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The
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f the
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lical
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Understanding the People of the Biblical World
One of God’s “Rosetta Stones”
for Understanding God’s Word
The
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f the
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lical
Wor
ld The Romans
The
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f the
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ld Genesis 10NoahJaphethTiras
2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
The
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The
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ld An Oversimplified Timeline of the Bible (+ or - 100 years)
2000 BCAbraham
1500 BCMoses
1000 BCDavid
500 BCBabylonian
Captivity
4 BCBirth of Jesus
Etruscans Romans
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The Etruscan Language
The
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ldNo Etruscan
Literature has survived. Most
of our knowledge of this language comes from
grave markers.
The
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Claudius’ History of the
Etruscans
The
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The Fall of the
Etruscans
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Rembrandt’s Lucretia
The
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f the
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ld (Patricians)
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The Structure
of the Republic
The
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f the
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ldFamily Values (Mos Maiorum)
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The Disintegration of the Roman
Family
Frequent and Easy Divorce
The
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f the
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The Disintegration of the Roman
Family
An Extreme Movement of Women’s Liberation
The
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f the
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The Disintegration of the Roman
Family
An Unfortunate Decline in Parental Authority
The
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f the
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The Transition from the Republic to the Empire
The
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f the
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ld 4 Causes of the Fall of the RepublicNick Rauh – Perdue University
1.The Rise of Popular Tribunes. (133-121 B.C.)
The
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f the
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ld 4 Causes of the Fall of the RepublicNick Rauh – Perdue University
2. The Rise of Private Armies.
Sulla
The
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ld 4 Causes of the Fall of the RepublicNick Rauh – Perdue University
3. The First Triumvirate (59-53 B.C.)
The
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f the
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ld The First Triumvirate
The
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ld 4 Causes of the Fall of the RepublicNick Rauh – Perdue University
4. Caesar’s Dictatorship. (46-44 B.C.)
The
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ld Octavius (Augustus)Reigned from
Jan. 16, 27 BC–August 19 AD 14
The
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ldAugustus’ Family Laws
•Criminalized Adultery.•Incentivized Marriage and Childbirth. •Taxed prostitutes and forbade the paying of such workers with any coin bearing his image.
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Reigned:
AD 14 - AD 37
Tiberius
The
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f the
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ldHow Rome “Paved” the Way for
Christ•The Roman policy of continuing to favor Greek as a language of trade was significant in the spread of the gospel.
The
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f the
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ldHow Rome “Paved” the Way for
Christ
•The Romans built an extensive network of roads which were used by the early believers in spreading the gospel.
The
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f the
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ldHow Rome “Paved” the Way for
Christ•The “Pax Romana” (Roman Peace) provided a period of stability within the empire which also favored the growth of the early church.
The
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ld Galatians 4:4-5 (NLT)4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. 5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.
The
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f the
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ldWhat Practical Lessons Can we
Learn From the Romans?
1.The disintegration of the Nuclear Family will destroy any society, no matter how strong!
The
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f the
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lical
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ldWhat Practical Lessons Can we
Learn From the Romans?
2.Legislation alone cannot restore morality to a society. Only a genuine turning to God results in real reformation!
The
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f the
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ldWhat Practical Lessons Can we
Learn From the Romans?
3. Power corrupts and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely!
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
The
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f the
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ld History Shaped in Cradles