Groups Of Jews Flashcards
One group that names a profession
Scribes
Supreme council of Jews
Sanhedrin
Probably wrote Dead Sea scrolls
Essenes
Known as people of the light
Essenes
Attempted holiness by observing both oral and written Torah
Pharisees
The group that may have included judas, Peter, and Andrew
Zealots
The wealthiest group who planned to kill Jesus after he overturned tables
Sadducees
Lived at Qumran , close to the Dead Sea
Essenes
Named for the dagger they hid under their togas
Zealots
Believed in the afterlife and might be compared to modern day priests
Pharisees
The most radical integrationists, making inroads with Gentiles
Sadducees?
Lawyers, scholars, and helped people with their taxes for a price
Sadducees
70% of this group was composed of Sadducees
Sanhedrin
Used guerrilla tactics to try to overthrow the Romans
Zealots
The most radical separatists of all groups, moved away from jerusalem
Essenes?