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Religious Studies
10th Grade
06/09/2010

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True
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Circumcision was made a centeral aspect of the Law by the preistly writers
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True
Definition
The process through which Jaws abandoned their traditions and became memebers of other cultures is reffered to as assimilation
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True
Definition
King Cyrus conquered Babylon.
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False
Definition
Ezekiel was known as a prophet of hope prior to the exile.
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True
Definition
King Cyrus freed the jews from the Exile
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False
Definition
The exile was a period of time from 597 to 535BCE, when the people of Judah were forced to live in Babylon.
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True
Definition
King of Medes and the Persians was Cyrus
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True
Definition
Diaspora refers to the scattering of the Jews into many lands and nations after the Babylonian Exile.
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True
Definition
Holy name is a phrase used by Second Isaiah
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True
Definition
Jewish rite performed on male infants as a sign of membership in the community is called circumcision.
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Holy Name
Definition
This term/phrase refers to the "essence" or "nature" of God.
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Assyria's most powerful king
Definition
Nebuchadnezzar was....
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Zion
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A name which usually refers to Judah: the hill in Jerusalem upon which Solomon's temple was built
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Marduk
Definition
The ...... was the god of Babylon when Judah was exiled.
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chapters 40-55
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Second Isiam, also known as Deutero-Isiaiam is the author of which chapters of the Book of Isaiah.
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Jews
Definition
A term which was short for "Yehudi" was used for the Judahites beginning with the Exile.
Term

-Found in the "Servant Songs" of Deutero-Isaiah.

-One who will announce God's words.

-One who will intercede between God and the people

Definition
The "Suffering Servant" is....
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Synogague
Definition
House of worshop, "gathering place", built for Jews who no longer could worship in the Temple/
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Theodicy
Definition
A defence of God's goodness in the face of evil.
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-Rule that Jews must not work from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.

-An observance made centeral to their lives by the preistly writers.

Definition
Which statements are true for the word Sabbath.
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False
Definition
The ten northern tribes were also exiled by the Babylonians.
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True
Definition
Some of the people left behind in Judah eventually moved to Egypt/
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True
Definition
The Jews were treared as second class citizens in Babylon
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False
Definition
Second Isaiah said that God allowed the Exile out of a desire for revenge.
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False
Definition
The leaders of the community in Judah were left behind and not taken into Exile.
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False
Definition
The Preistly writers wrote a set of prophecies known as the "servant songs"
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True
Definition
Ezekiel had a vision of a valley of dry bones that will rise again
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False
Definition
Promises of future glory for the Jews are given by the prophet known as "Deutero" or third Isahiah
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True
Definition
The prophet who experienced a wild vision of Yahweh's chariot was Ezekiel.
Term
True
Definition
The scattering of the Jews into many lands and nations is known as the diaspora.
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False
Definition
All the Biblical  accounts are in agreement as to how many people went into exile in Babylon.
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True
Definition
The Jews did not worship Yahweh in Babylon.
Term
True
Definition
Isiaiah 40-55, describes a figure who will bring Isreal back to God through suffering.  This figure is known as the Suffering Servant.
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True
Definition
Many Jews were more prosperous in Babylon than they had been in Judah
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True
Definition
A defense of God in the face of evil is known as theodicy.
Term
Elephantine
Definition
The place in Egypt where Jews built a temple was called
Term
banking
Definition
This occupation was developed first in Bbaylon
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Ezekiel
Definition
The prophet who was himself exiled was
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Circumcision
Definition
A Jewish rite performed on male infants as a sign of membership in the community is
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587 BCE
Definition
The Date of the EXILE WAS
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Monotheism
Definition
One theme of great importance in Second Isaiah is
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Preistly
Definition
The writers who made the Sabbath a centeral observance was
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Nebuchadnezzar
Definition
Babylon's most powerful king who was responsible for the Exile was
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Group Solidarity
Definition
Ezekiel and Jeremiah both quoted the proverb "Fathers have eaten sour grapes, thus their children's teeth are on edge.'  This proverb expressed a traditional Isrealite belief in
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Synogague
Definition
The term which means "gathering place" referring to houses of worship first built for Jews in Babylon is
Term
True
Definition
The title "High Presit" was invented under Ezra
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False
Definition
While the apocrypha books were found in the Septuagint they were also in Ezra's canon of the Old Testament
Term
True
Definition
Hellenization means to imitate Greek culture.
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True
Definition
Ahura Mazda was the cheif Persian God
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True
Definition
Apocrypha is a term used for the books and parts of the books included in the Septuagint
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False
Definition
Hannukah is the 8 day celebrations which commorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Assyrians
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True
Definition
Ahura Mazda was referred to as the "God of Heaven"
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True
Definition
The Feast of Booths was originally an agricultural festival during which people would live in outdoor huts.
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False
Definition
A stylized and symbolic literature that spoke about immediate problems and their soultions as if they had happened in the furture was known as "apocalyptic literaturew"
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True
Definition
The Feast of Booths became a celebration of the Torah in the time of Ezra.
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Martyr
Definition
A person who dies for his or her faith
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Sheol
Definition
The place where Jews believed the "shaades" of the dead were kept
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Maccabees
Definition
A family os conservative Jews who revolted against the Seleucids
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Sekeucids
Definition
Kings after Alexander the Great who ruled Syria
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Samaritans
Definition
A cultural group made up of descendants of the norther tribes who intermarried with Canaanites and Assyrians
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Martyr
Definition
From the Greek word for "witness"
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Septuagint
Definition
The Greek translations of the Hebrew Scriptures
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Synogague
Definition
The meeting place of the Jews for study and worship
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A "Teacher" of the Law
Definition
A "Rabbi" was considered
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Intercessory Prayers
Definition
Prayers of the living or dead that have benefit for the salvation of all in the human race.
Term
True
Definition
The king who made it possible for the Jews to return to their homeland was Cyrus
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True
Definition
Jewish buisnessmen were often required to participate in Greek religious rituals in order to do buisness.
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True
Definition
Samaritans opposed the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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False
Definition
All Jews were enthusiastic about the return from exile.
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True
Definition
Ezra made the Law the center of Jewish life
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False
Definition
The prohibition against intermarriage between Jews and Gentiles was based on racial prejudice alone.
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False
Definition
The Sabbath celebration runs from Saturday morning to Saturday evening.
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False
Definition
The "new prince" promised by one of the prophets arrived before expected
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False
Definition
Ahura Mazda was the name of one of the minor gods of Assyria.
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False
Definition
Ezra encouraged mixed marriage between Gentiles and Jews.
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True
Definition
Citizens of the Northern kingdom who stayed in Isreal and intermarried with Canaanite, Assyrian and other cultured were called Samaritans.
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True
Definition
Greek education incorporated various religious aspects.
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False
Definition
Purity of worship was not a concern of the Jews who returned from exile.
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True
Definition
As a result of Persian rule, use of the Armaic language became widespread among the Jews.
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True
Definition
Other people has claimed the Jew's property while they were in exile.
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Isreal
Definition
The Samaritans were descended from the people of which kingdom?
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Zerubbabel
Definition
The "new prince" announced by one of the prophets for the Jews who had returned was
Term
Afterlife
Definition
The ideas that the dead can be called upon to help the living attain salvation is called?
Term
Judas Maccabeus
Definition
The leader of the Maccabean rebelion after Mattahias was?
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Scribe
Definition
In addition to being a preist, Ezra was also a
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Hannukah
Definition
The Jewish feast which celebrates the victory of the Maccabees is
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Annual Tax.
Definition
Ezra declared that the Law was required this from all Jews to support the Temple.
Term
538 BCE.
Definition
The edict which allowed the Jews to return from exile was made in
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Septugaint
Definition
The translation of the Old Testament  inot Greek was called the?
Term
52 days
Definition
The task of rebuilding the city walls of Jerusalem took?
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True
Definition
Integrity is one of the qualities of a wise person
Term
True
Definition
One of the qualities of a wise person is balance.
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False
Definition
Integrity does not refer to honesty about one's observations, percetions and experiences.
Term
True
Definition
One of the qualities of a wise person is certainty
Term
True
Definition
Fear of the Lord refers to respect and humility before God.
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False
Definition
Listening heart is not one of the qualities of a wise person.
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True
Definition
A listening heart means a willingness to hear what others have to say and learn from what is heard.
Term
True
Definition
Certainty refers to inner confidence is one's identity
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False
Definition
Fear of the Lord is the same thing as actual fright.
Term
True
Definition
Balance can be described as a state of calmness and ability to use good judgement.
Term
Secular
Definition
Relating to wordly things rather than things of religion
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Mashal
Definition
A short saying based on practical experience that is universal in its application.
Term
Wisdom
Definition
Insight into God, human nature and ethical behavior is.
Term
Sages.
Definition
The term used to describe the writers of Old Testament wisdom literature.
Term
Wisdom School
Definition
A group of students organized around the teaching of a certain sage
Term
Ma'at
Definition
The Egyptian concept of wisdom as self-control and eloquence is
Term
Sages
Definition
Wise people who are respected for their wisdom are called?
Term
Proverb
Definition
A saying which expresses something true in an artful and easy-to-remember way
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Parallelism
Definition
Structure of Hebrew poetry in which rhyth, is produced by pairs of lines.
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Qoheleth
Definition
Another name for Ecclesiastes
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True
Definition
Wisdome teaching answers a very basic human need, to know how to live correctly and happily.
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True
Definition
Much of the Wisdom literature of Isreal was written after the Exile.
Term
True
Definition
The Book of Wisdom also deals with the belief in life after death.
Term
False
Definition
The main subject of the Book of Job is about the problems of the Hellenistic culture.
Term
False
Definition
The Psalms are the second best example we have of religious poetry from ancient Isreal.
Term
True
Definition
"Fear" of the Lord meant respect and admiration of Yahweh.
Term
True
Definition
For the ancient Isrealites, a wise man was one who knew how to live a moral life of self-discipline.
Term
True
Definition
Egyptian sages developed sayings and stories that presented the trademarks of a wise person.
Term
True
Definition
True wisdom comes from one's relationship with Yahweh.
Term
True
Definition
Proverb 9:10 tells us, "The beginning of wisom is the fear of the Lord"
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True
Definition
Isreal's wisdom tradition grew up in the context of the wider Middle East.
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False
Definition
Wisdom literature.tradition is concerned with the less difficult questions of life.
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False
Definition
Ma'at is a Hebrew term referring to a wise person.
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True
Definition
The Book of Sirach is also called the "Church Book" or "Liber Ecclesiasticus."
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True
Definition
Isrealite wisdom emphasized respect for God.
Term
The love between God and Isreal
Definition
Jewish tradition understands the Song of Songs as a parable that describes the delights of
Term
Great Observers
Definition
The sages were...
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Nothing at all
Definition
Sirach 20:99 tells us
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One's ears and one's mind
Definition
Listening with one's entire being is different from listening only with
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Human Understanding
Definition
The book of Job argues forecefully that the workings of the universe are often beyond
Term
Theologian and biblical scholar
Definition
St. Gregory of Nyssa was a
Term
Spiritual life
Definition
The book of Proverbs, according to St. Gregory, was the best book for beginners to develop a
Term
Book of Proverbs
Definition
All the principles of the Ten Commandments as well as the Sabbath regulations are included in the...
Term
Learn from other's experiences
Definition
A person with a listening heart will
Term

-Balance and Certainty

- Integrity and listening heart

Definition
The four main charateristics of being wise.
Term
Observation and reflection
Definition
The sages taught their students two primary principles of uncovering wisdom.
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Two parts
Definition
The Book of Proverbs is divided into
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Completed
Definition
Which item is NOT a type of psalm?
Term
Suffer much pain in life
Definition
The person who clings to anything less than God will
Term
the second part of the Book of Proverbs
Definition
Much of the moral code of Isreal us found in
Term
True
Definition
"Jesus of History" refers to the real life, flesh and blood person, Jesus of Nazareth.
Term
True
Definition
The term "Christ of Faith" deals with Jesus as he is known through the faith tradition of the Church.
Term
True
Definition
Parousia refers to the "Second Coming" of Jesus
Term
True
Definition
The four New Testament books which provide evidence of Jesus' life and importance are known as Gospel accounts.
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False
Definition
Healing of values and charachter is referred to as physical healing.
Term
True
Definition
The maine theme of Jesus' preaching and teaching was the "Kingdom of God"
Term
True
Definition
The Dead Sea Scrolls are writings which reflect opinions within Judaism shortly before the time of Jesus.
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False
Definition
Gospel, is a word that contains the "Good News" of the Apostles in the four Gospel accounts.
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True
Definition
A comparison of something familiar to something unfamiliar is a parable.
Term
False
Definition
A miracle is the ordinary flow of exceptional events.
Term
Province
Definition
An aread of the empire under direct Roman rule.
Term
Synoptic Gospels
Definition
Matthew, Mark and Luke
Term
Procurator
Definition
The head of the Roman goverment in Judea.
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Public ministry
Definition
Jesus' career from age 30-33.
Term
from the German word "Quelle" meaning source
Definition
Q best refers to
Term
Second Coming/Parousia
Definition
End time when Jesus will come again
Term
Sadducees
Definition
Wealthy aristoocrats, religious conservatives that held power in the Temple
Term
Healing a bodily illness
Definition
Physical healing refers to
Term
Spiritual healing
Definition
A healing or sacting our of demons
Term
Pharisees
Definition
A Jewish group which stressed the Law but fitted it to new situations
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