I. =Ori.= Cap. Ez. B. C. 440. II. =Univ.= 10 fam. 460 Jer. III. =Pl. Meet.= Buil. ro. op. air. sec. us. IV. =Arr.= 1. Ark. 2. Ch. sea. 3. Desk. 4. Pla. wor. 5. Gal. V. =Off.= 1. Rul. 2. Chaz. 3. Batl. VI. =Serv.= 1. Pr. 2. Read. Ser. 3. Exp. VII. =Inf.= 1. Per. wor. 2. Spir. wor. 3. St. O. T. 4. Attr. Gen. VIII. =Prep. Gosp.= 1. Pla. 2. Peo. 3. Ser. 4. Org. Review Questions Between what two institutions was the synagogue a link of connection? How did the synagogue originate? Who gave it definite organization? Wherein did it differ from the temple and its services? Where were synagogues formed? How many were in Jerusalem? What buildings and places were used for the synagogue service? To what secular uses were these buildings put? What were the arrangements of the synagogue? Where did the women worship? What was "the ark" in the synagogue? Who were the officers? What was the _chazzan_? Who were the _batlanim_? What were the services of the synagogue? What influence did the synagogue exert? Whom did the synagogue benefit outside of the Jews? How did the synagogue prepare the way for the gospel? THIRTEENTH STUDY The Church in Judea PART ONE From the Ascension of Christ A. D. 30, to the Appointment of the Seven A. D. 35. We now enter upon the second great subject in New Testament history, the Early Church. This will include the annals of the church from the Ascension of Christ, A. D. 30, to the end of the apostolic age, A. D. 100. This epoch of seventy years is divided into four periods: 1. _The church in Judea_, from the Ascension of Christ, A. D. 30, to the Appointment of the Seven, A. D. 35. 2. _The church in Transition_, from the Appointment of the Seven, A. D. 35, to the Council at Jerusalem, A. D. 50. 3. _The church among the Gentiles_, from the Council at Jerusalem, A. D. 50, to the death of St. Paul, A. D. 68. 4. _The End of the Age_, from the death of St. Paul to the death of St. John, about A. D. 100. It should be noted that all of these dates are uncertain and historians are not agreed with reference to them. Of these four periods we take up the first, the church in Judea, or "The church of the First Days;" a space of about five years. During this time the work of the church was confined wholly to the Jewish people, and apparently to the immediate region of Jerusalem. I. We notice the =Events of this Period=. 1. =The followers of Christ= immediately after the Ascension; a company of people believing in Jesus as the Messiah of Israel. 1.) _Their number_ was 120 (Acts 1. 15). They were mostly from Galilee (Acts 2. 7). They were all the organized church at that time, although throughout the land were thousands more ready to unite with them.