Political background of New Testament

Question 1

The world into which Jesus came

Answer 1

Greco Roman World

Question 2

Palestine was under the rein of?

Answer 2

Ptolemys and Seleucids

Question 3

Who lead the rising of the Roman Empire?

Answer 3

Octavius or Augustus Ceasar

Question 4

The Romans gave good government, military genius, and political peace and contributed to the spread of Gospel.

Answer 4

Pax Romana

Question 5

Responsible for the death of John the baptizer

Answer 5

The Herodians, Herold Antipas

Question 6

Who ordered to kill the children in order to kill baby Jesus?

Answer 6

Herod the Great

Question 7

Started from Abraham when God called him with a promise

Answer 7

the Covenant Community

Question 8

The Old testament formula: Obey the law meditate it day and night and you will be successful

Answer 8

Moses and the Covenant Law

Question 9

It started from the time of King David followed by his son Solomon

Answer 9

The Golden era of Israel

Question 10

Due to sin of Solomon God allowed the kingdom to be divided and was carried away to foreign land. But later on, after 70 years of exile, the Southern kingdom was restored.

Answer 10

The division and the collapse of the Kingdom

Question 11

Religious background of Jesus

Answer 11

A. The Covenant Community
B. Moses and the Covenant Law
C. The Golden of Israel
D. The Division and the Collapse of the Kingdom
E. The Prophets sent by God to remind the people about their sins
F. Exile in Babylon and restoration under the Persian King Cyrus

Question 12

Religious institutions

Answer 12

The Temple and Synagogue

Question 13

Jewish Priesthood

Answer 13

A. The Levites
B. The Priests
C. The High Priests

Question 14

The Jewish Feast

Answer 14

A. The Feast of Passover
B. Feast of Tabernacle

Question 15

The lowest order of the jewish priesthood, set apart for the service of the sanctuary

Answer 15

The Levites

Question 16

From the Jewish Priesthood; were selected among the priestly families, particularly from the descendants of Aaron and Moses

Answer 16

The Priests

Question 17

Jewish Priesthood;
was the titular head of the Jewish people, exercising unusual authority in the community

Answer 17

The High Priests

Question 18

To remind their Exodus in Egypt

Answer 18

The Feast of Passover

Question 19

To commemorate God’s care while living in tents in the wilderness during the 40 years of wandering.

Answer 19

Feast of Tabernacle

Question 20

The Jewish community was united in its faith in one God, but there were certain differences in the interpretation of that faith.

Answer 20

The Jewish Sectarian group

Question 21

Their members came from wealthy, aristocratic and priestly families. They recognized only the Pentateuch as the scripture. They rejected the belief in resurrection, angels, judgement, future life and spirits because they were not taught in the Torah.

Answer 21

The Sadducees

Question 22

“The separatists” The term Pharisees was first introduced during the time of John Hyrcanus when a group of Jews insisted on observing the Torah very strictly, resulting in the separatist attitude toward all of life.

Answer 22

The Pharisees

Question 23

They were the ascetic group, the monks of their day. In 1947, the shepherds discovered some ancient scrolls hidden in a cave in Khirbet Qumran near the dead sea. The scroll now known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, reveal to us some of their beliefs and practices.

Answer 23

The Essenes

Question 24

They were similar to the Pharisees, but they formed somewhat radical left wing because they were, at one and at the same time, legalist and nationalist.

Answer 24

The Zealots

Question 25

A vocational group - They were tax collectors who were under the employment of the Roman government to gather taxes from the Jewish people.

Answer 25

The Publicans

Question 26

A vocational group. They were the professional that interpreters of the Law. They were the lawyers or doctors of the Law. Their purpose was to set up moral standards for the Jews. Along the lines of strict conformity to the to Mosaic Law.

Answer 26

The Scribes

Question 27

An ethnic group: They were pro Hellenist, endorsing the hellenization program of Herod the Great. They joined with the Pharisees in trying to prove that Jesus was a great rebel against Caesar.

Answer 27

The Herodians

Question 28

An ethnic group: They were the people of mixed blood, born of the intermarriage between the Jews of the Northern Kingdom and the Gentiles. They also recognized the Pentateuch as the Scriptures.

Answer 28

The Samaritans

Question 29

Non-religious groups in Palestine

Answer 29

A. The Publicans
B. The Scribes
C. The Herodians
D. The Samaritans

Question 30

Jewish Sectarian groups

Answer 30

A. The Sadducees
B. The Pharisees
C. The Essenes
D. The Zealots