The covenant in ___________ promised the Jews the land of os Israel and many descendants

The later revelation of the ______ of Moses showed the Jews how the covenant was to be kept

In the land of Canaan (later called Israel) , ______ tribes of Israel were ruled by the Judges.

Between 1020-928 BC, King David was the King and established ________________ as the Capital.

Between 928- 584 BCE, the ______________ were the ones to remind the people of their covenantal relationship with God.

In 586 BCE, Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians and the _________ was destroyed, the Jews went into exile.

In 539 BCE, the _____________ conquered Babylonia and allowed the Jews to return to Judah to rebuild the Temple.

Between 333-160 BCE, the Jews were allowed to live relatively peacefully by the Persian and _______ rulers.

In 175 BCE ______________ came to power and forced Hellenisation upon the Jews.

Antiochus VI placed a statue of _____ in the Temple, ________ scrolls were burned and they were forbidden to keep the ______________. Those who failed to follow his edict were put to death.

Antiochus VI oppressive rule led to the __________ _________ in 167BCE. Eventually the Jews succeeded and a period of self-rule followed. Jews remember this today with the festival of Hanukkah.

During the Roman occupation, Palestine was ________________; the Romans appointed Jewish leaders but allowed a certain amount of autonomy.

Between 26-36 BC (during Jesus life) a Roman Governor called __________ was appointed to rule Judaea.

The supreme power in the Roman Empire was the Emperor. The key emperors during the life of Jesus were: _____________: (27 BCE-14 CE) a wise leader who brought peace and stability and _______________: (14-37CE) who was unpopular and lived in excess, he appointed Pilate as prefect.

When Galilee was under the rule of Herod Antipas, there was no indication that he tried to impose a Greek or Roman way of living. The Gospels refer to Jesus attending _______________ and keeping the pilgrim festivals.

The only circumstance that a Jew could put a Gentile to death was ....

Judah was governed by the Romans through a prefect. The prefect lived in Caesarea but they did not interfere with day-today Jewish life. The prefect and their troops would only go to Jerusalem during major ____________, as these were known to be particularly troublesome times.

AT the time of Jesus, Jerusalem was in effect ruled by the High Priest and the __________________.

The Sanhedrin Supreme Court was made up of ____ priests, scribes or elders. The High Priest served as their leader. The Romans allowed it the power to pass sentence according to Jewish Law but not to pass the death sentence.