7th - Religion Chapter 4

Question 1

a non-Jewish person

Answer 1

Gentiles

Question 2

middle-class Jewish people known for their love of the Torah or Law

Answer 2

Pharisees

Question 3

wealthy and powerful political leaders; most were priests

Answer 3

Sadducees

Question 4

the Jewish feast at the end of spring that commemorates the Exodus

Answer 4

Passover

Question 5

the Lord’s Day; a day of rest

Answer 5

Sabbath

Question 6

a Jewish greeting which means peace

Answer 6

shalom

Question 7

the story of God’s love for people. It tells how God has entered into history and carried out the divine plan to save all people

Answer 7

salvation history

Question 8

the country that Jesus was from; where he lived

Answer 8

Palestine

Question 9

Where did the Son of God live 2000 years ago?

Answer 9

Palestine

Question 10

How large was Palestine?

Answer 10

the size of Vermont

Question 11

What are the three main areas in Palestine?

Answer 11

Galilee in the north, Samaria, and Judea in the south.

Question 12

Where was the town of Nazareth where Jesus grew up located?

Answer 12

it was a town in the hills of Galilee

Question 13

BC

Answer 13

before Christ

Question 14

AD

Answer 14

after the Lord

Question 15

What were the towns in Palestine like when Jesus lived?

Answer 15

they were surrounded by walls. Food and crafts were sold in markets just outside the walls.

Question 16

Palestine was occupied by whom when Jesus lived?

Answer 16

Rome

Question 17

In general, how did Rome consider the Jewish religious practices?

Answer 17

with respect

Question 18

Unlike the Pharisees, Sadducees did not what?

Answer 18

believe in resurrection or in adding to the Law

Question 19

Was Jesus Jewish?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

What were the Jewish customs concerning prayer?

Answer 20

families prayed many prayers together at home. They prayed before and after eating and morning and evening they prayed the Shema

Question 21

What is the Shema?

Answer 21

the main Jewish commandment

Question 22

What were the three major feasts that everyone who was able to travel to the Temple in Jerusalum?

Answer 22

Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles

Question 23

Rome attacked Jerusalum and destroyed the Temple when?

Answer 23

70 AD

Question 24

Describe the typical house

Answer 24

Were made of clay bricks or stones held together with mud and straw. Typically one room with a dirt floor which contained a table, a spinning wheel and a wooded bowl for measuring grain. There were no windows so an olive-oil lamp burnt all day. At the far end of the house, a cave shelters your goat and donkey

Question 25

Describe the typical family.

Answer 25

Typically large family.

Question 26

Describe the typical father.

Answer 26

Father would be a farmer, craftsmen, or fisherman who had a beard and large brown eyes. You and your mother were considered to be his property

Question 27

Describe the typical mother.

Answer 27

Mother cooks outside, grinding grain and making bread. She is not allowed to know how to read or write but could memorize Scripture.

Question 28

Describe the typical child.

Answer 28

Boy - went to synagogue school when you are taught to read and write and your father teaches you his trade Girl - your mother prepares you to be a good wife. You hope to have many sons. Your parents will arrange your marriage and you may not see your husband until your weeding day

Question 29

What does life revolve around?

Answer 29

prayer and religious celebrations

Question 30

What language do you speak?

Answer 30

Aramaic but you also know some Hebrew for prayer and Greek