Jensens survey of the old testament adam 331
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6. What was the o ce of Pilate, Felix, and
Festus?
7. In what capacity did the high priests
rule in New Testament times?
8. What was the Sanhedrin?
III. PHYSICAL SETTING
The physical setting of the Bible is one of
the best reminders to us that its message is
about real people, just like us, living in real
places in actual time. An acquaintance with
and appreciation of that physical setting
helps make the Bible come alive. In the
following pages we will be studying the
geography, climate, and everyday living of
New Testament times.
A. GEOGRAPHY
Much of the New Testament is action, and
action involves places. That is why
geography is a key ingredient of the Bible’s
setting.
Someone has said, “To visualize is to
empathize.” If you want to help yourself feel
the action of ancient Bible history, visualize
where it was taking place as you read the
Bible text. This should be one of the
strongest motivations for you to learn the
geography of the New Testament.
Three basic New Testament maps will be
studied in this section. These maps show the
large areas of setting. Other related and
more detailed maps appear at appropriate
places throughout the book. It is important
to have a good grasp of the large, overall
geographical setting before zeroing in on the
details of the smaller areas.
1 . The New Testament world. Map E, The
New Testament World,27 shows where most
of the action of the New Testament took
place. Compare the extent of this area with
that of the Roman Empire (Map D, page 56).
Answer the following questions or record
observations, based on Map E:
a. Is the phrase “from Jerusalem to Rome”
an accurate measure of the length of the
New Testament world?
b. The name Palestine does not appear on
the map. It borders the southeastern
Mediterranean Sea and extends from below
Tyre to the Dead Sea and beyond, south of
Jerusalem. (See Map F, p. 65.) What strikes
you about Palestine’s size, compared to
other lands of the Empire?
c. Most of the action of the four gospels is
in Palestine. Much of the action of Acts, and
the setting of the epistles, is in Asia Minor,
Macedonia, and Achaia (Greece). Locate
these on the map.
d.
Considering
Jerusalem
as
the
geographical source of the Christian church,
into what direction of the compass does the
New Testament report the expansion of
Christianity?28
