T and P Flashcards
What are the four different Jewish groups
Zealots, Essenes, Sadducees, Pharisees
Who were the Essenes
Group of Holy people
Simple life, strict and very religious
Followed 10 commandments
Helped sick and strangers
Who were the Zealots
Believed in using violence
Had a zeal for God
Thought war would remove Romans
Were called freedom fighters or terrorists
Who were the Pharisees
Followed 613 Jewish laws
Read laws and told other people what they could do and not do
Believed all Jews should be made to keep Jewish laws
Who were the Sadducees
Rich and powerful
Priests and aristocrats
Kept money and power by bribing Romans
They believed in negotiating and having discussions with Roman leaders
Jesus was given gold
He would be like a king
Jesus’ cot was an animals feeding trough
He was humble
Jesus was given frankincense
He would be like a priest
A star was placed over Jesus’ birthplace
His birth was a significant event for the whole of creation
Jesus was given Myrrh
His death would be important
Define the word symbols
A symbol is an action, object, sign or description that is intended to convey meaning, without directly stating what that meaning is
The accounts of birth, life death, and resurrection of Jesus are found in which testament
The new testament in 4 books called Gospels
What do Gospels do
They tell us the facts of what happened and they try to get us to understand the identity and significance of Jesus often they do this by using symbols
