Places
Herod the Great ruled here.
What is Judea?
This man was a Jew, had a Greek education and was a Roman citizen.
Who was Paul?
Neither Jews nor Greeks expected this event, it was a stumbling block to their human wisdom.
What is the crucifixion of Jesus?
Culture that created synagogues throughout the Mediterranean world in first century A.D.
What is the Jewish culture?
Artifact with profound significance to the faithful transmission of the Bible across millennia.
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Jewish rulers from Judea often appealed to this country's military for help.
What is Rome?
Antiochus IV desecrated the Jewish temple in this way.
What is offering sacrifices of pigs to Zeus?
Zeno believed that this was the purpose of life.
What is, "to know truth"?
Culture that brought about a common language, vocabulary and ideas in first century A.D.
What is the Greek culture?
The Septuagint is the Greek translation of this work.
What is the Old Testament?
This city was situated to maximize sea breezes and had the largest library in the ancient world.
What is Alexandria?
Macedonia & Greece, Thrace, Asia Minor, Babylonia, and Egypt were divided and ruled by the diadochi after this man's death.
Who was Alexander?
Epicurus believed that "this" robs life of potential pleasures.
What was, "fear of future punishment"?
Culture that allowed for a unified empire and one legal system in first century A.D.
What is the Roman empire?
These three languages were likely spoken by Paul.
What are Hebrew, Greek and Latin?
The Hasmoneans fled this city dues to the changes made by Antiochus IV.
What is Jerusalem?
This man was a Greek mathematician, scholar and inventor from Syracuse.
Who is Archimedes?
The Sadducees were a Jewish political part especially known for not believing in this.
What is the resurrection of the dead?
Housed in Alexandria and one of the seven wonders of the world.
What is The Great Lighthouse?
According to legend it was translated by 70 Hebrew scholars in 70 days.
What is the Septuagint?
The Essenes claimed descent from Zadock and lived here.
Where is the wilderness?
Hanukkah is a celebration in rememberance of this family's resistance.
Who are the Hasmoneans?
This man notes that Jews, Greeks and Romans, in their moment of strength were faced with the reality of their weakness--no solution for death was possible by man alone.
Who was Chesterton?
Highly educated group who wrote numerous commentaries on the Old Testament law.
Who are the Pharisees?
Archimedes discovered this principle.
What is the principle of displacement?