Jesus & Socio Economic Background

Taxation placed a heavy burden on all of one’s earnings.

Most ancient slaves were victims of racism.

What was the basic drink of the time?

What kind of work did the Jewish people value?

What was the estimated population of Jews in Israel at the time of Jesus?

In Israel, children and women were a nuisance.

More than half of all wealth resided in the hands of what percentage of the people?

How many different kinds of terrain is Israel composed of?

What served as a primary source of entertainment for Jews?

The Roman World was remarkably unadvanced in the realm of medicine and science.

Privacy in ancient cities was almost impossible.

Rome had a poor system of travel and communication.

What kind of values characterized Israel and the Roman Empire?

Where did most people sleep?

Israel valued individual identity over group identity.

Jews valued the past over the present and future time.

What was the largest city in Israel around the time of Jesus?

What was the main garment for the average Jewish man?

Society was very welcoming toward outsiders, allowing everyone a seat at the table.