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18 Cards in this Set
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Why is Masada one of the most symbolic sites in all of Israel? |
It represents the sacrifice of Jews rather than submit to Roman defeat. |
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Why around 168 BCE did the Jewish religion start becoming increasingly messianic? |
The Seleucids tried to impose worship of Greek gods on the Jews. |
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Why had Judaism split into three distinct sects by the early first century CE? |
Difference in philosophy. |
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What sect is associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls? |
The Essenes |
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Why did Jesus of Nazareth identify himself as the Messiah? |
He never made this claim; his followers did. |
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What promise became the foundation of Christian faith? |
Resurrection. |
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According to the evangelist Paul, what did sinners have to do to earn redemption? |
They had to show their faith in Christ. |
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Why did the developing Church ban Gnostic texts? |
They were at odds with what would become normative belief. |
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Why are the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke known as the synoptic gospels? |
They tell the same stories, in the same sequence, differing only in details. |
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Why did early Christians develop symbols to identify themselves to each other? |
They feared persecution for their faith. |
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Augustine of Hippo |
The City of God |
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Boethius |
De institution music |
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Isidorus and Anthemius |
Hagia Sophia |
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Josephus |
Jewish War |
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Naj Hammadi |
Gnostic texts |
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Procopius |
On Justinian’s Buildings |
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Qumran |
The Dead Sea Scrolls |
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Saint Jerome |
Vulgate |
