Judaism/ Christianity

Question 1

Old Testament

Answer 1

Torah
Historical books
Holy writings
Revelation apocalyptic 
Prophets

Question 2

Torah

Answer 2

Creation of universe

Relationship to god

Question 3

Historical books

Answer 3

Chronological history of when they were tribal

Question 4

Holy writings

Answer 4

Hymns, songs, poems and sayings

Question 5

Revelation apocalyptic

Answer 5

Political propaganda
Point was to denounce the ruling of political body
Saying they will come back and have their own independence state again

Question 6

Prophets

Answer 6

Social justice and morality

Preaching a strict monotheism
Yahweh is the only god that should be worshipped

Question 7

The Levant

Answer 7

Along coast - Mediterranean climate

Question 8

Israelite

Answer 8

Tribal claim to be defended from common ancestor: Abraham

They are nomadic/ semi nomadic

They had limited resources - poorer vulnerable civilization due to terrane

Question 9

Yahweh cult

Answer 9

Shiloh: original temple that Israelites are using to worship Yahweh

Small sanctuary

Question 10

Saul

Answer 10

First Israelite king
Does not do a good job
Doesn’t protect his people
Dies in battle

Question 11

King David

Answer 11

This is when Israelites begin to become a state

Builds the city Jerusalem

Question 12

Jerusalem

Answer 12

New Israelite capital

Question 13

Why did they make the Old Testament

Answer 13

To persevere their religion and identity also to understand and make sense of their situation and why god would do this to them

Question 14

How do you worship Yahweh?

Answer 14

Prayer
Rituals
Customs

Question 15

Zealots

Answer 15

Resent foreign rule push out the romans and have an independent state

Question 16

Different sects of Judaism

Answer 16

Sadducces

Pharisees

Essenes

Question 17

Sadducces

Answer 17

Traditional worship at temple provide sacrifices

Question 18

Pharisees

Answer 18

Synogogu worship emphasis on prayer, norms and morality

Doing what the prophet says

Question 19

Essenes

Answer 19

Apocalyptic

Political propaganda

Denounces polytheistic

Question 20

Jesus

Answer 20

Jewish
Spent most of his life in Nazareth

Is a preacher where he goes to poor areas

Question 21

What is Jesus preaching

Answer 21

Called himself

Messiah
Son of god
Son of man

Question 22

What are the Jews who are hearing Jesus preach think?

Answer 22

That their king is coming to to restore natural order

Question 23

What romans think of Jesus?

Answer 23

That Augustus is called son of god
Roman’s would interpret that as a threat

They crucify Jesus

Question 24

New Testament components

Answer 24

Gospels

Epistles / letter

Apocalypse

Book of acts

Question 25

Gospels

Answer 25

Jesus’ teaching

Question 26

Epistles/ letter

Answer 26

Written by Paul and other followers

Give early insights of Christianity

Question 27

Apocalypse

Answer 27

Book of revelations

Written when Christians started getting persecuted

Denounces polytheism and Roman authority

Question 28

Book of acts

Answer 28

Deeds of Jesus
Traces and travels of Jesus
Meant to appeal to a Greece audience
Reads like an adventure

Question 29

Paul of tarsus

Answer 29

Jew and Roman citizen
Person who can successfully navigate both Jewish spheres and Hellenistic spheres

Takes the message of Jesus and travels around Roman Empire

Preaches to non Jews in large cities
That you do not have to be Jewish to believe in Jesus