what jewish holiday is celebrating the Maccabean revolt
Hanukah
the assyrians
name one sect of judaism we talked about
zealots, pharisee, sadducees, essense
what year was the temple destroyed after the city of Jerusalem had been seized
70 AD
what religion was Jesus born
jewish
who did the maccabees fight during the Maccabean revolt
the greeks
what character was thrown into a lions den while the jews were in exile
Daniel
all of the sects have at least double e's in their name except for which sect
zealots
63 BCE
how many minor prophets are there in the tanakh
12
what was the name of the dynasty that ruled after the Maccabean revolt
the Hasmoneans
another term for the jewish people being exiled from the land is what (hint it begins with the letter D)
diaspora
what scroll was possessed by the Essenes that is still around today
the Dead Sea scrolls
how many times has Jerusalem been sieged in the time period we studied
6
the temple was built closer in time to what modern superstore franchise compared to the time between the pyramids of Giza and the temple being built
Walmart
what religious books can the story of the Maccabean revolt be found
the catholic and orthodox bibles
themselves
the saying "don't jew me down" was created in association with what sect of judaism
pharisees
we recently studied a story of a rabbi escaped in a what during the siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD
a coffin
David played music for Saul before David claimed his place as king. what was reason David played for Saul
to relieve him for the evil spirit the haunted him
what was the name of the greek dynasty that invaded Israel thus causing the Maccabean revolt
the Seleucids
while in exile Daniel depicted a dream of a statue from what king
king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
one of Jesus' apostles was name Simon, and he belonged to what sect of judaism
zealots
in 701 BC Jerusalem was unsuccessful seiged by what empire
the assyrians
what year did the southern kingdom, Judah fall to the Babylonian empire
586 BCE