Question

Place the letter indicating the most appropriate response next to the number of the question.

            A. Peasants                          B. Zealots                   C. Pharisees

            D. Sadducees                      E. Essenes                  F. All (A, B, C, D, and E)

_   _ 6. The historical Jesus directed his earthly mission primarily toward them.

_   _ 7. The beliefs and practices of these people formulated post-temple Judaism, which is to say they produced the Judaism that endured after the temple fell. The other interest groups (sectors of the Jewish worldview) disappeared from history during the Roman Period.

_   _ 8. The ideas of these people are exposed in the New Testament through the various teachings and practices that Jesus promoted as well as those he protested against.

_   _ 9. Jesus of Nazareth may have studied with the man referred to as John the Baptist. Many scholars think that John studied with these people and introduced Jesus to their worldview and apocalyptic ideas.

_   _ 10. Jesus and the majority of his students came from these people.

Answer 1

6. The historical Jesus directed his earthy mission primarily towards him. B. Zealots

7. The beliefs and practices of these people formulated post-temple Judaism, which is to say they produced the Judaism that endured after the temple fell. D. Sadducees.

8. The ideas of these people are exposed in the New Testament through the various teachings and practices that Jesus promoted as well as those he protested against. C. Pharisees.

9. Jesus of Nazareth may have studied with the man referred to as John the Baptist. Many scholars think that John studied with these people and introduced Jesus to their worldview and apocalyptic ideas. E. Essenes.

10. Jesus and the majority of his students came from these people. A. Peasants.