Understanding the Bible: Sixth Edition, 6/e

Stephen Harris, California State University--Sacramento

Between the Two Testaments:Hellenistic Culture and the Growth of Multiple Judaisms

True or False


1	The Gospels claim that Herod the Great was responsible for the execution of John the Baptist.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Another word for the philosophical school called Epicureanism is hedonism.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Asclepius was a popular god because of his powers of healing.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	According to the Mithras cult, Mithras was born on December 25.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	The Sadducees survived the Jewish wars to become the leaders of Judaism known as the rabbis.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	The rabbinic text, the Mishnah is a vast body of legal interpretation that was compiled around 200 ce.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Flavius Josephus was an important rabbi.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered near Qumran.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	The Dead Sea Scrolls describe a messiah figure very similar to that of Jesus.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The most famous Messianic pretender was Simon bar Kochba.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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