World English Bible · Under Rome
Matthew 1
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The book of the genealogy of , , the son of . became of . became of . became of Judah and his brothers. Judah became of and by . became of . became of . became of Amminadab. Amminadab became of Nahshon. Nahshon became of Salmon. Salmon became of by . became of by . became of . became of King . the king became of by her who had been wife. became of . became of Abijah. Abijah became of . became of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became of . became of . became of . became of . became of . became of Manasseh. Manasseh became of Amon. Amon became of . became of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the to . After the to , Jechoniah became of . became of . 13 became of Abiud. Abiud became of . became of Azor. 14Azor became of Zadok. Zadok became of Achim. Achim became of Eliud. 15Eliud became of Eleazar. Eleazar became of Matthan. Matthan became of . became of , the husband of , from whom was born , who is called . So all the generations from to are fourteen generations; from to the to fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to to , fourteen generations. Now the birth of was like this: After his mother, , was engaged to , before they came together, she was found pregnant by . , her husband, being a man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. But when he thought about these things, behold, of appeared to him in a , saying, ", , don't be afraid to take to yourself as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of . She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him , for it is he who shall his people from their ." Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by through the , saying, "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel," which is, being interpreted, " with us." arose from his sleep, and did as commanded him, and took his wife to himself; and didn't know her sexually until she had given birth to her son. He named him .
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The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.