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Describe the political, social and religious situation of Palestine during the first century AD in which Jesus lived and taught
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Section: A, Background. Describe the political, social and religious situation of Palestine during the first century AD in which Jesus lived and taught. Include in your answer how you think different groups of people felt at the time and what were the implications of these feelings. The situation in Palestine at the time Jesus began his teaching was very unstable and "ready for trouble". This was mainly because of the Roman invasion, and because they still occupied the land. This meant that there became definite different groups of people, who had different beliefs and attitudes towards one another. Overall, there were five different groups of people, who had differences between themselves. I shall explain the five groups and state their beliefs and attitudes, which led to trouble. The first group is the Romans. They had conquered many lands before the region of Palestine (now part of Israel). When the invaded...
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