Religion chapter 4 Flashcards
A country in the Middle East
Palestine
Where did Jesus live?
Palestine/IIsrael
The north Area where Samaritan’s lived
Samaria
The South area where Jesus was born and died
Judea -Jerusalem
A country in the Roman Empire
Palestine
Non Jews
Gentiles
Tax collectors
Publicians
Middle class Jews who loved the Law and added more jobs
Pharisees
Scholarly teachers among Pharisees
Scribes
Political leaders/priest -did not believe in resurrection
Sadducees
Jewish men in Judea who acted as supreme council
Sanhedrin
Freedom fighters who used violence to overthrow Roman rule
Zealots
Men who lived in desert communities to live a purer life
Essenes
How did Jesus show Prayer?
He showed it at home in a temple* (*where Jewish people offered sacrifices)
Town center of prayer, education
Synagogue