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The land of Palestine divides into ___ main regions
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The district where Jesus lived as a boy is called ____
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Galilee
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The Middle East first was influenced by Europe during the military campaigns of ________
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Alexander the Great
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Before the crucifixion, Pilate sent Jesus to the ruler of Galilee named ______
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Herod Antipas
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In AD 70 Vespasian sent his son ______ to destroy Jerusalem
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Titus
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Initially was primarily a ______ rather than a set of doctrines
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Way of life
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Religion was so important tot he early Jews that every town had a ________
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Synagogue
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The ______ were the most well-known religious group in Jesus' time
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Pharisees
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The Dead Sea Scrolls were produced by a religious group called the _____ who lived at Qumran
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Essenes
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The body of literature that is most important for understanding the New Testament is the _________
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Old Testament
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What were the main theological beliefs of the Pharisees?
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They believed in God (amost in a Deistic way)
angels and spirits providence prayer the necessity for faith and good works the last judgment a coming Messiah the immortality of the soul |
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What factors unified Judaism in Jesus' day?
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1) the belief that the Jews had been chosen by the one and only God to fulfill a singular destiny
2) the idea that God had placed them in a particular place 3) Messianic fervor 4) the synaogue 5) the law and traditions of the elders 6) the temple, priesthood, and the festivals |
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Why did the Jewish war of AD 66-70 take place?
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It was already basically a nation ready to explode--what with religious persecutions, economic problems, unfair taxes, bands of robbers roaming the country, excessive interest charged on loans, political assassinations, and government corruption. the spark that ignited the fire began in Caesarea, where a synagogue was desecrated by some Greeks in the month of Iyyar. a riot broke out that led to Jerusalem.
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Why was the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 significant for Christianity?
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It showed that the center of Christianity would have to be elsewhere--not concentrated in one central location, but everywhere
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