Jesus And The Challenge To Political Authority

Question 1

One of the groups involved in leading open ? against the Roman occupation was called the ?

Answer 1

Conflict.

Zealots.

Question 2

Jews have often faced ? through their long history. In Jesus’ time, when Jews were under the oppressive ? of foreigners, the story of ? gave the Jews hope that God might again send them a deliverer, as prophesied in Isaiah ?: “He will slay the ?”.

Answer 2

Oppression.
Leadership.
Exodus.
11.
Wicked.

Question 3

In Jesus’ time, many Jews hoped God would send a military ? to lead a rebellion against ? ?

Answer 3

Messiah.

Roman rule.

Question 4

Jesus may’ve seen himself as this warrior king, coming to save God’s people from ?

Answer 4

Rome.

Question 5

Reza Aslan argues that Jesus was involved in a more confrontational ? presented in the ? ?

Answer 5

Resistance.

New Testament.