was laid up, and armed those about him, and attacked those that were so earnest to gain the dominion. | ||||||
| �[17]���� TACITUS, ANNULS, 15:44 - Pilate was sixth Roman procurator, appointed in the 12th year of Tiberius.� (Pilate was the only procurator to offend the Jews by placing pagan symbols on his coins.) | ||||||
| �[18]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, WARS OF THE JEWS, BOOK 2, 9:2 - A vast number of people came running out of the country.� These came zealously to Pilate to Caesarea and besought him to carry those ensigns out of Jerusalem. | ||||||
| �[19]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, WARS OF THE JEWS, BOOK 2, 9:2,3 - But upon Pilate's denial of their request, they fell down prostrate upon the ground, and continued immovable in that posture for five days and as many nights....and cried out that they were sooner ready to be slain than that their law should be transgressed. | ||||||
| �[20]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, WARS OF THE JEWS, BOOK 2, 9:3 - Hereupon Pilate was greatly surprised at their prodigious superstition, and gave order that the ensigns should be presently carried out of Jerusalem. | ||||||
| �[21]���� Though some historians believe Pilate held court at the "pavement" near the Temple, Josephus says Procurator Florus sat in judgmenet before Herod's palace which was along the city wall. | ||||||
| �[22]���� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 3:12 - Brood of snakes!...What counts is your life.� Is it green and blossoming?� Because if it's deadwood, it goes on the fire. | ||||||
| �[23]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 3:1 - In the fifteenth year of the rule of Caesar Tiberius - it was when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea....John, Zachariah's son...went through the country around the Jordan River preaching. | ||||||
| �[24]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 3:12f - Tax men also came to be baptized and said, "Teacher, what should we do?" He told them, "No more extortion ~ collect only what is required by law." | ||||||
| �[25]���� THE BIBLE, LUKE 3:14 - Soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?"� He told them, "No shakedowns, no blackmail - and be content with your rations." | ||||||
| �[26]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 18, 3:2 - But Pilate undertook to bring a current of water to Jerusalem, and did it with the sacred money. | ||||||
| �[27]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 18, 3:2 - And many ten thousands of the people...made a clamor against him....Some of them also used reproaches and abused the man as crowds of such people usually do. | ||||||
| �[28]���� FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 18, 3:2 - A great number of his soldiers carried daggers under their garments....laid upon them much greater blows than Pilate had commanded them....And since the people were unarmed, and were caught...there were a great number of them slain by this means, and others of them ran away wounded.� And thus an end was put to this sedition. | ||||||
| �[29]���� THE BIBLE, ACTS 5:37 - Judas the Galilean appeared and acquired a following.� He also fizzled out and the people following him were scattered to the four winds. | ||||||
| �[30]���� See Vol. VI PROMISE KEEPER, "Soaring to Nothingness" | ||||||