What role did the Gemara play in the Jewish faith?
a. It was a space for daily prayer and discussion of the Torah.
b. It explained and interpreted the covenant between Jews and their God.
c. It offered commentary on each passage of the Misnah.
d. It provided a record of the Oral Torah.
Answer: c
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b. The family was Roman and did not follow Etruscan funeral practices. c. It illustrated the decline in Etruscan fortunes. d. It illustrated the decline in the fortune of Lars Pulena.
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A) ?fecundity B) ?concordia C) ?pietas D) ?apotheosis
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a. circle inscribed within a square. b. cascading waterfall. c. group of eight rectangles. d. nautilus shell’s spirals.