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Religious Sects Flashcards

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What is the term for the law in the first 5 books of the Old Testament(Pentateuch)?

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Torah

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What is the name of the 71 member legislative judicial body?

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Sanhedrin

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What were the 3 major regions of the Holy Land in the Lord’s day?

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Judea, Samaria, Galilee

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4
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What was the language of Jesus?

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Aramaic

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5
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Who ruled Galilee in the time of Jesus?

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Herod Antipas

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Who were the Sadduces mainly made up of?

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Priests and aristocrats

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What group was known for Being theologically conservative

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Saducees

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Where was the Sadducees’ main place of worship?

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Jerusalem

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9
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What means, “Separated one”?

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Pharisee

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What group worshiped in synagogues?

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Pharisees

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11
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Jesus paralleled to this group.

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Pharisees

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12
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This group was seen as An apocalyptic group

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Essenes

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Which group lived strict, pure lives believing that they would be on Yahweh’s side when the great day would come?

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Essenes

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Which group was John the Baptist believed to be influenced by?

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Essenes

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15
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Which group was seen as an organized revolution faction?

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The Zealots

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16
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Which group despised Roman rule and fermented violence to overthrow them, eventually leading them to be forbidden from setting foot in the Holy Land?

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Zealots

17
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Who had a famous stand at Masada, which became a symbol of Jewish pride?

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Zealots

18
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Which sect worshiped at Mount Gerizim instead of the Holy Temple of Jerusalem because they believed that Mount Gerizim was where God chose to be the proper place of worship?

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The Samaritans

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Who only accepted the Law of Moses and considered the first five books of the Pentateuch to be sacred, distinguishing them from the other sects?

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The Samaritans

20
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Which group descended from eigners who intermarried with the old Israelite tribes during the Assyrians’ takeover?

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The Samaritans

21
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What is an angel?

A

God’s messenger

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