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Question 1

Nehemiah -

Answer 1

Hebrew leader who supervised the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem ( c.444) and introduced moral and religious reforms

Question 2

birth of jesus -

Answer 2

Matthew & Luke; nativity narrative; jesus/mary/joseph escape to Egypt to escape herod the great who wants to kill jesus b/c magi have decided his astrological signs make him a king; born in bethlehem in manger in barn

Question 3

ministry of jesus -

Answer 3

begins with baptism around the age of 30, ends with last supper with his disciples at about 35

Question 4

death of jesus -

Answer 4

was arrested, tried, and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally crucified by the Romans

Question 5

destruction of jerusalem by romans -

Answer 5

Romans attack after Jews rebel, they burn and destroy the Temple that was the center of Judaism, then go on to slaughter thousands

Question 6

hasmonean dynasty -

Answer 6

ruling dynasty of Judea and surrounding regions during classical antiquity. Between c. 140 and c. 116 BCE the dynasty ruled semi-autonomously from the Seleucids in the region of Judea