Which of the following played a part in the development of Hebrew religious ideas? A. The Ten Commandments became part of Hebrew culture and religion long before the Babylonian captivity. B. Jewish history describes the journey of the Hebrews as they wandered through the desert for 40 years after escaping from Egypt. C. Moses was considered to be the only Jewish prophet. D. In Jerusalem, the Hebrews worshiped only at the Temple, but that changed during the Babylonian Captivity



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Well... what i meant was that this is multiple choice so if we were to go over them together We would see.... Lets start with  A. The Ten Commandments became part of Hebrew culture and religion long before the Babylonian captivity obviously this is religious (if you read the bible)  and true. So A... let's now go to B.  Jewish history describes the journey of the Hebrews as they wandered through the desert for 40 years after escaping from Egypt. Yes, this is true... but does it have anything to do with religion? No. so, B we can eliminate... Next C.  Moses was considered to be the only Jewish prophet. This is not true. In the bible Aaron was a prophet sent by God also... there were more.... So we can elamanate C too... Last D.  In Jerusalem, the Hebrews worshiped only at the Temple, but that changed during the Babylonian Captivity, This is also true and does have to do with religion and the prayers in the temple... 
:) I said all that to say i believe this is A & D...  Hope this helps... even though it is late.... :-/

Moses was the prophet who brought the Jews out of the Egyptian bondage, but he was not the only prophet, there were many in the history, such as Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, etc. After leaving Egypt at Mount Sinai, Moses received from God Ten Commandments long before the Jews arrived at the promised land, meaning long before the Babylonian bondage. These ten commandments are the bases and core of the Jewish faith and as such exist long before the Babylonian bondage. The Jewish 40-year journey through the desert before coming to Canaan (the promised land) is a part of a history that has a powerful influence on Jewish consciousness, as a nation, because there in the desert, Moses was gradually writing new rules in Torah, constantly correcting the people in the sense of adhering to religious and social rules. These same rules have become part of everyday behavior as they come to the promised land and beyond. The first Temple built by Solomon was a place of worship, but also the Jews were monotheists and worshiped one God before that. When banished into the Babylonian slavery, access to the temple was not possible and this has a great influence on the formation of their religion, in terms of maintaining faith in the impossibility of having a temple.  Under such conditions, a new Babylonian Talmud was formed, which differs from the pre-Babylonian one, but together with it, it formed a whole in the overall religious teaching. This is a significant part of Jewish history, because it speaks of the survival and prayer and worship of one God under slavery, the inability to access the temple, which had previously.

I would say, the answers are : A. B. and D.

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