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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where were the Jews of the Diaspora living?
A
in Israel
B
in Judah
C
outside of Judah, but in Israel
D
outside of Judah and Israel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Jewish diaspora at the time of the Temple’s destruction, according to Josephus, was in Parthia (Persia), Babylonia (Iraq), Arabia, as well as some Jews beyond the Euphrates and in Adiabene (Kurdistan).

Detailed explanation-2: -A Jewish diaspora had migrated to Rome and to the territories of Roman Europe from the land of Israel, Anatolia, Babylon and Alexandria in response to economic hardship and incessant warfare over the land of Israel between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires from the 4th to the 1st centuries BCE.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Hebrews were Jewish Christians who spoke almost exclusively Aramaic, and the Hellenists were also Jewish Christians whose mother tongue was Greek. They were Greek-speaking Jews of the Diaspora, who returned to settle in Jerusalem. To identify them, Luke uses the term Hellenistai.

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