Study Guide - Monotheism

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According to the Torah, the first covenant between God and the Hebrew people involved an agreement that

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God would bless Abraham and his descendants, and they would be faithful.

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Monotheism describes the Hebrews' belief - unusual for the time - that their God was

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the one and only God.

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According to the Torah, who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai?

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Moses.

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Who was responsible for having a great temple built in Jerusalem, which was later destroyed and rebuilt?

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Solomon

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What was the purpose of the tribute paid by Israel and Judah to the Assyrians?

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Prevent an attack by the Assyrians on Israel and Judah.

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Jesus based many of his teachings on monotheism, the Ten Commandments, and other ideas from the Jewish religion.

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True

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Most of the information about Jesus' life comes from the first four books of the New Testament called the Epistles.

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False

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One of Jesus' disciples was a man named Peter, whom Jesus referred to as the "rock" on which the Christian Church would be built.

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True

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A later convert to Christianity, Paul, wrote letters to the faithful, which became part of the New Testament.

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True

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Who was the first Roman emperor to accept Christianity?

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Not Nero.