Q. Who were the Nazarenes? A. Jews, converted to Christianity. Q. Who were the Nazarites? A. Those who had taken a vow of sanctity. Q. Who were the Publicans? A. Men who made profit by collecting the Roman tribute. Q. What was the Sanhedrim? A. The great council of the Elders. Q. Who were the Elders? A. Seventy of the most esteemed men of the tribes. Q. Why seventy? A. According to the number of the house of Jacob, who first settled in Egypt, and of the seventy Elders who went up to Mount Sinai. Q. Who were the Scribes? A. Lawyers, or the interpreters of the law of Moses. Q. What were the Phylacteries ? 1 A. Broad pieces of parchment, inscribed with holy texts, and worn by the Pharisees for ostentation. 1 φυλακτήριον, amuletum; φυλάσσω, custodio. Q. What were the four hills of Jerusalem? A. 1. Mount Sion, on which stood the citadel and palace of David; 2. Mount Moriah, on which the temple was built; 3. Mount Olivet, to which Jesus retired to pray; 4. Mount Calvary, on which he was crucified. Emperors of Rome, in whose time the events of Sacred History took place? Augustus Cæsar, in whose time Jesus Christ was born; Tiberius, in whose time he was crucified; Caligula, who made Herod Agrippa King; Claudius, who expelled the Jews from Rome; and Nero, unto whom Saint Paul appealed; Vespasian, in whose time Jerusalem was destroyed by Titus; and Domitian, in whose time Saint John was banished to Patmos. The Governors of Judea? Herod the Great, who reigned over Judæa when Jesus Christ was born; Archelaus, his son, who was banished by Augustus; To him succeeded The Roman Procurators: The fifth of these was Pontius Pilate, who crucified Christ; the tenth was Claudius Felix; and the eleventh, The family of King Herod? His three sons were Archelaus, Tetrarch of Judea, who was banished by Augustus; Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee, who slew Saint John the Baptist; Herod Philip, Tetrarch of Ituræa, whose wife Herodias left him, and was married to Herod Antipas. The grandson of Herod the Great was Herod Agrippa, who was made King by Caligula, and, having slain Saint James, was eaten of worms at Cæsarea; his son, King Agrippa, came with his sister Berenice to meet Festus, and heard Saint Paul preach. Q. What were the principal Feasts of the Jews? 2. The Feast of Pentecost, in summer; Q. What was the Sabbatical Year? A. Every seventh year, in which the people rested from the labours of husbandry. Q. What was the Year of Jubilee? A. Every fiftieth year, in which lands were restored to their owners, and all slaves were set at liberty. MONIES MENTIONED IN Scripture ? The Shekel, or Piece of Silver, worth of £ The Penny, or Roman Denarius, The Talent of Silver, about Gold, above MISCELLANEOUS. Q. What are the five natural Senses? A. The Sight, the Smell, the Taste, the Hearing, the Feeling. Q. Which are the four Elements? A. Fire, Air, Earth, and Water. Q. Which are the Cardinal Points? A. The East, the West, the North, and the South: when my face is to the North, the East is to my right hand, and the West to my left. Q. Where does the Sun rise? A. In the East. Q. Where does it set? A. In the West. Q. Which are the Cardinal Virtues? A. Prudence, Temperance, Justice, and Fortitude. Q. What is the meaning of Cardinal? A. Principal. Q. What is the meaning of Sabbath? Q. Of Sabaoth? A. Hosts, armies. Q. of Epoch? A. A point of time to date from. Q. Of Statute? A. A law. Ꭰ |