Chapter 1 & 2(ish)

Greek philosophy withfirst century world resulted in many Jews placing greater emphasis on what part of their Scriptures

Powell states: "To understand the New Testament, then, we must know about the three different worlds:" What are they?

Pontius Pilate was not a prefect or procurator, but a tetrarch from 26 to 36 C.E.

True or false? The Samaritans claimed the Jews had changed the text of the Bible.

True or false? The sicarii mingled in large crowds and stabbed Roman collaborators.

True or false? The term “dualism” refers to Christians who viewed Jesus as both human and divine.

Heresy is a sound teaching or teaching that conforms to the official standards of a religious community.

True or false? The Roman general Pompey captured Jerusalem in 63 BCE.

True or false? Anti-Semitism (hatred of Jews) was high in the Roman world.

time in Jewish history between return from the Babylonian Exile(515BCE)and destruction of the Jerusalem temple(70CE)

dynasty ruled the Jewish state established by theMaccabees for a century prior to conquest by the RomanEmpire in 63BCE.

Old Testament books of disputed canonical status are called the . .

True or false? The Herodians advocated armed rebellion against the Roman empire.

In which period of Jewish history did groups like the Pharisees and Sadducees begin to develop?

True or false? Hebrew was the primary language spoken by most Palestinian Jews in the first century.

Ch2: Not much changed between the world of the Old Testament and the world of the New Testament.

inJesus’s lifetime, all Jews believed the same things about God, the nation of Israel, and the teachings of the Old Test

True or false? Of the different Jewish groups in his day, Jesus probably had more in common with the Pharisees.

In which historical period did the Israelites enjoy freedom from foreign domination?

True or false? Emperor worship was a real “religion” in the Roman world.

Ch 1: Which Harod ruled during Jesus's Life?

What is a theios anēr?

Apocalypticism refers to which of the following?

Pax Romana was established through conquest & lend Calgacus to state that "They create desolation and call it peace."

True or false? All Jews hated the gentiles.

Which area of Hellenistic thought tended to rule out “gray areas,” making everything either “good” or “evil.”

What best describes the economic reality of the Roman Empire according to Powell.

Various expressions say "spirit" as fundamentally good and "matter" as fundamentally evil.  

Sadducees can generally be described as . . .

inJesus’s lifetime, all Jews believed the same things about God, the nation of Israel, and the teachings of the Old Test

True or false? Diaspora is a term used to refer to Jews living outside Palestine.

The High Priest in Jerusalem belonged to which group?

Israel had reached its high point under the rulership of which king one thousand years before Jesus lived?

In what region did Jesus live and do most of his work?

In which period did Jews increasingly focus on faithfulness to Torah as the hallmark of their religion?

In which period did synagogues emerge as significant sites for Jewish teaching and worship?

True or false? Jews in the first century suffered from low self-esteem due to their inability to remain ritually clean.

The term gentiles refers to . . .