Chapter 5 Vocabc Flashcards
The Believe in only one true God. Judaism was the first great _______ religion
Monotheism
“The lord” Israel’s covenant name for God, derived from the four Hebrew consonants, the Tetragrammaton
Yahweh
A solemn binding agreement between two parties. The Bible is structured around God‘s _______ relationship with his people
Covenant
The law given by God to Israel through Moses. The term could be used for various things
Torah
The central place of worship for Israel
Jerusalem temple
Local Jewish meeting places use for worship, study, assemblies, and social events.
Synagogues
The portable temple, also called “the tent of meeting”, which the Israelites carried with them through the wilderness
Tabernacle
Descendants of Jacob‘s son Levi, who were dedicated as a tribe to serve Yahweh and the temple
Levites
Levites from the family of Aaron, who served as_______ in the temple
Priests
The highest religious office in Judaism
High priest
Jewish high priest fromAD18-36, and the high priest during Jesus’ public ministry
Caiaphas
Jewish high court
Sanhedrin
Experts in the law of Moses
Scribes
A religious and political party in first-century Judaism made up of mostly Priestly leadership and aristocracy
Sadducees
A religious and political party in first century Judaism which strictly believed in purity laws and the law of Moses, both written and oral.
Pharisees
A traditional messianic Title referring to the messiah descent from The line of David
Son of David
A section of jews which rigorously kept The law and often lived in monastic communities.
Essenes
A Jewish community near the dead sea which likely produce the Dead Sea Scrolls and most scholars believe they were Essenes
Qumran
And ancient library discovered in caves near the Dead Sea
Dead Sea scrolls
Referring to the end times and gods final salvation
Eschatology
Jewish insurrectionists Who engaged in activities against the Roman authorities
Zealots
A Jewish movement that began in the second century BC which looked to God‘s intervention in history to judge the wicked and reward righteous
Apocalypticism
The Jewish expectation for an End time king descending from David who would reign over Israel
Davidic Messiah
Jewish historian who was our most important source for history and culture of first century Judaism
Josephus
Jewish philosopher who’s works help us understand the conversion of Judaism and Hellenism
Philo
A collection of Jewish writings that were produced during the second temple and are included in the old testament of the Roman church
Apocrypha
Written under a false name
Pseudepigrapha
Discussion and interpretations of the Jewish law produced by rabbis in the centuries after the destruction of Jerusalem
Rabbinic writings
Composed of rabbinic rules concerning the application of Torah
Mishnah
The complete body of the Jewish oral law
Talmud
Aramaic paraphrases of the Hebrew text
Targums
