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Based on your reading of 1 Corinthians, identify THREE problems faced by the early Christian community of Corinth. Then, choose ONE of these problems and explain why it may have arisen due to the mixing of pagan and Jewish converts within the community.

Match the following elements of the Roman siege at Masada with their function.

While the Madaba Map depicts Jerusalem in the 6th century CE, it still contains vestiges of the city’s 2nd century rebuilding by Hadrian as Aelia Capitolina. Identify and describe THREE features of Aelia Capitolina that you can see in the Madaba Map.

Herod the Great is remembered as politically savvy on one hand and paranoid and violent on the other. Identify and explain one example from Herod’s life that supports EACH of these characterizations.

Read the following passage from the Gospel of Mark: 42 When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44Then Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for some time. 45When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. 46Then Joseph bought a linen cloth, and taking down the body, wrapped it in the linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. He then rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. (Mark 15:42-46) According to this passage, what is the logistical complication that arises from Jesus’ death? Why does Joseph of Arimathea get involved with his burial?

What did our readings from the Gospels tell us about synagogues in the time of Jesus?

Suppose you are the president of a small, publicly-traded corporation. Since you believe that your firm’s stock price is temporarily depressed, all additional capital funds required during the current year will be raised using debt. In this case, the appropriate marginal cost of capital for use in capital budgeting during the current year is the after-tax cost of debt.

What actions does the author of the Book of Tobit encourage diaspora Jews to undertake?