A
The First Temple was destroyed in 586 B.C.E. when the Jews __________.
A) rebelled against God and God lashed out in anger against them
B) Lost a war to the Assyrian Empire
C) the Babylonians invaded and carried them off into the Exile
C) the Babylonians invaded and carried them off into the Exile
Our knowledge of the earliest period of the Church’s history comes from the biblical book known as:
A)The Gospel of Mark.
B) Paul’s Letter to the Romans.
C) The Book of Revelation.
D) The Acts of the Apostles.
D) The Acts of the Apostles.
The word Qur’an literally means:
recitation
Today the largest group within Judaism is:
Orthodox
TRUE OR FALSE
The Gospels make only the slightest reference to Jesus' Childhood
True
Muslims believe that there is one deity known as __________ and Muhammad is his __________.
Allah; Prophet
The Israelites began worshiping God in the First Temple when __________.
Solomon was the king
Which is not one of the authors of the Gospels?
Paul
The Imam in Islam is:
a leader of prayer in the mosque
Ghettoes were first formed during the:
Counter-Reformation in Rome.
Approximately how many Christians are there in the world?
Two billion
Which day of the week did Muhammad declare to be a special day of prayer?
Friday
Jews in __________ became leaders of worldwide Judaism during the Middle Ages.
Spain
The authoritative list of the twenty-seven books that make up the New Testament is known as the:
canon
The title Muslim literally means:
The one who submits to god.