Chapter 6

Question 0

School of Hillel

Answer 0

One of the most important rabbis of the second temple period. The house or school of Hillel developed seven rules of interpretation which shaped the course of rabbinic interpretations of the law are generally less strict than of rival school Shammai

Question 1

Shammai

Answer 1

The house or school founded by Shammai was the first major academy of Jewish sages. It generally favored a more restrictive interpretation of the law than its rival school, the house of Hillel.

Question 2

Messianic banquet

Answer 2

An OT image of Gods Final salvation as a great banquet feast which God will provide for all people who worship him

Question 3

Group mentality or dyadism

Answer 3

The perspective that essential identity comes from being a member of a family, community, or nation.

Question 4

Honor and shame

Answer 4

Critical values in first century Mediterranean culture, honor, and shame relate to gaining or losing status and esteem from others in the community.

Question 5

Patronage

Answer 5

A system common in societies with strict social distinctions,whereby a client provides honor, loyalty, and obedience to a more powerful patron or benefactor in return for favors of some kind.