Question

List factors that contributed to making the first century CE a particularly unsettling time for the Jewish people. Choose all that apply.

1. The challenge of the rising Christian sect.
2. Judaism had become increasingly apocalyptic.
3. The traumatic times of the revolt against the romans: The temple was destroyed in 70 CE and the Jews dispersed (Diaspora).
4. The Jews had been enslaved by the Egyptians.
5. Judaism had become increasingly sectarian giving way to dispute and disunity.
6. The Jewish people had been conquered by the Assyrian Empire and deported from their land.

Answer 1

The factors that contributed to making the first century CE a particularly unsettling time for the Jewish people were:

1. The challenge of the rising Christian sect.

3. The traumatic times of the revolt against the romans: The temple was destroyed in 70 CE and the Jews dispersed (Diaspora).

5. Judaism had become increasingly sectarian giving way to dispute and disunity.

Step-by-step explanation:

These three factors seriously unsettled Judaism in the first century. These factors can also adversely affect any religion. The best is for humans to recognize that God owns the world and is fully in charge. He also sets the agenda, the time, and seasons, according to Jesus Christ.