Chapter 4 Flashcards
Northern region of Palestine
Galilee
Country in the Middle East where Jesus lived
Palestine
Cities: Capernaum and Nazereth
Where Jesus grew up
Galilee
Middle region of Palestine
Samaria
People here considered to be heretics because they intermarried with non-Jews and worship in their own temple
Samaria
Southern region of Palestine
Judea
Where Jesus was born and died
Cities: Jerusalem, Bethlehem
Dead Sea
Judea
A country in the Roman Empire
Palestine
Emperor(s) of Rome
Augustus Caesar then Tiberius Caesar
Roman king of Palestine
Herod the Great- known for cruelty
Herod’s sons follow as three leaders of Palestine:
Arcelaus
Herod Antipas
Philip
Roman procurator- procurators replaced Herod’s sons
Pontius Pilate
Non-Jews
Gentiles
Tax collectors
Publicans
middle class Jews who loved the Law(Torah) - added more laws (Jesus scolded them because they were more about the Law more than the spirit)
Pharisees
scholarly teachers among Pharisees
Scribes
Political leaders/priests- did not believe in resurrection
Sadducees
Jewish men in Judea who acted as supreme council
Sanhedrin
Freedom fighters who used violence to overthrow Roman rule
Zealots
Men who lived in desert communities to live a purer life
Essenes
Symbol of Jewish faith where sacrifices where offered
Temple
Town center of prayer, education
Synagogue
Main commandment of Jewish people- prayed daily
Shema
Saturday- the Lord’s day- day of rest
Sabbath
Small case on doorpost holding cope of Shema
Mezuzah
Boxes strapped to head and arms of men- hold prayers
Phylacteries
feast remembering Exodus (when Jews escaped slavery in Egypt and went in desert)
Passover
feast of 10 commandments and harvest feast
Pentecost
fall feast remembering time Israelites spent in desert after leaving Egypt
Tabernacles
Houses were made out of ______ bricks ________\________ roof, _______ led to the _______ no __________
Clay, mud/straw, steps, roof, windows
Who was the head of the family?
The father, the other members of the family were considered to be his property
Who went to synagogue school?
The boys
What did the mother and daughter(s) do?
Keep the house
Life revolves around ________ and ________________.
Prayer and religious celebrations
The language they spoke was
Aramaic, they also spoke a little bit of Greek and Hebrew
