Ch. 5 Vocab Flashcards
Gentile
Non Jews
Synagogue
Meeting places for study and prayer introduced by the Pharisees to foster study of the Law and adherence to the covenant code.
Rabbi
Hebrew word for a Jewish master or teacher of the Torah
Samaritan
Descendants of a mixed population of Israelites who survived the Assyrian deportations and various pagan settlers imported after the norther kingdom fell
Hanukkah
The Jewish feast of dedication, which celebrates the recovery and purification of the Temple from the Syrians in 164 BC.
Hellenism
Greek culture
Scribes
People trained to write using the earliest forms of writing before literacy was widespread
Emmanuel
A name for Jesus that means “God is with us”
Servant songs
The name of four distinct poems accredited to Second Isaiah that deal with whom God will use to usher in glorious future.
Hasmonean Dynasty
Descendants of the Maccabees who ruled in Judea after the ousting of the last of the Syrians in 141 BC until the establishment of Roman authority in 63 BC
Micah
Micah foretold a coming Messiah who would lead Israel to peace and justice. This anointed one would come from Bethlehem and would rule by the strength of the Lord.
Ezekiel
Ezekiel exhibited bizarre behavior, reported fantastic visions, and used symbolic actions to communicate his message.
Lost Tribes of Israel
Refers to the top ten tribes from the northern kingdom who disappeared from history after being enslaved and exiled by the Assyrians
Isaiah
Isaiah was an influential Hebrew prophet. The book that bears his name is the largest of all prophetic books with sixty-six chapters.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah was another Old Testament prophet who ministered to the southern kingdom. His message shouted the love of a God who desperately wanted the Chosen People to repent before catastrophe would strike the nation.
