chapter 2 Flashcards
samaria
The north-central region of the holy land, directly south of the sea of Galilee.
judea
the dry barren（贫瘠的）,craggy（峻峭的） southern region of Palestine
bethlehem
The place Jesus born
Jordan River
connect sea go Galilee and dead sea
Dead sea
saltiest body of water
dead sea scroll
Ancient scroll containing the oldest know manuscripts(手抄本） of the book of old Testment
temple
sacrifices
synagogue
come from Greek word for assembly（立法机构）
tabernacles
Also known as the Feast（盛宴） of booths, it was a fall harvest celebration
Hanukah
celebrated the rededication of the temple after it had been propound
passover
the most important Jewish feast celebrating liberation（解放） from Egypt
pentecost
originally a harvest festival, it come to celebrate Yahueh ‘s giving the law to moses（摩西）
sadducees
撒都该人
samaritans
the samaritans descended from foreigners who intermarried（近亲结婚） with old northern Israelite tribes at the time of …
pharisees
the believed in strict observance（遵守） of the law
Sanhedrin
71 Judes was only convened（召开） on matters of national significance
Gentiles
none believers , the nations of people who were not circumcised
zealots
奋锐党人an organized revolutionary faction of Jews who sought（寻求） to overthrow（推翻） Roman role
Essenes
艾瑟你挂信徒 An apocalyptic（预示大灾难变的） group that believed God would usher（传达） in his kingdom though a catastrophic（灾难性的） event
Torah
the law or divine teaching revealed to Judaism . it is the found in pentateuch（摩西五经）
Tanak
The abbreviation（缩略形式 of the holy writings of Jews
prefect
another word for the Roman procurator who was directly answerable to the Roman governor in syria
Pax Romana
peace of Roma a fair and just legal system,and a strong military force
High Priest
the only one allowed to enter the holy of holies
herod the great
as a pagan foreign ruler
herod antipas
ruled Perea and Galilee, Jesus’ home province
Chi Rho
The first two letters of Greek word a symbol of Jesus Christ
Jesus speak
Aramaic
Cloud read / understand
Hebrew
Tax collector
were often cheaters who tried to line their own pocket at the expense of their fellow Jews
Women
Women generally had a low position in first century Palestine
Apocalypse
a word means revelation（披露）
angels
heavenly messagers
Pentateuch
The name for the first five books of the old testment
Genesis ,Exodus Leviticus Numbers and Deucernomy It contains the Law.
四大重要地点
外约旦：丘陵地带，约旦河东面的地方、
山地：由北到南
东非大裂谷
海岸平原
Nazareth
耶稣童年的家
Sea of Galilee
fresh body of water ,good place for fishing
capernaum
加百农 as the headquarters of Jesus’ ministry
Cana
Jesus profound his first miracle at Cana
