The Greco-Roman Context
I. The Greco-Roman World
A. The Hellenistic Age
1. Alexander of Macedon (See Map 10 in HCSB and Ehrman, 21-22, fig. 2.1)
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B. The Rise of Rome (See Map 12 in HCSB)
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3. The Empire (27 B.C.E.; see Ehrman, xxxii-xxxiii)
4. Formula for Success (see Gladiator, “Hell Unleashed,” chap. 1; Ehrman, 31, fig. 2.7)
II. Greco-Roman Religiosity
A. Polytheism Instead of Monotheism
1. The Homeric Gods and the Divine Pyramid (see Ehrman, 24)
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B. Present Life Instead of Afterlife
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III. Magic and Mystery
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IV. Philosophy and Religion in the Greco-Roman World
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D. Philosophy Focused on Doctrine and Ethics (see Stoic virtues scene from Gladiator, chap. 6)