Historical Bg Religious

Question 1

This was a holy place where they offered sacrifice to God and where they thought God dwelled in a special way

Answer 1

Temple

Question 2

This only had a role in temple worship, sacrificing animals to Yahweh on a daily basis

Answer 2

Priestly caste

Question 3

This is the day of atonement

Answer 3

Yom Kippur

Question 4

The law required people to..

Answer 4

Pay a temple tax and obligated Jewish men to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem on the major religious feasts although not all Jews could make it to the holy city for all the feasts

Question 5

This was the most important feast which celebrated Jewish liberation from Egypt, the exodus

Answer 5

Passover

Question 6

____ pilgrims came to jerusalem for this feast

Answer 6

200,000

Question 7

There was only one temple and it was…

Answer 7

Jerusalem

Question 8

Jewish people commemorate this event with a special meal called

Answer 8

The Seder

Question 9

Assembly of gathered people

Answer 9

Synagogue

Question 10

Synagogue server three purposes:

Answer 10

• it was a house of prayer and worship
• server as a place of discussion for legal settlement
• it was the local school

Question 11

Jesus proclaimed his message in the…

Answer 11

Synagogue

Question 12

This is much more than a dead letter and was very important. It was the heart of the Jewish religion. Jesus himself respected this

Answer 12

Torah

Question 13

First-century Judaism was a…

Answer 13

Messianic age

Question 14

They believer that a revolutionary military leader would impose God’s kingdom by violently overthrowing Israel’s enemies

Answer 14

Zealots

Question 15

The literature of the Essenes pointed out two different kinds of Messiah:

Answer 15

A kingly messiah who would engage in battle against the forces of darkness and a priestly messiah who would purge false worship in Jerusalem

Question 16

This religious sect got its name from Zadok, the priest whom Solomon appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant

Answer 16

Sadducees

Question 17

They were priests and aristocrats who supervised temple practices and worship

Answer 17

Sudducees

Question 18

Sadducees accept the law. What law is this?

Answer 18

The Pentateuch

Question 19

71 member Sanhedrin

Answer 19

Major law-making body and supreme court of Judaism

Question 20

Jesus was closest to them in beliefs and spiritual practices

Answer 20

Pharisees

Question 21

They thought of prayer, almsgiving, and fasting were essential spiritual practices

Answer 21

Pharisees

Question 22

Pharisees means..

Answer 22

“Separated one”

Question 23

Pharisees came into existence during

Answer 23

Hasmonean Dynasty

Question 24

Jesus called this man to be an apostle

Answer 24

Matthew ( levi)

Question 25

This are the ones who interpreted and taught the law, were mostly associated with the Pharisees but were also associated by the sadducees

Answer 25

Scribes

Question 26

Scribes were religious

TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 26

False

Question 27

According to Josephus, this group founded by a man called the teacher of righteousness, believed that the Jerusalem priesthood and temple worship was impure and that most jews failed to live the law

Answer 27

Essenes

Question 28

These ppl despised the roman rule and believed in violence to overthrow their enemies. They began as a group in Galilee to protest foreign taxation and occupation

Answer 28

Zealots

Question 29

He was a zealot

Answer 29

Simon