NBST 515 Exam 1 - Questions and Correct Answers

NBST 515 Exam 1 Became a priest and military leader of Jewish people and was ultimately killed by Trypon after being lured to Ptolemais. - Jonathan Was first to achieve national liberation when it was declared that the Jews were no longer obligated to pay tribute - Simon Defeated the Akra and constructed large city walls around Mt. Zion and the City of David - Simon Expanded Jewish territory and forced the Idumeans to convert to Judaism - John Hyrcanus I Was the first to assume the title of high priest and king - Aristobulus I Expanded Jewish territory to the size it once was in the days of King David while putting to death hundreds of Pharisees - Alexander Jannaeus Was the wife of Alexander Jannaeus who aligned herself with the Pharisees - Queen Salome Alexandra Was sent to Rome as a prisoner after he was captured by Pompey in Jerusalem - Aristobulus II Was the son of Aristobulus II who reigned for a brief time before being defeated by Herod the Great - Mattathias Antigonus Area from which Herod the Great's family descended - Idumea. He was a Jewish proselyte Name of Herod the Great's father - Antipater Roman general who sponsored Herod the Great's bid to become "king of the Jews" in Rome - Mark Antony Herod the Great's key rival who was a Hasmonean and was supported by the Parthians - Antigonus Name of the large coastal city built by Herod the Great that became a center of commerce and government during the New Testament period - Caesarea Herodian ruler who was responsible for the reconstruction and expansion of temple - Herod the Great How Herod the Great differed from the Hasmoneans with regard to the manner in which priests were selected - Chose at random and switched them often. Did not do it based on highest bidding or family relation. Whether or not Herod the Great was known to have participated in the worship of pagan gods or in the construction of pagan temples