Exam 3: The Jewish World of Early Christianity

Ancient Jews believed that the special place of God's presence was the _____.

Most Jews in Palestine were _____.

"Torah" means _____.

Which of the following activities did not take place in synagogues?

After eighty years of self-rule, the Hasmoneans were defeated in 63 BCE by the _____.

The word "sicarii" comes from a word meaning _____.

The Septuagint is _____.

Diaspora means _____.

The Pentateuch refers to _____.

Which of the following was not unique to Judaism?

Who among the following was not a Jewish holy man?

Who was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies?

Which Jewish group disavowed the notion of the future resurrection of the dead?

Who discussed the Jewish groups that emerged in the first century BCE?

Judaism was one of the religions in the Greco-Roman world. How was it similar to other (pagan) religions? How was it different?

The Jewish response to Antiochus Epiphanes' actions was _____.

The high priests of the Jerusalem Temple trace their lineage to which ancient priest?

The group of texts used by the Essenes is called _____.

Who among the following did not rule in Palestine during the Roman period?

Which of the following is not a major tenet of apocalypticism?