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| 7185525129 | TaNaKh | A Hebrew term for the books of the Bible that are written in Hebrew. The word is composed of the initial letters of the words Torah (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses), Nevi-im (the books of the Prophets) and the Ketuvim (additional historical, poetic, and philosophic writings). These are the three sections of the Hebrew Bible | 0 | |
| 7185530820 | Diaspora | A dispersion of peoples. Most commonly used to refer to the dispersion of jews among the gentiles, which began with the Babylonian captivity of the sixth century BC | 1 | |
| 7185531903 | Lost Ten Tribes | Ten tribes of Israel were exiled from their homeland in 721 BC. They totally assimilated into their new surroundings, lost their Jewish identity, and were lost to history. Periodically, groups in remote areas today claim that they are the Lost Ten Tribes | 2 | |
| 7185534473 | Sacrament | In Christian theology, a rite or ritual that is an outward sign of a spiritual grace conveyed on the believer by Christ through the ministry of the Church | 3 | |
| 7185535731 | Eucharist | From the greek eucharistic, "thanksgiving." The central sacrament and act of worship of the Christian Church, culminating in Holy communion | 4 | |
| 7185537319 | Original sin | First understood as the disobedience of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as they ate the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Later understood as the sexual relations between Adam and Eve. In Christian belief, Jesus' death atoned for these sins- for those who believed in him | 5 | |
| 7185539621 | Speaking in tongues | A mode of praying and preaching emphasizing ecstasy and even an entering into trances, such that the words of prayer and preaching may not be understood, but are meaningful nonetheless | 6 | |
| 7185541412 | Neoplatonic | A philosophical system founded by Plotinus (205-270 AD) and influenced by Plato's theory of ideas. It emphasizes the transcendent, "One" as the ground of all existence and the source of an internal world of goodness, beauty, and order, of which material existence is but a feeble copy | 7 | |
| 7185545955 | Heresy | A belief that is not in agreement with, or even conflicts with, or even conflicts with, the official orthodoxy of its time and place. Heretics, this who espoused heresies, were often persecuted | 8 | |
| 7185548389 | Iconoclasm | The movement (726-843 AD) to reject the use of icons in worship in the Eastern Orthodox church, and even to destroy the icons. The key motive seemed to be the desire to compete with the rising power of Islam, a religion which rejected Icons and was winning military victories against Christians | 9 | |
| 7973088422 | The later books of Jewish scripture: | describe many historical events and people that have been independently verified | 10 | |
| 7973088423 | Before the death of Solomon in 926 B.C.E., the Jewish state controlled the area from the Euphrates in the north to the southern border at: | the Red Sea | 11 | |
| 7973088424 | Which of the following was NOT a principal belief that came from the early scriptures of Judiasm? | Several dispersed homelands for Jews | 12 | |
| 7973088425 | Judaism: | has had a role in history that is disproportionate to the number of its followers | 13 | |
| 7973088426 | According to Jewish beliefs, God: | would sometimes dialogue with humans | 14 | |
| 7973088427 | Which of the following happened most recently? | Jewish kingdom split into Judaea and Israel | 15 | |
| 7973088428 | The rule of Saul, David, and Solomon: | eventually led to the creation of the Judaea and Israel | 16 | |
| 7973088429 | The return of the Jews to Canaan: | was accompanied by warfare | 17 | |
| 7973088430 | What is the name of the collective scriptures from early Jewish history? | TanaKh | 18 | |
| 7973088431 | The Torah: | has changed little since it was written | 19 | |
| 7987400153 | Which of the following festivals occurs in the Hebrew month | Pesach | 20 | |
| 7987400154 | After the Romans expelled the Jews from Judaea, Jewish communities were established throughout the Mediterranean. | True | 21 | |
| 7987400155 | Nearly all Jews exiled to Babylon chose to return to Jewish lands after | False | 22 | |
| 7987400156 | At the time of Jesus, which of the following directly controlled the largest geographc territory? | Rome | 23 | |
| 7987400157 | Which diaspora caused the most fundamental and lasting change for Jews? | diaspora at the hands of the Romans | 24 | |
| 7987400158 | Regarding gender relations, the Hebrew scriptures: | give women fewer civil rights than men have | 25 | |
| 7987400159 | Which of these choices is NOT one of the four conflicting groups the Jews were divided into in the face of Roman colonialism? | the Caliphs | 26 | |
| 7987400160 | The four gospels were written: | starting around 70 C.E. | 27 | |
| 7987400161 | Jesus Christ: | was considered a threat by the Roman government | 28 | |
| 8000862993 | The dogma of the early Christian Church: | led to violent confrontation between competing factions | 29 | |
| 8000862994 | Which Christian festival commemorates the beginning of the Apostles preaching mission? | Pentecost | 30 | |
| 8000862995 | Augustine: | supported the separation of church and state | 31 | |
| 8000862996 | For Paul, the most important criterion for being a Christian was: | faith | 32 | |
| 8000862997 | In the year 250 C.E., most of Rome's Christians were members | lower class | 33 | |
| 8000862998 | Paul: | sought to subordinate women in the church | 34 | |
| 8000862999 | Jesus' most important commandment was to: | love God | 35 | |
| 8000863000 | . Emperor Theodosius: | made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire | 36 | |
| 8000863001 | According to the Christian calendar, what day is the first day of Lent? | Ash Wednesday | 37 | |
| 8000863002 | Emperor Constantine: | had a vision that helped convert him to Christianity | 38 | |
| 8000863003 | Which of the following locations was NOT visited by Paul on his fourth journey, 59-62 AD | Macedonia | 39 | |
| 8293766659 | This was the strongest Christian denomination in Egypt a thousand years ago: | Coptic Church | 40 | |
| 8293766660 | Charlemagne: | was crowned Roman Emperor by the Pope. | 41 | |
| 8293766661 | The Eastern emperor in Constantinople never acknowledged Charlemagne's title of Holy Roman Emperor. | False | 42 | |
| 8293766662 | Eastern Orthodoxy | had a stronger urban base when compared to Roman Catholicism | 43 | |
| 8293766663 | From 600 C.E. to 1100 C.E., the most fundamental institution in Europe for maintaining order and character was the: | church | 44 | |
| 8293766664 | Monasteries: | usually contained members who were celibate | 45 | |
| 8293766665 | Between 500 and 1000 C.E., the church's power was fragmented and decentralized. | True | 46 | |
| 8293766666 | In the eighth century, the advance of Islam into Europe was: | stopped in southern France by Charles Martel. | 47 | |
| 8293766667 | Icons have been more important for Eastern Orthodoxy than for Roman Catholicism. | True | 48 | |
| 8293766668 | Which city referred to itself as the "Third Rome"? | Moscow | 49 |
