Unit 1 Flashcards
Who’s military campaign, in the 300s BC, included victory over Israel?
Alexander the Great
Who ruled after Alexander the Great?
His death gives rise to both the Seleucids (Syria) and Ptolemies (Egypt)
Who led a revolt against the oppression of Seleucid ruler Antiochus Epiphanes. this revolt regained control of the Jerusalem temple, an event now celebrated as Hanukkah
Judas Maccabeus
Who did Rome install as King of the Jews?
Herod the Great
Who was born and who died in 4BC?
Herod the Great died
Jesus was born
In what period in the New Testament set?
In the early Roman Empire, after the Roman Republic
Who was the Roman Emperor at Jesus’s birth and who was the Roman Emperor during his ministry?
Birth- Augustus Caesar
Ministry- Tiberius Caesar
Who was the Roman Emperor during the Apostle Paul’s ministry?
Nero
Who ruled Galilee during Jesus’s ministry?
Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great
Who ruled Judea during Jesus’s ministry?
The Roman governor Pontius Pilate
What was the culmination of a military campaign that ravished all of Israel and when did it happen?
The Roman military destroyed Jerusalem, including its temple, in 70AD
What does the term “Greco Roman” mean?
It refers to the several Hellenized cultures of the Roman Empire
How would someone move up or down in the social orders of Roman society?
They move up by gaining honor and move down by gaining shame
Were slaves common in Greco-Roman society?
Yes, society included many slaves and former slaves
Who would all would reside in a Greco Roman household?
Family, extended family, and slaves
What did marriage look like in the Greco Roman world?
Monogamy was the norm but infidelity by husbands was very common
Was exposure common?
Exposure of infants, especially girls, was a common source of infanticide, slavery, and prostitution
What did the education look like?
Formal education beyond the elementary level was rare, especially among girls
Jewish eduction was centered in the home and synagogue
What Temple was standing during the New Testament?
The New Testament is set net the end of the Second Temple Jerusalem, the era when the Second Jerusalem Temple was standing
What is textual criticism?
It is the study of manuscripts in search of the original wording of the text of the Bible
What is a canon?
It is a set of documents that are seen as a unit and typically cannot be changed
When did the New Testament take its final form?
In the 4th century
The Lords Supper is the New Covenant _____________
The New Testament is the New Covenant _____________
depicted
described
What year did Judas Maccabeus have a meeting with a Greek general to get the temple back. And did so successfully.
164BC
Who were Caesar during Romes destruction of Jerusalem?
Vespasian (father) and Titus (son)
When was the New Testament started and finished?
Started in 50AD
Ended in 90AD
Why did it take so long for the writing to be completed for the New Testament?
- Jesus didn’t write any of the Bible
- They already had the Old Testament
- They had eye witnesses at the time no no to write it down
- Early Christmas expects Jesus to return during their lifetime
What were the first documents written in the New Testament?
Paul’s letters
He wrote all his letters and was killed before the Gospels were finished
