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40 Cards in this Set
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Which empire ruled the world before the Roman Empire?
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Greece
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Who was the emporer when Jesus Christ was born?
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Augustus
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Who was the ruler of Palestine/Judea when Jesus was born?
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Herod
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After Alexander died, which empire ruled over Palestine first?
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Ptolemy's
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Which religious group was well known for being very devout to the law?
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Pharisees
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Whis Jewish religious group retreated to a monastic type lifestyle away from other people?
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Essenses
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Whish Jewish religious group's only goal was to rid Palestine of the Romans?
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Zealots
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Whis Jewish religious group was known for being more political?
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Zealots...
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Whis Jewish religious group did not believe in angels?
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Essenes
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Which Jewish religious group was the largest and most influential?
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Pharisees
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Which portion of Alexander's empire was based in Egypt?
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Ptolemy's
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Which portion was based in Syria?
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Selucids
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In which year did the canon of the New Testament become official?
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AD 397
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Which empire came into Palestine and took ober in 63 BC?
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Romans
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When were the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered?
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1947
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What did Antiochus the IV put in the temple of God that caused such and outrage?
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Idol of Zeus
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Which language was not one of the three major languages spoken in ancient Palestine?
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Latin
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Which language was the trade language of the Roman Empire?
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Greek
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Which language was mostly used by the priests?
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Hebrew
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Which language was the common (well-known) language of Palestine?
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Aramaic
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Which kingdom was ruling when the Septuagint was written?
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Ptolemies
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Which word describes the wealthy class of ancient Palestine?
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Aristocracy
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Which class of people were the largest in Ancient palestine?
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the poor
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Describe the sice of the middle class in ancient Palestine?
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small
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How many major gos were there in the Greco-Roman pantheon?
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12
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True or False...The emporers of Rome demanded worship from the very beginning.
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False
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Which teaching of ancient Palestine claimed that pleasure was the highest good?
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Epicureanism
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Which teaching of ancient Palestine advocated a non-emotional attitude towards life?
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Which teaching of ancient Palestine dabbled in magic and mediums?
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The Occult
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Which teaching of ancient Palestine kept a "Secret Knowledge"?
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Who built the temple that was standing in Jerusalem when Jesus was alive?
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Herod
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How many gods did the Jewish community believe in?
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ONE
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What does the term psuedograph mean?`
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Falsely attributed writings
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What modern day religious organistation includes the Apocrypha in their bible?
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Catholics
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Which Jewish religious group was really not that religious?
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zealots
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What does the word "canon" mean?
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measuring rod
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which was NOT one of the characteristics we saw in the Greco-Roman gods?
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HUmiility
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How old are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
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2000 years
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The septuagint is a translation of the Old Testament scriptures into which language?
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Greek
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Which Jewish religious group was responsible for writing the Dead Sea Scrolls?
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essenes
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