B,CHECKUP C,VOCABULARY,SELF-TEST
Apocrypha
Books at one time interspersed among the canonical books of the Bible but not
sanctioned by Jesus Christ.
Aramaic
A west Semitic language,closely related to Hebrew.
dispersion
The term commonly applied to the Jews living outside Palestine and maintaining their
religious faith among the Gentiles. The prophecy of such dispersion is seen primarily
through the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.
Essenes
A group of Jews in Palestine during the time of Christ.
Haggadah
The personal sayings of the Rabbis which influenced Jewish thought and religious
practice a great deal.
Hellenists
Jews who made Greek their language and who adopted Greek practices and ideas.
Herodians
A group of Jews promoting the cause of the Herod family. They were more political than
religious.
inter-Biblical
The period of time between Malachi 4:6 and Matthew 1:1
Koine Greek
The dialect of Greek in which the New Testament was written.
monotheism
The doctrine that there is but one God. This doctrine is held by Judaism,Islamism,and
Christianity.
historically
To study a subject thoroughly one must study it ___
inter-Biblical
The period studied in this section is called the ____period
Nehemiah
______was responsible for rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.
monotheists
The Persians were______in their religious beliefs/
true
TRUE OR FALSE:Philadelphus founded the famous library of Alexandria.
false
TRUE OR FALSE:Antiochus Epiphanes was a benevolent ruler of the Jews.
true
TRUE OR FALSE:Among the Herods,Herod the Great was the most cruel.
false
TRUE OR FALSE:Paul defended himself before Herod Agrippa I.