Question

How were Greco-Roman and Jewish ideas similar? Select three options.

Both believed that people have intrinsic value.
Both focused on worship of one god.
Both followed the Ten Commandments.
Both emphasized principles similar to the Golden Rule.
Both supported the rule of law.

Answer 1

- Both believed that people have intrinsic value.
- Greco-Roman thought (especially Stoics and other philosophers) and Roman law stressed human dignity and reason; Jewish teaching holds humans are made in God’s image.
- Both emphasized principles similar to the Golden Rule.
- Reciprocity and treating others fairly appear in Jewish texts (e.g., Talmudic formulations) and in Greek/Roman ethical writings.
- Both supported the rule of law.
- Roman and Greek city-states developed legal systems and respect for law; Judaism centers on the Torah as a normative legal/ethical code.