SECOND BATCH Flashcards
A place of worship for Jews and Samaritans
SYNAGOGUE
It opened 3 times a day for prayer and occasional gathering
SYNAGOGUE
was the chief gathering in a synagogue
Weekly Sabbath worship
He should recite Shema Prayer
PRAYER LIFE OF A JEW
Therefore, you shall love the lord our god with all your heart, soul, and strength
PRAYER LIFE OF A JEW
Was usually large
Children were considered a blessing
To be childless was a curse for the Jews
Boy were more desirable than girls
FAMILY
Had no official part in the synagogues and were expected to cover their heads in public places
WOMEN
They lit the candle of joy (Sabbath lamp)
Allowed to marry at the age of 12
WOMEN
Was made of stone and held together by mud and straw
HOUSE
What is their timepiece?
SUN
The length of the day was measured from?
sunset to sunrise
Daytime = ?
HOUR
Nighttime = ?
WATCH
Canaanite Calendar = ?
Substance
Name of the months = ?
Babylonians
“Feasts of Weeks”
PENTECOST (Shavuot)
Celebrated the harvest time for the Jews
PENTECOST (Shavuot)
Greek word “fiftieth”
PENTECOST (Shavuot)
the grain that marked the beginning of the spring grain harvest
OMER
Second major feast
YOM KIPPUR (Day of the Atonement)
Was a period of serious repentance before God
YOM KIPPUR (Day of the Atonement)
bearing the sins of the people was driven out into the desert and killed
Scapegoat
Third agricultural festival
Celebrated the fall harvest
The people were to dwell in huts during the festival
FEAST OF TABERNACLES (Sukkoth)
The HOLIEST and most celebrated feast
Commemorated the miraculous liberation of Israelites from Egypt
PASSOVER (Pesach)
For Christians - best known feast because of Jesus’ death and resurrection occurred during its celebration
PASSOVER (Pesach)
Rededication of the Jewish Temple
An eighth-day holy day modeled after Sukkot
HANNUKAH
Celebration which is marked by self-examination and penitential prayer for forgiveness
ROSH-HA-SHANNAH-JEWISH NEW YEAR
Jewish liberation from the Persian leader (Ammon) by heroine Esther
PURIM
Recite the Geography of Jesus
- Land of Palestine
- Land of Canaan
- Promised Land
- Land of Judah
What are the Regions of Israel during Jesus’ time?
- Galilee
- Judea
- Samaria
- Idumea
- Decapolis
- Perea