Reading Questions for Shanks, chapter 8.

Please note: these questions are intended as a guide to your reading. They are not necessarily the questions we will ask on any examination or quiz.

1) What characteristics of Herod's reign facilitated the rebellion?

2) What features of Jewish communities throughout the Roman Empire differentiated them from the rest of Roman subjects?

3) What changes did Judaism undergo from the time of pre-Exile Israel to the Roman occupation?

4) How did the theological discussion change in response to an uncertain political environment?

5) What features of Roman rule provided causes for the rebellion?

6) What was the revolt centrally organized and homogeneous? If not what were the main factions?

7) What was the effect of the Second Diaspora on the theological discourse among Jews?