Exam 2: The Greco-Roman World of Early Christianity

Which claim about Jesus would have been most easily understood by pagans?

Which of the following was not a household deity?

Who among the following was not thought to be a demigod or divine man?

Polytheism _____.

Understanding Greco-Roman religion is useful for the study of the New Testament because _____.

Define cultus deorum. What did it involve and what was its purpose? In what other ways did pagans communicate with their gods?

In the ancient world, most people _____.

Pagan religions typically lacked all of the following except _____.

Greco-Roman religion incorporated which of the following?

Polytheism is the _____.

Which was not a typical feature of Greco-Roman religions?

How did most people understand the relationship of human beings to the gods in the Greco-Roman world?

Which term refers to the interpretation of a sacrificial animal's entrails?

Which of the following refers to a group of lesser gods in the Greco-Roman world?