Religion Quiz 1

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Who was Cyrus?
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Who was Cyrus?
The ruler of the Persian Empire who allowed the Jews to return from the Babylonian Exile
After Moses had led the Israelites out of Egypt and eventually to the promised land, and after the Israelites had been governed by judges, who became their first king?v
Saul
For approximately how long were the Jews exiled in Babylonia?
50 years
As a result of the actions of Antiochus IV (Antiochus Epiphanes)
The Second Temple needed to be rededicated (pork on alter)
Moses Maimonides. . .
- Argued that faith and reason were complementary, and that Judaism was a rational religion
- Formulated in medieval times a list of central beliefs of Judaism, including the beliefs that the Messiah will come someday, and that there will be a resurrection of the good "in the world to come"
- Wrote his most famous book in Arabic, although he was Jewish, so that the book would be more accessible to a wider audience.
Several Jewish factions emerged among the Jews during the Second Temple Period. Which faction had a focus on piety and the careful observation of religious laws and traditions?
The Pharisees
When did the concept of Satan as an active spirit of evil, part of a cosmic antagonism between good and evil, appear to have begun to emerge?
During the Exile, as the Jewish people began to assimilate influences from Babylonian culture
The destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE brought about the end of Israel's. . .
temple-based ceremonial religion
Which of the following statements about the Essenes is INCORRECT?
We know more about these desert groups than any of the other factions during or after the Second Temple Period.
Which of the following shows correct chronological order? (#1 is earliest, #4 is latest)
(1) Babylonian Exile
(2) Maccabean Revolt
(3) Destruction of the Second Temple
(4) Hebrew canon was declared complete