Daily Life
Who were more likely to move to a higher class than any free person?
Slaves
What was the name for the horse course in a city?
The Hippodrome.
What was village life based on?
Agriculture, household crafts, and animal husbandry.
What was a primary goal of getting married in Israel?
Procreation - having children.
Their rigid adherence to the Law was often expanded to include these traditions. This legalism led some of them into blatant hypocrisy.
The Pharisees.
Who was at the bottom of the Social Order in Israel?
Day Laborers
What was the largest sacred complex in the Roman world called?
The Jewish Temple.
What is the name for a local assembly governed by a council of elders who oversaw religious and civic functions?
A Synagogue.
What was sometimes rolled into the tunics of children as a means of protection or for medicinal reasons?
Herbs and spices.
Are generally considered to be the community responsible for the Dead Sea Scrolls found at Qumran.
The Essenes.
Who was a the top of the Social Order in Israel?
Royalty
Why did Jews in Israel often avoided the theater?
Indecent subject matter and scandalous activities on stage.
What helped in the rapid expansion of Christianity?
The widespread existence of synagogues in the Roman Empire.
Why were burials were typically swift affairs in Israel?
It was hot, dead bodies got pretty stinky.
Sought to overthrow compromising religious leaders and pushed for war with Rome. Part of this group were the Sicarii who engaged in stealth violence by assassinating individuals in large crowds.
The Zealots.
Sadducees were sad. Why?
They didn't believe in the resurrection - life after death.
Where could one see classic Greek comedies, tragedies, and satires?
The theater.
Where was it common place for the public reading of Scripture, the reciting of catechisms, and the interpretation and exposition of religious texts?
The Synagogue.
What's Love got to do with it? Did Jewish marriage require the couple to be in love?
Nope.
They had not converted to the Jewish faith and refrained from certain rituals, they rejected polytheism and sought to honor God in a variety of ways, such as almsgiving, prayers, and synagogue participation.
The Godfearers.
The position of High Priest became one of appointment during this time by the ruling authorities and confirmed by the Great Sanhedrin. Who were the ruling authorities?
The Romans.
Who built the "Race Track" in Jerusalem?
Herod the Great.
How were flocks used by the people? Name three different uses.
Meat, sacrifice, milk, cheese, clothing, leather.
What was Exposure?
The practice of abandoning infants.
Why was there tension between Jewish and Gentile believers?
Some Jewish believers believed that to be a Christian you had to obey the Jewish laws.