1. Primo by Ex Libris - W. F. Albright
1.1. The archaeology of Palestine
1.2. The archaeology of Palestine and the Bible
2. What Happened to the Jerusalem Church?
3. Academic Resources
3.1. Talbert
3.1.1. Models: anagogical
3.2. W/ F. Albright
3.3. Richard Bauckham, The Book of Acts in Its Palestinian Setting
3.4. T&T Clark Social Identity Commentary on the New Testament
3.5. Moloney: The Reader in/of the Fourth Gospel
3.6. ...
3.7. The Book of Acts in Its First Century Setting,
3.7.1. Volume 4: The Book of Acts in Its Palestinian Setting
3.7.1.1. Ben-Dov
3.7.2. Volume 5: The Book of Acts in Its Diaspora Setting
3.8. James D. G. Dunn
3.8.1. Neither Jew nor Greek: A Contested Identity (Christianity in the Making, Volume 3)
3.9. Charlesworth
3.9.1. Jesus as Mirrored in John: The Genius in the New Testament
3.9.1.1. New paradigm for John
3.9.1.2. ""Psalm" 156
3.9.1.3. iodaioi
3.9.1.4. two horizons
3.9.1.5. Relationship to synoptics
3.9.1.6. contra the "consensus"
3.9.1.7. "editons" of John: 1st before 70 E!
3.10. Vermes
3.10.1. Christian Beginnings from Nazareth to Nicaeas
3.10.1.1. Shift to Jerusalem
3.10.1.2. Mary and Jesus' brothers move to Jerusalem
3.10.1.3. participation in the Temple
3.10.1.4. Peter, Paul and John
3.10.2. Judaism in the Second Temple Period
3.11. Mark Kinzen: Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen
3.11.1. Centrality of Jerusalem
3.11.2. Luke-Acts
3.11.3. hoi Ioudaioi in Acts
3.11.4. the Temple
4. John
4.1. Jewish Childhood
4.1.1. Torah Stories
4.1.2. Prophet's Power
4.1.3. Psalms
4.1.4. Lullabies
4.1.5. Messianic Hopes
4.1.6. Temple Pilgrimages
4.1.7. Playing Games
4.1.8. Bar MItzpah
4.2. Curious Youth
4.2.1. Other Possibilities
4.2.2. Working Life
4.2.3. Encountering Challenges
4.2.4. Learned to Read and Write
4.3. Encounter with Jesus
4.3.1. Initial Reactions
4.3.2. Eventual Commitment
4.3.3. Dismay at Death
4.3.4. Surprise at Resurrection
4.3.5. Fear of Abandonment
4.3.6. Return to Trust
4.3.7. Living the Commission to Witness
4.3.8. Preaching the Good News
4.4. Continued life in the young church
4.4.1. Life in the Synagogue
4.4.2. The Temple Worship
4.4.3. Jerusalem Community
4.4.4. His own home
4.4.5. His Colleagues
4.5. Major Trauma
4.5.1. Turmoil before the revolt
4.5.1.1. Warring factions
4.5.1.2. Christian participation or non-involvement
4.5.2. The Events
4.5.2.1. Destruction of the temple
4.5.2.2. Expulsion from Jerusalem
4.5.3. The Situation
4.5.3.1. Leadership Gap
4.5.3.2. Loss of some writings
4.5.3.3. Greater reliance on memory
4.5.3.4. Searching for answers
4.5.4. Reactions
4.5.4.1. Questioning
4.5.4.2. Factionalizing
4.5.4.3. Circling the wagons
4.5.4.4. Privatizing
4.5.4.5. Reaffirming
5. Questions
5.1. where did John get his education?
5.1.1. he reads and writes
5.1.2. he is articulate
5.2. About what age was John when he began to follow Jesus?
5.3. How much interaction was there between the diaspora and residents of Jerusalem?
5.4. How much did the worship of the disciples draw upon temple, synagogue worship?
5.5. How much might the worship have been influenced by diverse diaspora cultures?
6. Acts
6.1. daily worship
6.2. study
6.3. preaching?
6.3.1. Peter's Sermon
6.3.2. Steven's sermon
6.4. teaching
6.5. Political reasons for Paul's persecution
6.6. disciples named in Jerusalem
6.6.1. in the Upper Rom
6.6.1.1. Peter
6.6.1.2. John
6.6.1.3. James
6.6.1.4. Andrew
6.6.1.5. Thomas
6.6.1.6. Brtholomew
6.6.1.7. Matthew
6.6.1.8. James sone of Alphaeus
6.6.1.9. Simon the Zealot
6.6.1.10. Judas non of James
6.6.1.11. Mary, Mother of Jesus
6.6.1.12. Jesus; brothers
6.6.2. two who were from baptism of John until Ascension
6.6.2.1. Joseph called Barsabbas aka Justus
6.6.2.2. Matthias
6.6.3. Pentecost spirit
6.6.3.1. the apostles, Mary, and Jesus brothers ("all together in one place")
6.6.3.2. the crowd
6.6.3.3. c. 3,000 baptized (where?)
6.6.3.3.1. Devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, community, breaking of bread and prayers
6.6.3.3.2. all were together, had all things I common, shared as needed
6.6.3.3.3. day by day spent much time in the temple, broke bead at home, praise God and have goodwill of all the People;
6.6.4. lame man healed
6.6.4.1. by Peter (with John)
6.6.4.2. c. 5,000 believed
6.6.5. Cyprian Levite, Joseph, (renamed Barnabas--"son of encouragement"
6.6.5.1. sells field
6.6.5.2. lays money at apostles; feet
6.6.6. Ananias and Sapphire gives part of proceeds of sale
6.6.7. Parisee member of the council, Gamaliel, repented teacher of the law
6.6.8. set apart to distribute food
6.6.8.1. Stephen
6.6.8.2. Philip
6.6.8.3. Prochorus
6.6.8.4. Nicanor,
6.6.8.5. Timon
6.6.8.6. Parmenas
6.6.8.7. Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch
6.6.9. "all" except the apostles scattered into Judea and Samaria
6.6.9.1. proclaim the word from place to place
6.6.9.2. Philip went to the city of Samaraia
6.6.10. Saul, now Paul returns to Jerusalem
6.6.10.1. disciples fear him
6.6.10.2. Barnabas takes Paul to the apostles
6.6.11. the house of Mary, mother of John Mark and Rhoda the servant
6.6.12. Paul returns once more to Jerusalem
6.6.12.1. son of Paul's sister
6.7. outreach
6.7.1. to samaria
6.7.2. Judea
6.7.3. Galilee
6.7.4. by Peter
6.7.4.1. Lydda
6.7.4.2. Joppa
6.7.4.3. Caesarea
6.7.4.3.1. Peter's vision
6.7.4.3.2. return to Jerusalem
6.7.5. by those scattered by persecution after Stephen
6.7.5.1. Phoenicia
6.7.5.2. Cyprus
6.7.5.3. Antioch
6.7.6. prophets from Jerusalem
6.7.6.1. prophesied world-wide famine
6.7.6.2. relief sent form Antich to believers in Judea
6.7.7. mission to Antioc with Paul and Barnabas
6.7.7.1. Judas Barsabbas
6.7.7.2. Silas
6.8. opponents
6.8.1. after healing lame man
6.8.1.1. priests
6.8.1.2. captain of the temple
6.8.1.3. Sadducees
6.8.2. next day
6.8.2.1. rulers
6.8.2.2. elders
6.8.2.3. scribes
6.8.2.4. Annas, the hight priest
6.8.2.5. Caiaphas
6.8.2.6. priests John and Alexander
6.8.3. to Stephen's preaching
6.8.3.1. members of the synagogue of the Freedmen
6.8.3.2. Cyrenians
6.8.3.3. Alexandrians,
6.8.3.4. from Cilicia and Asia
6.8.3.5. High Priest
6.8.3.6. Saul
6.8.4. Saul
6.8.4.1. entering house after hous
6.8.4.2. imprisoning men and women
6.8.5. Hellenists attempt to kill Paul
6.8.6. King Herod
6.8.6.1. James killed bu the sword
6.8.6.2. arrested Peter
6.8.7. Later attempts to kill Paul
7. PLAUSABILITY IS THE POINT
8. Indications of orality
8.1. Paul Anderson
8.1.1. re Mark
8.1.2. A dramatized history
8.1.3. inferences based on a later date
8.2. FOLEY
8.3. RODRIQUEZ Speaking of Jesus: "Oral Tradition" beyond the Form Critics
8.3.1. 1
8.3.2. 2
9. Literary witness obliterated by the razing of Jerusalem
10. Basics
10.1. Jerusalem is a kaleidoscope
10.1.1. Judaisms
10.1.1.1. Priests
10.1.1.2. Pharisees
10.1.1.3. Scribes
10.1.1.4. Essenes
10.1.1.5. Zealots
10.1.2. Philosophies
10.1.3. Religions
10.1.4. Imperial requirements
10.2. ferment among the people of Jerusalem
10.3. Jerusalem is where the action is for the church
10.3.1. Stories are told
10.3.2. Synagogue life goes on
10.3.3. Life in the temple is constant
10.3.4. Diaspora interacts
10.3.5. Witness is shared
10.3.6. Tensions continue
10.3.7. Detours Abound
10.4. Jerusalem is laid waste
10.4.1. The Temple is Destroyed
10.4.2. Many Jews are taken captive
10.4.3. Jews are expelled
10.5. Gospel proclamation begins with Jerusalem
11. Sources
11.1. Selected Stories
11.1.1. signs
11.1.2. I Ams
11.2. Favorite Hymns
11.2.1. Psalms
11.2.2. Spiritual Songs
11.2.3. Philippians 2:5-11
11.2.4. John 1:1-18
11.3. Debates
11.4. Josephus
11.5. Pseuepigrapha
11.6. Apocrypha
11.7. Edicts
12. Gospels Speak
12.1. At different times
12.2. To different situations
12.3. From different perspectives
12.3.1. Experiences
12.3.2. training
12.3.3. Expertise
12.4. Picking different stories
12.5. Using Similar Stories
13. Premises
13.1. John is not interested in abstractions
13.1.1. John is speaking/writing in extemis
13.1.2. John is providing counsel, not theory
13.1.3. John dare not be overextended
13.2. John presents Jesus as a person, not a concept
13.3. Biblical theology attempts to draw from the proclamations common concepts fruitful for contemporary perspectives
14. THE TEMPLE
14.1. THe Huldah Gate:site for a court of appeal?
14.2. The Royal Portio
14.3. The Holy of Holies
14.4. Judaism in the Ancient World
14.4.1. Qumran letter
14.4.2. arena for meetings
14.4.3. sound and ars
14.4.4. Persecutions by diverse Jewish groups
14.4.4.1. Political
14.4.5. Reactions to destruction
14.4.5.1. 3
14.4.5.2. 4 & 5
14.4.6. More than Pharisees Survived 70 CE