Notes 2: Jesus was a Jew

Question 1

Primary languages of Judaism

Answer 1

Main: Aramaic
Scripture: Hebrew
Out of country: Greek

Question 2

Scripture and sacred writings

Answer 2

texts they considered inspired

Question 3

torah

Answer 3

*first 5 books of the OT
*instructions, doctrine, law
*followed by Jews, Christians, and Islam

Question 4

Prophets

Answer 4

*large books written over decades
*major, minor, former (stories), later

Question 5

Writings (3)

Answer 5

*psalms (biggest portion) written by David
*Proverbs (wise sayings of Solomon)
*books of Daniel and Revelation

Question 6

History

Answer 6

*OT jewish scriptures begin w/ the beginning of the world (story of Adam and Eve)

Question 7

Monotheism

Answer 7

what israelites believed

Question 8

Shema

Answer 8

*what israelites repeated daily
*a cry for God to hear or listen to them

Question 9

Creation

Answer 9

created out of nothing, everything that exists

Question 10

sabbath

Answer 10

*Day of rest for God = day of rest for everyone
*many rabbinic laws (600+)

Question 11

Covenant

Answer 11

Land: called abraham to go to land of Canaan and gave to him and his offspring
Offspring: God promised as many as the stars and sand

Question 12

Sanctuary/ Sacrificial system

Answer 12

*commanded to build a sanctuary where anytime someone broke a law, they could offer up a lamb to die in their place
*for 1500 years, lambs were offered up for sins

Question 13

Purity, hygiene, kosher

Answer 13

*if any bodily fluids come in contact with you, you are unclean
*cannot eat split hoofed animals (pigs), or shellfish (but no penalty, you are just unclean and cannot become clean again)

Question 14

Sanhedrin

Answer 14

ruling council of the jews

Question 15

priesthood

Answer 15

had to be a Levitte or people could buy a genealogy so they could be shown as a Levitte

Question 16

scribes

Answer 16

took the notes, were in line to be pharisees

Question 17

Sadducees (3)

Answer 17

*religious leaders out in the country side
*didn’t believe that God really cared about the people, just about following the rules
*believed that when you die you’re dead

Question 18

Pharisees (3)

Answer 18

*ran city from inside under Roman rulers
*were strict, “pure ones”
*just as god spoke through moses, they believed god was speaking through them

Question 19

Essenes (2)

Answer 19

*moved down to dead sea to copy scriptures (dead sea scrolls)
*John the Baptist may have been one

Question 20

zealots

Answer 20

were willing to fight to get what they wanted (hated roman rule)

Question 21

Sicarii

Answer 21

means dagger (were undercover agents of the jewish zealots)

Question 22

What was Jesus’ goal for Jewish people

Answer 22

to try and take them back to the torah’s true meaning and teach them to love their enemies