Summary
I Peter 5:13 The Epistle or letters were a form of communication used by the Apostles to give instruction, share revelations or defend the truth of the Gospel. The Apostle Peter, who wrote the Epistle of I Peter 5:13, mystifies theologians with the conclusion, the Church at Babylon salutes you in the closing of his Epistle. This letter was probably written at the end of his life. It is thought that after this epistle was written he was arrested and tried. Babylon throughout the bible was a literal place in Asia Minor, which some consider the possibility of a church being planted there. The fact that there were yet a number of Jews living in Babylon since the time of the Babylonian captivity, these Jews chose not to return to
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Also a known fact that that Peter was in Rome and died there, whereas there is no conclusive evidence of Peter ever visiting or ministering in Babylon. The characteristic of Babylon as the ruling nation and conqueror of the Jews is also ascribed to Rome. At that time of the writing, Rome was the ruling power and the center of the world as well as the great persecutor of the followers of Christ. In a like manner, the way the nation of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and Solomon’s Temple in the days of King Nebuchadnezzar, Rome demolished Jerusalem and the Second Temple under Titus. Thus Rome is seen as the key enemy of Israel and Jerusalem, and therefore it seems only natural that Babylon church is used as a code name for the persecuted Roman Church during to the great persecution of the …show more content…
St. Peter naturally speak of Rome with such demeaning name when penning such a letter; the allegory in the name is keeping with the condition at that time. Peter has characterized the church the place from which he writes, seems quite in order to be represent Rome as “Babylon.” At the time it seems pretty clear that the name was quite comprehensible to the Jewish readers, for whom it was intended. No Jew in that day would have to think twice what city was meant by “Babylon.” It was therefore wise not to identify his location due to large population of the Christian church in Rome. The Roman faction at this time, even more treacherous now than when Paul wrote his guarded letter to the Thessalonians Church. It would inflame more hostilities if the letter with names and places fell into hostile hands. Another question--where was Babylon? Since the same symbolic name is used in the Book of Revelation, where or whatever further meanings are attached to the designation, it plainly seen as a description for the city of Rome, which has taken the place in the Old Testament Babylon that constantly antagonized the Israelites.
Peter says, even though Roman Christians have never seen the Bithynians, yet they send you their loving messages because they have both in common, recipients of the same Divine act of grace. God has chosen Romans
The city of Rome was and is one of the most well-known cities of the world. It has always lured in huge visitors for its attraction for the elaborate Pagan temples or for the eloquent Cathedrals of the Rome. Now the city is known for being the center of the catholic faith. The city is interesting in a way that, it has not always been a Catholic hotspot. The city was originally under the control of the Romans who worshiped Pagan Gods. The Romans believed that Rome was a holy city chosen by their Gods (Cowling). The switch from being a Pagan centered place to a Christian centered place was not as easy transition for the city. It took time and perseverance. As the Christian influence started to build up, the face of the Roman city started to change; the structure of the city was changed, the major public places changed, and along with that major monuments in the city changed. The city changed so much that now if you don’t look closely enough, you might think the city was always under the Christian influence.
Jerusalem or Zion, is where the church of Jesus Christ got their stard. But in apostolic time a different city came to overshadow Jerusalem in some respects. The city of Antioch, capital of the Roman province of Syria.
There couldn’t have been a better way to describe what the brothers were feeling at the time, two words ‘Alas, Babylon.’ The title was taken from a text that had been read and reread, and had given many interpretations. In the bible, the name Babylon comes with a association of power and strength. Pat Frank wanted to convey that same feeling to the readers, so he used a city that couldn’t be mistaken for anything else. Only few other events in history were as memorable as the fall of Babylon, so this means it has to be notorious.
In the first century after the death of Jesus of Nazareth, the Roman Empire was reaching the height of its power. It vied for control of the area of Mesopotamia, some of the east-most territory to ever come under their control.
The rise of Christianity in Rome did not come easily. It came with much destruction and death. The spark of Christianity in Rome came from an appearance of Martyrs in Rome. Martyrs were people that were executed for going against the common beliefs of pagan (polytheistic) ways. (Tignor, 2011, p. 286) Because of these awful executions, Christianity is said to be based off of “the blood of martyrs.” One of their main ways of spreading Christianity was through the sharing of their writings and by 300 CE there was an exceptional amount of book production throughout Rome. (Tignor, 2011, p. 289) “Christianity operated as one among many minority religions in the Roman Empire, and on several occasions experienced widespread persecution, especially under the emperors Nero (r. 54–68), Decius (r. 249–251), and Diocletian (r. 284–305). However, the situation changed radically under the emperor Constantine (r. 306–337), who in 313 issued the Edict of Milan that made Christianity a legitimate religion in the empire.” (Melton, 2010, p. 634)
The letter to the church at Ephesus was written about the same time as the letters to the churches at Colosse and Phillipi. A combination of all of my sources suggests this was somewhere between the years of A.D.60-64.
The book of Matthew chapter 5 through 7 was known as, “The Sermon on the Mount”. Which were words spoken by Jesus Christ. The purpose of this Sermon was to show representation of the normative foundation of Christian Morality. For instance, this passage was more so fixated on whole hearted benevolence towards others around you and genuine devotion to God.
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The Roman Empire is known as one of the most powerful and influential empires the world has ever seen. At it’s height, this Empire had peace, economic prosperity and was expanding. Roman cities contributed to a fair amount of this success because they contributed to many advances during Pax Romana and united the empire. After the fall of the Empire, Christianity survived because although the empire separated into many kingdoms they were still being influenced by the religion.
However, even though the exiles were allowed to return to their ancestral homeland of Judah, many of the people chose not to return but to remain in the recently conquered city of Babylon. There are many contributing factors concerning why these Hebrew exiles chose to remain. Even so, it is difficult to understand why a people, who were located in Palestine for over a millennium and who had such strong religious beliefs and practices, would choose to abandon the location of their now destroyed sacred Temple and ancestral home after being exiled for only fifty years.
After seventy years of exile the Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem. Most of them gave up this option and elected to stay in Babylon. Those who stay in Babylon became ...
In 63 B.C. Roman power spread to Judea, the Jewish homeland. At the time King Herod was the ruler of Judea, he accepted Roman rule and angered many Jews by doing so. After the death of Herod many Jews revolted against Roman rule for 10 years. At this time there were two main factions of Jews, one group, the Zealots wanted to rid Judea of Roman influence. The other group was waiting for a messiah as scripture had prophetized. The Messiah, or Savior would restore the kingdom to the Jews.
During the first half century after the crucifixion of Jesus, the Roman government including governors in the eastern provinces took no active measures against Christians. The attitude of the higher Roman authorities had always been that Christianity was merely a sect of Judaism, and as such, were entitled to share in its privileges as a recognized religion. In 64 A.D. this attitude suffered a severe alteration. On July 19, 64 A.D. occurred the great fire of Rome. Half a million people were left homeless. Popular rumor persistently asserted that the fire was started by incendiaries acting under the orders of the Emperor Nero. It was said that Nero wanted the city burnt down so he could build a new city which was to be re-named after himself. Nero felt that something must be done to deflect the public indignation against him. To do this he contrived that accusations should be brought against the Christians. So Nero began an aggressive persecution of the Christians in Rome. Those who confessed their guilt were brought to trail. During these trials a great number of other Christians were uncovered and were also brought to trial. Oddly enough, these people were not charged with starting the great fire of Rome, but rather for “hatred of the humankind.”
The kingdom of Jerusalem is one of the most important Kingdoms in the bible, thats why it was so important when it fell to the Babylonians. The beginning of the book is describing in first person from Jeremiah the prophet the destruction of Jerusalem and how sad it is of a site to see. In chapter two of the book Jeremiah is talking about the how mad the lord is at his people, and how he brought judgement to the wicked land. God is showing in chapter two how mad he is and he cut off the power of Israel, but in chapter three he Jeremiah tells us that he is faithful to us and he will restore the land. Even though he to is very sad from his city being taken and destroyed he remembers what the lord has told him. He then explains that the people of the kingdom of judah and the kingdom of Jerusalem need to fall back to the lord and get rid of those false gods. For the love and kindness of the lo...
The General Epistles give the reinforcement needed to sustain faith in Christ, the tools needed to decipher a false teacher, and to encourage our love and commitment to one another. The General Epistles are a vital lesson for all of us today and they are still relevant in today’s society. The scenarios are a little different but the general application of the overlying lesson is still relevant. The General Epistles tell us that our faithfulness in God will be rewarded, we will be granted eternal life that was made possible through our Lord Jesus