Chapter 5 Vocabc

Question 1

The Believe in only one true God. Judaism was the first great _______ religion

Answer 1

Monotheism

Question 2

“The lord” Israel’s covenant name for God, derived from the four Hebrew consonants, the Tetragrammaton

Answer 2

Yahweh

Question 3

A solemn binding agreement between two parties. The Bible is structured around God‘s _______ relationship with his people

Answer 3

Covenant

Question 4

The law given by God to Israel through Moses. The term could be used for various things

Answer 4

Torah

Question 5

The central place of worship for Israel

Answer 5

Jerusalem temple

Question 6

Local Jewish meeting places use for worship, study, assemblies, and social events.

Answer 6

Synagogues

Question 7

The portable temple, also called “the tent of meeting”, which the Israelites carried with them through the wilderness

Answer 7

Tabernacle

Question 8

Descendants of Jacob‘s son Levi, who were dedicated as a tribe to serve Yahweh and the temple

Answer 8

Levites

Question 9

Levites from the family of Aaron, who served as_______ in the temple

Answer 9

Priests

Question 10

The highest religious office in Judaism

Answer 10

High priest

Question 11

Jewish high priest fromAD18-36, and the high priest during Jesus’ public ministry

Answer 11

Caiaphas

Question 12

Jewish high court

Answer 12

Sanhedrin

Question 13

Experts in the law of Moses

Answer 13

Scribes

Question 14

A religious and political party in first-century Judaism made up of mostly Priestly leadership and aristocracy

Answer 14

Sadducees

Question 15

A religious and political party in first century Judaism which strictly believed in purity laws and the law of Moses, both written and oral.

Answer 15

Pharisees

Question 16

A traditional messianic Title referring to the messiah descent from The line of David

Answer 16

Son of David

Question 17

A section of jews which rigorously kept The law and often lived in monastic communities.

Answer 17

Essenes

Question 18

A Jewish community near the dead sea which likely produce the Dead Sea Scrolls and most scholars believe they were Essenes

Answer 18

Qumran

Question 19

And ancient library discovered in caves near the Dead Sea

Answer 19

Dead Sea scrolls

Question 20

Referring to the end times and gods final salvation

Answer 20

Eschatology

Question 21

Jewish insurrectionists Who engaged in activities against the Roman authorities

Answer 21

Zealots

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Apocalypticism

Question 23

The Jewish expectation for an End time king descending from David who would reign over Israel

Answer 23

Davidic Messiah

Question 24

Jewish historian who was our most important source for history and culture of first century Judaism

Answer 24

Josephus

Question 25

Jewish philosopher who’s works help us understand the conversion of Judaism and Hellenism

Answer 25

Philo

Question 26

A collection of Jewish writings that were produced during the second temple and are included in the old testament of the Roman church

Answer 26

Apocrypha

Question 27

Written under a false name

Answer 27

Pseudepigrapha

Question 28

Discussion and interpretations of the Jewish law produced by rabbis in the centuries after the destruction of Jerusalem

Answer 28

Rabbinic writings

Question 29

Composed of rabbinic rules concerning the application of Torah

Answer 29

Mishnah

Question 30

The complete body of the Jewish oral law

Answer 30

Talmud

Question 31

Aramaic paraphrases of the Hebrew text

Answer 31

Targums