Christian Scriptures Unit 1 test

Herod the Great

king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

Scribes

Jewish government officials and scholars of the Law

High Priest

In Jewish history, the priest in charge of the Temple worship.

Elizabeth

Mother of John the Baptist, cousin of Mary

Nazareth

Where Jesus grew up

Magi

Wise men of the East who followed a new star that directed them to the birth of Jesus.

Samaritan

An inhabitant of Samaria, in the central hill country of Palestine. Bitter enemies of Jews.

Bethlehem

Where Jesus was born

Sadducees

Priestly class who worked with Jewish leaders. Aristocracy, politically powerful, and willing to compromise.

Great Sanhedrin

Governing body of the Jewish people composed primarily of members of the Sadducees.

Messiah

Savior sent by God

Epistle

A letter

Pharisees

A Jewish sect at the time of Jesus known for its strict adherence to the Law. Seen as middle ground between Sadducees and Essenes.

Zealots

radical Jews who supported rebellion against the Romans. Lost support for Jesus after he declared he was non-violent.

Temple

The holy place in Jerusalem where Jewish people gathered to worship God

Essenes

A group of Jews that withdrew from the world into the desert in order to live a life of prayer and asceticism.

Tax collectors

public sinnners in the eyes of the jews because of thier alignement with the Romans

Sabbath

a day set apart to rest and honor God

Christ

The Greek term for "Messiah." It means "the anointed one."

Jerusalem

A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews.

Gospel

The "Good News," the story of the coming of the Savior, Jesus Christ, and the inauguration of God's Kingdom.

Acts of the Apostles

The book of the New Testament that tells the story of the early Christian community

Pauline Epistles

New Testament letters written to specific individuals/communities

Catholic Epistles

letters written to the universal church

Revelation

last book of the bible, about the end of the world, written by John

Mark

earliest gospel, written for both church and gentiles, based on humanity of Jesus through emotions, shortest Gospel, synoptic

Matthew

written for Jews, Jesus as Messiah or New Moses, Jesus as powerful teacher, references old testament, synoptic

Luke

made for those already christians, Jesus as compassionate and merciful, emphasis on those marginalized, synoptic

John

unfocused on any group, Jesus as divine Messiah, son of God, divinity of Jesus, non-synoptic

Sabbath

a holy day for rest and worship

water

represents life - hydration, cleanliness, energy, rejuvenation

Sabbath

a holy day for rest and worship

Synagogue

Jewish house of worship

Jesus' Hidden Years

The unknown period of time before the start of Jesus public life, we only know Jesus was a normal Jew.