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Exam 1 pt5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the linguistic Franca, the common street language in the Roman empire in the first century | Greek |
| What was the primary language spoken by Jesus, a Palestinian Jew? Where did they learn it from? | Aramaic and Babylonian exile |
| What was the legal language of the Roman empire, used mainly in the west? | Latin |
| What is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures called? | Septuagint (LXX) |
| Which 2 apocryphal books contain important history of the interbiblical period? | 1st and 2nd maacabees |
| Why are 14 or 15 apocryphal books valuable even when they are not in mot bibles today? | they contain history |
| What is the name of the place where nude Greek youths trained their bodies and also got their education | Gymnasium |
| 3 nations that ruled over the Jewish people during the interbiblical period? | Persians, Romans, Greece |
| Most important written tool for the study of the New Testament | Old Testament |
| Physical sign that showed male Jews belonged to god? Why was this practice ridiculed by the Greeks? | Circumcism, they thought it was mutilation |