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Who were the “god fearers”? Select all that apply.
Gentiles that chose not to become proselytes.
Gentiles who emigrated from Judah to the Decapolis.
Gentiles who respected Jews, their values and who attended synagogue.
Gentiles who were literally afraid of God.
Gentiles who acknowledged God as God.
Gentiles who lived in Palestine and assisted the Romans in their oppression of Jews.
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- Gentiles that chose not to become proselytes.
- Gentiles who respected Jews, their values and who attended synagogue.
- Gentiles who acknowledged God as God.
Brief explanation: "God‑fearers" (Greek theosebeis) were non‑Jewish sympathizers of Judaism in the Hellenistic/Roman world who revered the God of Israel, attended Jewish synagogue services and adopted some Jewish beliefs and practices, but generally stopped short of full conversion (e.g., circumcision). They were not literally people "afraid" in the modern sense, nor a group defined by migration or collaboration with Rome.
- Gentiles that chose not to become proselytes.
- Gentiles who respected Jews, their values and who attended synagogue.
- Gentiles who acknowledged God as God.
Brief explanation: "God‑fearers" (Greek theosebeis) were non‑Jewish sympathizers of Judaism in the Hellenistic/Roman world who revered the God of Israel, attended Jewish synagogue services and adopted some Jewish beliefs and practices, but generally stopped short of full conversion (e.g., circumcision). They were not literally people "afraid" in the modern sense, nor a group defined by migration or collaboration with Rome.
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