Review Questions

1. The land of Palestine divides into five main regions.

2. The district where Jesus lived as a boy is called __ Galilee __.
3. The Middle East first was influenced by Europe during the military campaigns of
Alexander the Great_.
4. Before the crucifixion, Pilate sent Jesus to the ruler of Galilee named _ Herod Antipas __.
5. In A.D.70, Vespasian sent his son __ Titus __ to destroy Jerusalem.
6. Initially Judaism was primarily a __ A way of life __ rather than a set of doctrines.
7. Religion was so important to the early Jews that every town had a _ synagogue ___.
8. The _ Pharisees ___ were almost well-known religious group in Jesus' time.
9. The Dead Sea Scrolls were produced by a religious group called the __ Essenes __, who
lived at Qumran.
10. The body of literature that is most important for understanding the new Testament is the _
The Old Testament_.

Study Questions
Question & Answer

1)What were the main theological beliefs of the Pharisees?

Answer: Pharisees believed in God, angel and spirits, providence, prayer and the necessity for
faith and good works, the last judgment, the messiah, and the immortality of the soul.
2)What factors unified Judaism in Jesus day?
Answer: The belief that the Jews has been chosen by the one and only God.
3)What is the Apocrypha?
Answer: a group of books that appeared 200 B.C and A.D.100. They deal mainly with the
religious ideas and history of Jesus.
4)Why did the Jewish War of A.D 66-70 take place?
Answer: several military engagements Roman republic between 63BCE and 136CE
5)Why was the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D.70 significant for Christianity?
Answer: It’s reflected in gospel of the temple as punishment for rejection of Jesus.
6)What are the major geographical regions of Palestine?
Answer:
1. Central mountain rage.
2.the eastern mountain rang.
3.the coastal plain.
4.the foothills.
5.the wilderness and the Jordan valley.
7.Who were the Hasmonaeans and why were they important?
Answer: Harmoneans was the family name of the rebel Leader and Priest.103 years until
pompey conquered Jerusalem in 63 B.C.
8)What were the strengths and weakness of Herod the great?
Answer: Strengths: generous, sensitive to the religious feeling of the Jews.
Weaknesses; jealousy, mentally unstable, brutal, inhumane
9)How was the land of Palestine divided after Herod the great? and what was the rule of his sons
like?
Answer: Philip was given Batanaea, trachonitics, Auranitis, and other territories to the northeast.
What was the rule of Herod the great’ sons like?
Answer: Philip was a great ruler who was universally praised.
10)What are the distinctive features of Apocalyptic?
Answer:Apocalyptic means revelation but it has come to be used for a specific kind of
revelation which is concerned either with heavenly mysteries..