Early Christianity and Judaism

Question 1

How was the first Temple of Judaism destroyed?

Answer 1

• King Nebuchadnezzar of New Babylon conquered Jerusalem
• sent the Jews into exile
• destroyed the temple

Question 2

How is the second Temple of Judaism reconstructed?

Answer 2

• Under the rule of Cyrus, allows jews to move back to there promised land
• rebuilt temple

Question 3

What are the date of 2nd Temple Judaism?

Answer 3

535 BCE- 70CE

Question 4

What happened in jewish culture when in exile?

Answer 4

• believed messiah will
• restore them to there land
• will not be under any empires control

Question 5

What occurred in Jewish culture when they received there temple back but still under control?

Answer 5

-believed needed purity for messiah to come

Question 6

What are 4 groups that preached in Jewish society how to obtain purity or cleans themselves?

Answer 6

• Pharisees
• Essenes
• Sadduces
• Zealots

Question 7

What did the Pharisees believe about purity?

Answer 7

• each household must be pure
• tax collectors and prostitues were believed as un pure
• cannot eat with someone who is unsure

Question 8

What was the Essences method to cleanse themselves?

Answer 8

• moved outside city walls

- only viewed themselves as pure

Question 9

How did the Zealots deal with purification?

Answer 9

-kill Romans to cleanse society

Question 10

What did the Sadduces believe?

Answer 10

-messiah will not come

Question 11

What is Rabbinical Judaism?

Answer 11

• takes over after 2nd Temple Judaism
• shift to the Rabbi
• knowing the Tora
• miracles cannot prove connection to divine

Question 12

What occurred in the year 70 CE/AD?

Answer 12

• ended the second Temple Judaism

- Started Rabbinical Judaism

Question 13

What occurs in Early Christianity?

Answer 13

John the Baptist:

• baptizes people to wash away of sins for purity
• John baptizes Jesus

Question 14

What was a method used by Jesus to pass down his teachings?

Answer 14

a parable

Question 15

What is a parable?

Answer 15

• a short story
• interpreted over serval levels
• has a hook
• memorable

Question 16

How did Jesus preach and what was a main concern he preached?

Answer 16

broke purification laws:
-at dinner with tax collectors and prostitues to preach
-treated women as equals
preached:
-kingdom of heaven

Question 17

What role does Paul of Tarsus play in Christianity?

Answer 17

• persecutors of early christians
• convers to christianity
• author of new testament
• convert many to Christianity

Question 18

What language is the Old Testament written in?

Answer 18

Greek

Question 19

How is Chritatinity organized in each city?

Answer 19

Monepiscopate:

1. Bishop
2. Preists
3. Deacon

Question 20

What are 5 major places that were under bishop control?

Answer 20

• Rome
• Constantinople
• Alexandria
• Jerusalem
• Antioch