Historical Bg Religious Flashcards
This was a holy place where they offered sacrifice to God and where they thought God dwelled in a special way
Temple
This only had a role in temple worship, sacrificing animals to Yahweh on a daily basis
Priestly caste
This is the day of atonement
Yom Kippur
The law required people to..
Pay a temple tax and obligated Jewish men to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem on the major religious feasts although not all Jews could make it to the holy city for all the feasts
This was the most important feast which celebrated Jewish liberation from Egypt, the exodus
Passover
____ pilgrims came to jerusalem for this feast
200,000
There was only one temple and it was…
Jerusalem
Jewish people commemorate this event with a special meal called
The Seder
Assembly of gathered people
Synagogue
Synagogue server three purposes:
- it was a house of prayer and worship
- server as a place of discussion for legal settlement
- it was the local school
Jesus proclaimed his message in the…
Synagogue
This is much more than a dead letter and was very important. It was the heart of the Jewish religion. Jesus himself respected this
Torah
First-century Judaism was a…
Messianic age
They believer that a revolutionary military leader would impose God’s kingdom by violently overthrowing Israel’s enemies
Zealots
The literature of the Essenes pointed out two different kinds of Messiah:
A kingly messiah who would engage in battle against the forces of darkness and a priestly messiah who would purge false worship in Jerusalem
This religious sect got its name from Zadok, the priest whom Solomon appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant
Sadducees
They were priests and aristocrats who supervised temple practices and worship
Sudducees
Sadducees accept the law. What law is this?
The Pentateuch
71 member Sanhedrin
Major law-making body and supreme court of Judaism
Jesus was closest to them in beliefs and spiritual practices
Pharisees
They thought of prayer, almsgiving, and fasting were essential spiritual practices
Pharisees
Pharisees means..
“Separated one”
Pharisees came into existence during
Hasmonean Dynasty
Jesus called this man to be an apostle
Matthew ( levi)