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Life of Christ
BI 1311-52 20153
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
07/29/2015

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Term
How does Israel compare in size to Alabama?
Definition
Israel is about ⅓ the size of Alabama
Term
What were the dimensions of Herod’s territory in the time of Jesus?
Definition
90 miles wide and 150 miles long
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What is the gray area in the middle of this map?

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Definition
Jordan Valley
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From top to bottom, what are the three bodies of water in the middle of this map?

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Definition

Sea of Galilee

Jordan River

Dead Sea

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Name the six geographic regions on this map, from left to right.

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Definition

Coastal Plain

Shephelah

Western Mountains

Judean Wilderness

Jordan Valley

Eastern Mountains

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In the time of Jesus what ethnic/regional name was used the area marked C on this map?

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Definition
Samaria
Term

Name the territories marked 1, 2, and 3 on this map.

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Definition

1. Galilee

2. Perea

3. Judea

 
Term

 In the time of Jesus what name was used for the region marked B on this map?

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Definition
Decapolis
Term

 How many of the areas marked on this map were ruled by Herod the Great?

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Definition
All of them
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After the death of Herod the Great who ruled the area marked 3 on this map?

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Definition
Archelaus
Term

 After the death of Herod the Great who ruled the area marked A on this map?

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Definition
Philip
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After the death of Herod the Great who ruled the areas marked 1 and 2 on this map?

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Definition
Herod Antipas
Term
 How was Herod related to the Hasmonean dynasty?
Definition
He married a Hasmonean princess.
Term
 Which of the four Gospels introduces Jesus as “the son of David, the son of Abraham”?
Definition
Matthew
Term
 Which of the four Gospels is more reflective than the others, and probably written decades later?
Definition
John
Term
 According to our textbook in what year was Jesus born and in what year did he die?
Definition
He was born in 6 BC and he died in AD 30.
Term
 Where did Jesus live most of his youth?
Definition
Nazareth
Term
What town was home to Jesus during the years of his public ministry?
Definition
Capernaum
Term
Name six political regions in which Jesus preached.
Definition

Galilee

Judea

Perea


Decapolis

Phoenicia

Tetrarchy of Philip.

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