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ID: 3455340 • Letter: P
Question
Place the letter indicating the most appropriate response next to the number of the question.
_ _ 11. During his Palestinian campaign the Roman general Pompey took Judah as a vassal to the Roman Emperor in the year ___.
a. 325 BCE
b. 63 BCE
c. 7 BCE – 4 CE
d. 70 CE
e. 135 CE
_ _ 12. The First Jewish Revolt against Rome brought an end to Yahweh’s sacrificial cult and temple in ___.
a. 325 CE
b. 63 BCE
c. 7 BCE – 4 CE
d. 70 CE
e. 135 CE
_ _ 13. Comparative literary scholars have discerned many parallels between some Hellenistic mystery religions such as ___ and later Christian ideas about Jesus of Nazareth.
a. all answers (b, c, and d) below
b. Asclepius’ cults and the Dionysius traditions
c. the semi-divine, dying and resurrecting savior gods
d. Mithraism and Isis-Horus myths
_ _ 14. Redaction criticism seeks to uncover the communities who produced the gospels and identify what each of these confessing communities added from their own _______.
a. critical analyses
b. beliefs and interpretations
c. memories of Jesus
d. all of the above (a, b, and c)
_ _ 15. Jesus’ primary topic in his teaching appears to have been the ___.
a. resurrection of the dead
b. reign of God over human lives
c. Davidic monarchy and national restoration
d. Torah and Prophets
Explanation / Answer
11. The correct answer is Option B. During his Palestinian campaign the Roman general Pompey took Judah as a vassal to the Roman Emperor in the year 63 BCE.
12. The correct answer is Option D. The First Jewish Revolt against Rome brought an end to Yahweh’s sacrificial cult and temple in 70 CE.
13. The correct answer is Option A. Comparative literary scholars have discerned many parallels between some Hellenistic mystery religions such as all answers (b, c and d) and later Christian ideas about Jesus of Nazareth.
14. The correct answer is Option D. Redaction criticism seeks to uncover the communities who produced the gospels and identify what each of these confessing communities added from their own all of the above (a, b and c).
15. The correct answer is Option B. Jesus’ primary topic in his teaching appears to have been the reign of God over human lives.