The Country of Palestine

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The Country of Palestine

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, went to Egypt when he was just a baby,

grew up in Joseph's native town of Nazareth (North Palestine), and he

was worshipped at the Temple in Jerusalem. The distance between

Nazareth and Jerusalem is sixty-five miles. Most of Jesus', his

family's and his disciples' traveling was done on foot.

[IMAGE]Most of the people in the Bible stories usually lived in or

around a country that was called Palestine. Palestine was a country in

the Middle East, which is now a part of the modern state of Israel.

Palestine was mostly made up of Jews and whoever was not a Jew living

in Palestine was called a Gentile.

(In Hebrew, Gentile means non- Jew) Palestinian Flag

There are many things that make Palestine different from what it used

to be

Like in the time of Jesus. There have been very many changes of the

Political setting, many changes in the Economic Setting and also

changes in

The Cultural Setting/Daily life of the Palestinian people.

During Jesus' time, there were many political groups that had

different statuses. There were three main political parties. The

Pharisees, the Sadduces and the Zealots.These parties were more or

less running the country. We shall now look into these parties in

slightly more detail.

The Pharisees

In the time of Jesus, the Pharisees were the popular party. They were

extremely accurate and minute in all matters appertaining to the law

of Moses. (Torah)

There was much that was sound in their creed, yet their system of

religion was a form and nothing more. Theirs was a very tolerant

morality. On the first notice of them in the New Testament (Matt.

3:7), they are ranked by John the Baptist with the Sadducees as a

"generation of vipers." They were noted for their self-righteousness

and their pride. They were frequently rebuked by Jesus.

From the very beginning of his ministry, the Pharisees showed

themselves bitter and persistent enemies of Jesus. They could not bear

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