Rome Review

Why did the Jews distrust King Herod?

• He believed in many gods

• He persecuted their followers

• He was controlled by the Romans

• He rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem

What is the main source of early information about the life of Jesus?

• the Latin writings of Roman historians

• Egyptians scrolls from the Dead Sea

• Gospels written by his followers

• scribes who recorded his deeds in Hebrew

Jesus probably grew up in the family of

• a carpenter in Nazareth

• a shoemaker in Jerusalem

• an inn-keeper in Bethlehem

• a fisherman by the Sea of Galilee

According to the New Testament, which event introduced Jesus’s years of public preaching?

• One of the disciples asked him a question

• John the Baptist identified him as the Messiah

• The rabbis in Jerusalem asked him to teach them

• King Herod passed a harsh law that made him angry

Why did Jesus preach mostly outdoors?

• COVID-19

• He taught his followers to respect nature

• His disciples were too shabby to go inside

• The crowds were too big to fit in the buildings

According to the earliest written accounts, what did Jesus emphasize in his teachings?

• love

• justice

• revenge

• obidience

One example of a parable is a story about

• Jesus rising from the dead

• the birth of a baby in a stable

• Paul telling the others about Jesus

• a traveler helping an injured man

The New Testament tells that the rulers of Jerusalem had Jesus arrested because they

• wanted to conquer the Jews

• feared he might lead a revolt

• had told him to stay in Galilee

• said he should worship the emperor

How was Paul important to the early development of Christianity?

• He asked converts to come and visit him

• He spread Christianity to people who were not Jews

• He preached Christianity in the Temple of Jerusalem

• He led the disciples who traveled with Jesus

How did Paul continue to have influence while in jail?

• by writing letters

• by persecuting Christians

• by converting fellow prisoners

• by preaching through the window