Life in the time of Jesus
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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Life in the time of Jesus
THIS SLIDESHOW IS ABOUT WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN Palestine in Jesus' TIME
MOST TOWNS WERE SMALL, EXCEPT JERUSALEM
THREE OF EVERY TEN JEWISH CHILDREN DIED BEFORE THE AGE OF 18 BUT THE NUMBER WAS EVEN WORSE FOR THE NON-JEWS
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JOBS
MOST PEOPLE WORKED PHYSICALLY HARD JOBS AND WERE GENERALLY NOT EXTREMELY POOR.
MANY WERE SHEPHERDS OR BUILDERS OR FARMERS AND FISHERMEN
EDUCATION
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MOST JEWS OF JESUS’ DAY WERE LITERATE. CHILDREN WERE TAUGHT TO READ AND WRITE IN THE HOME
THE JEWS SPOKE ARAMAIC IN THE HOMES BUT THEY WERE ALSO EDUCATED TO SPEEK GREEK
THESE ARE the major religious groups
The Pharisees. The Sadducees. The Scribes. The Essenes.
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