1. Adoration Hymns: especially the flow of hymnic pieces in Revelation 4-5             (a call to worship is followed by person to person worship and doxologies)             Characteristics:    2. Teaching Hymns in the New Testament             a. Col. 1:15-20            Christological Hymn: Creation and New Creation             b. John 1:1-18             Salvation History Hymn             […]

General Description of the Jewish Parties at the Time of Jesus    1-2 The Pharisees                                                                                    3-19 The Sadducees                                                                                  20-24 The Essenes                                                                                          25-28 The Zealots                                                                                       29-31 Jesus Attitude toward the various Parties                                  32-33 The Scribes                                                                                       34 The Highpriests                                                                                35 The Herodians                                                                                  36 The Elders                                                                                         37 The God-fearers                                                                                38 Heresies                                                                                            39 Hillel and Shammai                                                                         40