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theo unit 1

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abba father/papa/dad
zealots revolutionary military group that despised Roman rule and Roman government and initiated violence to overthrow it; Simon; revolt against taxation
Sadducees mostly priests and aristocrats; based in jerusalem; temple focus; no resurrection of the dead; lawmaking body; only torah; die with temple; cooperated with roman officials
temple place of offering sacrifices; God dwelled in Holy of Holies; located in Jerusalem; destroyed and never rebuilt after Jesus
synagogue prayer 3x a day; special services on market days; sabbath services= most important; requires gathering of 10 men
pharisees strict observers of the law; mostly ordinary men ; worship centered around synagogue; formed liturgical calendar; believed in resurrections; didn't like Jesus; respected by the jews; accepted the writings and prophets as scripture
great sanhedrin made up mostly of Sadducees and few Pharisees; 71 elders appointed as supreme court/council
jesus' relatives Mary & Joseph; Elizabeth & Zechariah; John the Baptist; Anne & Joachim; Ancestors= Ruth, Jesse, David, Solomon
nazareth where Jesus lived, not born here; in Galilee
hebrew language that Jesus spoke
promised land geographic area where Jesus' public ministry took place; covenant with Abraham sealed the deal
pentacost 50th day of passover; celebrates God giving the Law to Moses
aramaic language with Abba
passover exodus event; sedar; most important; celebrates liberation from egypt; demonstrates "chosen people"
essenes strict, pure, simple lives; withdrew from society; unmarried, common meals; Dead Sea Scrolls; John the Baptist; studied, read, and produced commentaries on Jewish scripture
feast of booths tabernacles; recalls years in desert as nomads; harvest celebration; September & October
koine spoken form of Greek
samaria important region/city; where Samaritans are from; not good reputation
holy land geographic area where Jesus' public ministry took place; important for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
galilee important region/city; contains sea of galilee, nazareth, cana, and capernaum
names of places where jesus lived and did ministry Promised Land, Holy Land, Land of Israel, Land of Judah, The Land
messiah people were expecting king, related to David; army, political or military leader
things christians believe about jesus that no one else does jesus raised from the dead; he IS God; he sent Holy Spirit to followers
jesus' appearance dark skin, dark eyes, dark curly hair, prominent nose
2 different reactions to Jesus' ministry positive: disciples followed him; negative: thought jesus was crazy, angered/threatened, death on cross
pax romana time of peace in rome
christ means anointed one; greek=christos; hebrew=messiah
jesus common name; means Yahweh/God saves
bodies of water mediterranean sea; jordan river; sea of galilee; dead sea
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