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I have done my homework. Can someone help me by double checking my answers to find my mistakes before I submit my homework?
Part One: Matching Place the letter indicating the most appropriate response next to the number of the question.
A. Peasants B. Zealots C. Pharisees
D. Sadducees E. Essenes F. All (A, B, C, D, and E)
_ C _ 1. They were rabbis who taught prayer and study in synagogues as an alternative to sacrificial methods for honoring the God of Judaism.
_ D _ 2. They were an apocalyptic sect who expected and prepared for a cosmic battle between the forces of dark and light and left behind their own literature about their own beliefs and practices.
_ B _ 3. The first Century Jewish historian Josephus claimed that they were responsible for the Romans burning the second Judean temple down.
_ E _ 4. The oldest copies of the Hebrew Bible written in Hebrew that we know of were preserved and hidden in some caves around Qumran by them.
_ B _ 5. This Jewish sect was most closely connected to the second temple in Jerusalem and its priesthood, beginning with the Hasmoneans and continuing through the fall of the temple in the Roman Period.
_ B _ 6. The historical Jesus directed his earthly mission primarily toward them.
_ D _ 7. The beliefs and practices of these people formulated post-temple Judaism, which is to say they produced the Judaism that endured after the temple fell. The other interest groups (sectors of the Jewish worldview) disappeared from history during the Roman Period.
_ C _ 8. The ideas of these people are exposed in the New Testament through the various teachings and practices that Jesus promoted as well as those he protested against.
_ E _ 9. Jesus of Nazareth may have studied with the man referred to as John the Baptist. Many scholars think that John studied with these people and introduced Jesus to their worldview and apocalyptic ideas.
_ A _ 10. Jesus and the majority of his students came from these people.
Part Two: Multiple Choice. Place the letter indicating the most appropriate response next to the number of the question.
_ b _ 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
_ d _ 12. The First Jewish Revolt against Rome brought an end to Yahweh’s sacrificial cult and temple in ___.
325 CE
63 BCE
c. 7 BCE – 4 CE
d. 70 CE
e. 135 CE
_ a _ 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
_ d _ 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)
_ b _ 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
Part Three: Short Answer
Identify five primary difficulties scholars confront in their quest to learn what Jesus of Nazareth actually said and did. Use a separate statement for each.
The problem confronting scholars in their quest to find what Jesus de Nazareth said and did has a number of facets:
1) The primary problem confronting scholars is distinguishing between Jesus original saying and those attributed to him in the written sources. It has been often difficult for those retelling the story of Jesus to the point that it is possible that a great deal was left out of the real stories.
2) The second issue challenging scholars is the multiple forms in which historical Jesus gives information. He applies aphorisms, paradox, surprise, hyperbole etc. He also causes a lot of different argument amongst his audience.
3) The issue of divergence between Jesus particular ways of teaching(characteristic teachings) and other Palestinian teachers' way of teaching.
4) The issue of various attestations requires stories to be supported by more than one source, which sometimes does not happen.
5) The issue of coherence requires a scholar to regard material as possibly authentic. If it can overpass previous tests.
Explanation / Answer
1. C. The Pharisees emphasised on Prayers and worship over sacrifice( your answer is correct!)
2. D. The Sadducees did this( your answer is correct)
3. B. The Zealots are held responsible for the first Jewish-Roman War.
4. E. The Essenes are associated with the Dad sea scrolls at Qumran.
5. B. The Zealots were closely associated with the temple.
6. E. The Essenes are connected with the teachings of Jesus( you need to edit your answer)
7. C the Pharisees survived the destruction of Jerusalem and the the temple by the Romans in 70AD .( your answer is incorrect.)
8. C. Jesus made references to the practices of the Pharisees in his teachings.
9. E. Many scholars speculate about a connection between John the Baptist and the Essenes.
10. A. Most of Jesus’s disciples came from the Peasant community.
( overall, you have done very well . There are a few answers that you can edit. Do tally. I reviewed your long answer also. It is well written. Great going!)