Within the scheme of religion‚ Judaism and Christianity interconnect within each other. Before the Christian religion was even in existence‚ the Jewish people had many wonders for themselves that caused Christianity to come about. The Jewish people believed that God would somehow and at sometime act on their behalf. Many searched in law and some of them searched in scripture. From this‚ various Jewish groups formed‚ all believing that the Messiah would come in a specific way. First came the Sadducees
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The Problems with Reconstructing the Events that Took Place at Masada Samantha Taylor Through a number of sources including Flavius Josephus‚ archaeological evidence‚ and modern historian Nachmann ben Yehuda1‚ we have gained a sufficient amount of information on the events which took place at Masada‚ however many problems in reconstructing these events have arisen. Problems with Josephus’ account include that he had a one sided view of the Romans‚ he was not an eyewitness‚ and the how his event conflicts
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1. The span of Jewish history from 515 BCE to 70 CE is referred to a the Second Temple period. 2. Which Seleucid (Greek) ruler initiated a reign of terror designed to exterminate the Jewish religion? Antiochus Epiphanes 3. Which person brought Palestine under Greek control‚ inaugurating the Hellenistic period? Alexander the Great 4. Which group led a successful Jewish rebellion to gain freedom from foreign rule? Maccabees 5. Which ruling family ruled an independent Jewish state until civil wars
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Samuel became a judge despite not being a descendant of Aaron‚ and became the national leader and head of the tribes. He appointed Saul‚ a warrior from the small tribe of Benjamin‚ the first king of Israel during a time of war against the Philistines. Saul led the Israelites to Gilead to defeat the Ammonites‚ reuniting the tribes and defeating an enemy. However‚ Saul did not always follow the standards of the Torah‚ so Samuel secretly proclaimed David as the next king of Israel. David was an exceptional
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The Essenes were a Jewish sect that flourished from the second century BCE to the first century CE in Palestine. They were a highly organized group that shared communal property‚ meals and worship. They were known for their strict discipline and isolation from those who did not practice their way of life. Although this sect is never mentioned in the Bible they were a part of the tapestry that was first century life for Jesus. For those interested in understanding who Jesus was during his earthly
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Jesus: Messiah or Universal Savior Although the gospels of Matthews and Like are the most similar of all of the canonical gospels‚ they offer different messages and send differing accounts of the figure of Jesus. Matthew calls Jesus the Jewish Messiah‚ while Luke does the opposite. Luke calls Jesus the universal savior‚ and by doing so each writer sets up their gospel to try and explain who they think Christ is by using their writing and knowledge to their advantage. Matthew depicts Jesus to
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The nativity scene. Taken place in Bethlehem in Judea‚ birthed from the Virgin Mother Mary. Also called the Creche‚ this scene is scene is seen or created by many all over the world nearing the holidays; made from ceramic to real people. The origin of this tremendous phenomenon rests in the hands of the great Saint Francis of Assisi. First and foremost‚ a brief history of the creche‚ or nativity scene.The story of the nativity of Jesus is conveyed differently with slight details and differences
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Turning Point in Jewish History Diaspora will not be the death of a religion. The concept may seem to make sense to us‚ but the realization of this is what turned desperation of a displaced people into a lasting religion. The Babylonian exile of the Jews had such monumental and lasting effects‚ it has become proverbial. There have been many events in Jewish History that can be seen as specific turning points. Arguably‚ the most pivotal turning point may have been within the years of about 632
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account of the life and teachings of Jesus‚ and the Book of Acts‚ which is an account of the growth and expansion of Christianity after the death of Jesus down through close to the end of the ministry of Paul. There was in the days of Herod‚ the king of Judea‚ a certain priest named Zachariah‚ and his wife; who was of the daughters of Aaron named Elizabeth. They were both righteous in the eyes of God‚ following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord perfectly. Zachariah and Elizabeth were very
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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2012 series 9011 DIVINITY 9011/02 Paper 2 (The Four Gospels)‚ maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began‚ which would have
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