Christianity Crash Course

Judaism developed the idea of

• monotheism

• polytheism

• Nirvana

• Buddhism

Judaism also introduced which of the following ideas

• a covenant with God

• belief in a deity

• the holy trinity

• the physical holy cross

Which of the following describe characteristics of the Hebrew God? (choose all the correct answers)

• He is transcendent (has always existed/is greater than human experience )

• He plays an active role in historic events

• He is personal - he speaks to and is involved with individuals.

• He shares his authority with many lesser gods.

The land of Judea (modern day Israel) was controlled by which Empire at the time of Jesus' birth?

• The Roman Empire

• The Mongol Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Greek Empire

During the Roman Empire why many Jewish leaders try to encourage Jews to return to the traditions of the past?

• There were many outside influences, Greek culture and thought that were distracting Jews from the original religious teachings.

• They wanted to convert all the Judaism to Romans

• They wanted to convert all the Romans to Judaism

• They wanted to convert all the Romans to Christians

Why was Jesus' message threatening to the authorities?

• It was anti-authoritarian and focused on lower classes

• He wanted to take over as ruler of Jerusalem

• Jesus' message encouraged Civil War against the Roman Empire

• It was anti-authoritarian and focused on upper classes

What started the Jewish diaspora?

• The Roman destruction of the 2nd Temple after a Jewish revolt

• The end of the Roman Empire

• The Jewish army successfully kicking out the Roman Empire from the holy land

• The end of the Persian Empire

What is the main reason that Christianity became a world religion and not just a sect of Judaism?

• Christians rejected ALL Jewish teachings

• Christianity was opened up to people outside of Judaism

• Persians rejected ALL Jewish teachings

• The Jews rejected ALL teachings

What is one reason people in the Roman Empire were attracted to Christianity.

• The Roman Empire was in decline and many people's circumstances were getting worse

• The Roman Empire was ALWAYS open to Christianity and actively trying to spread the religion

• The Roman Empire was small, making geographic spread easier

• The Roman Empire's gods were very similiar to the Chritian God making conversion easier.

What is significant about Roman Emperor Constantine?

• He converted to Christianity

• He outlawed Christianity

• He created his own religion

• He converted to Judaism