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Ancient Rome vocab
Term | Definition |
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pharisees | educated people who both observes and enforced Jewish law |
Sadducee's | came from elite and powerful backgrounds . supported the traditions of sol oms in Jerusalem Very religious and generally cooperated with Roman occupation |
Pax Romana | Latin word for roman peace |
zealots | opposed Roman occupation |
Resurrection | coming back to life after being declared dead throughout divine intervention |
baptism | a practiced ritual cleansing by plunging into water |
crucifixion | a slow and painful Roman method of execution |
martyrs | people who die for there beliefs and Manny Christians were killed for there beliefs in Jesus |
bible | holy text that is composed of 2 mag or sections |
old testament | the first part of Christian bible |
salvation | deliverance from sin and its consequences |
new testament | the second part of Christian bible , written in originally Greek |
gospels | translated as good news |
parables | stories with a moral |
epistles | formal letters whiten by early leaders |
trinity | the Christian understanding that God is represented is 3 persons |
ethics | issues of right and rong |
golden rule | a rule of ethical conduct |
ascension | Jesus arose into heaven on the fortieth day |
denominations | Christians have decided themselves into different branches |
good Friday | the Friday before Easter |
Easter | the most important festival of the year |
Providence | the protective care of good spiritual power |
messiah | the promised deliver of Jewish nation |
commission | the instruction of Jesus to his disciples |
conversion | the fact of changing s omens religion |
sin | immoral act agitated gods law |
repentance | the action of regretting sinsear actions |