Key Words, Chapter 2

Question 1

Divi filius

Answer 1

“divine Son,” title for Roman emporers such as Augustus

Question 2

Gallio inscription

Answer 2

ancient artifact mentioning the name of the governor of Achaia by that name

Question 3

Graffiti

Answer 3

informal sketch or scribbling

Question 4

Maximalist-minimalist debate

Answer 4

controversy as to whether the Bible is an accurate source of historical-cultural background information

Question 5

Ossuary

Answer 5

ancient bone box containing the remains of a deceased

Question 6

Second Temple period

Answer 6

period between the rebuilding of the temple subsequent to the return from the exile and the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70

Question 7

Terminus ad quem

Answer 7

latest possible date