chapter 1 new testament

Jesus ministered in public and died during the emperorship of who?

Tiberius Caesar

The spread of Christianity was facilitated by what?

Roman roads, Roman peace (Pax Romana), and a common language (Greek)

Resistance against the attempt to force Greek culture on the Jews was led by a family known as

The Maccabees (Hasmonean family)

What was the lingua franca of the New Testament?

Greek (Koine Greek)

What is the name of the ruler who tried to force Greek culture, including idolatry, on the Jews?

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

During what year were Jerusalem and the temple destroyed in the Romans' crushing of a major Jewish revolt?

A.D. 70

During the intertestamental period, what conqueror seized control of the Middle East from the Persians?

Alexander the Great

What elderly priest refused to sacrifice to pagan gods, helping launch a revolution?

Mattathias

Who became the king of the Jews from 37-4 B.C.?

Herod the Great

What was considered a capital offense after Antiochus Epiphanes invaded Jerusalem in 168 B.C.?

Practicing Jewish law (such as circumcision or keeping the Sabbath)

Jesus was born under the emperorship of who?

Augustus Caesar

Jews who assimilated themselves to Greek culture are called

Hellenists

What Roman general seized control of Palestine from the family who had led a revolt against the forced imposition of Greek culture on Palestinian Jews?

Pompey