chapter 6

Question 1

The house or “school” founded by ___ in the first century BC. It was the first major academy of Jewish sages. It generally favored a more restrictive interpretation of the law than its rival school

Answer 1

Shammai

Question 2

On of the most important rabbis of the Second Temple period. The House or “school” of ___ developed seven rules of interpretation which shaped the course of rabbinic interpretation after the destruction of Jerusalem. ___ interpretation of the law are generally less strict than the rival school

Answer 2

Hillel

Question 3

An Old Testament image of God’s final salvation as a great banquet feast which God will provide for all people who worship him.

Answer 3

messianic banquet

Question 4

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

Answer 4

group mentality

Question 5

The tendency to categorize things into dyads or pairs

See group mentality

Answer 5

Dyadism

Question 6

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

Answer 6

honor and shame

Question 7

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

Answer 7

patronage