Term 1 Flashcards
In what land did Jesus grow up?
Israel
What is Israel also known as?
Palestine
What are the dimensions of Israel?
150 m long by 50 m wide
What does the word Gospel mean?
Good news
What are the 3 geographical sections in Israel
Costal Plain (at the coast), Central Highlands (see high area in map), Jordan Valley (other side of Jordan river)
Where was the birth place of Jesus?
Bethlehem
Where did Jesus grow up?
Nazareth
Where were the dead sea scrolls found?
Qumran
In what river was John the Baptist baptised?
River Jordan
Three facts about Matthew
1.tax collector 2.lived in Capernaum 3.follower of Jesus
Three facts about Mark
- He was not one of Jesus diceples 2.he was a teenager when Jesus died 3.mark was a close friend of peters
Three facts about Luke
- He was a doctor 2.he never meet Jesus personly 3.he knew his brother
Three facts about John
- He was a fisherman 2.he had a brother called James that was also a follower of Jesus 3. He was a very close friend of Jesus
Who do Christians believe Jesus is
The most important man who ever lived
What dose B.C. mean
Before Christ
What dose A.D. mean
Anno Domini
Where do we find all Jesus birth miracles and death
The gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Jews worship in a ….
Synagogue
How much men did there have to be for the service to begin
10
If there was not ten men what would happen
There would not be a service
Draw a diagram of a Jewish home
What are the 3 important Jewish prayer items and where are they worn?
A - Kippa: worn on the head so that the forhead shows
B - Tefillin: worn on the left arm
C - Tallib: worn on the shoulders
What age were boys when they started and finished school
5-13
Why did girls not go to school
Because girls were educated by their mothers to do house work
Where did boys go for school
Synagogue
Who taught them and how would they sit
They would listen to the rabbi cross legged on the floor
Where did they write
Finger on a sandy floor or chalk on a stone floor
What was the language of the Jews
Aramaic
Label the capital letters in the map
A = Mediterranean Sea
B = Galilee
C = Sameria
D = Judea
Label item i, ii & iii
i = Lake Galilee
ii = River Jordan (where Jesus was baptised)
iii = Dead Sea
Label small letters a-e on the map
a = Capernaum
b = Nazereth (Jesus home town)
c = Qumran (site of dead sea scrolls)
d = Jerusalem (where Jesus died)
e = Bethehem (where Jesus was born)
What does Anno Domini mean?
The year of our Lord
What is the proper name for the Jewish religion?
Judaism
The main Jewish meeting takes place on….
the Sabbath Day, this lasts from sunset on Friday to sunrise on Sunday
What was the only textbook
Jewish Bible (our old testament)
What was the Bible written in
Hebrew
What did the Jewish boys learn in school?
Stories of great heroes e.g. Abraham, Moses, Joshua, David, Daniel
Laws and customs
What did boys do after they left school?
begin to work
What was the roof of the house used for?
drying cloths and storing grain,
on warm summers evenings people might sleep on the roof and during the day children might play there
Describe inside a Jewish home
single room, the front occupied by animals and then a family area up a few steps at the back
Where was Mary from?
Nazereth
What was the name of the angel that appeared to Mary?
Gabriel
What does Jesus mean
Saviour
What does Magi mean
Wise men
What does Immanuel mean?
God is with us
Who summoned Joseph to Bethlehem and why?
Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, because he was a descendent of King David
Label the diagram of the Modern Synagogue
1 = Lamp which is always lit
2 = Torah Scrolls
3 = Pulpit or Bimah
4 = Menorah (stands in front of the ark)
5 = Gallery (women and children watched from here)
6 = Ten Commandments
7 = Ark
4 different Christain denominations
Presbyterian
Methodist
Baptist
Elim
Name the 5 Jewish religious groups
Pharisees
Essenes
Sadducees
Scribes
Zealots
3 facts about Sadducees
- Most Sadducees came from upper, wealthy class in society
- Most belonged to great priestly families connected with the temple
- They accepted the Torah or Jewish Bible but only the first 5 books
2 facts about Scribes
- Lawyers
- Made oral laws
2 facts about Essenes
- Like the Pharisees only stricter
- Build themselves a monastery on shores of Dead Sea to remove themselves from the people
3 facts about Pharisees
- Means separated one
- Kept themselves away from anything that might defile them in the sight of God (very strict)
- Believed in angels, spirits and a resurrection
2 facts about Zealots
- Hated being ruled by Romans
- Fanatical Jew ‘paramilitary organisation’
Where did the Roman Empire stretch from?
Syria in east to Spain in the west
Egypt in south to Britain in north
Who ruled during the time of Jesus’ birth
Caesar Augustus
(Romen emperors were known by the title ‘Caesar’)
Who was on the throne when Jesus was crucified?
Tiberius Caesar
List 4 benefits that the Romans brought with them
Good roads, aqueducts to bring water to cities, law and order, peace
Give 4 reasons why Jews hate being ruled by the Romans?
- they imposed heavy taxes on the Jews
- Romans worshipped other gods - idols like Mars, Jupiter and Venus
- Jews believed they were God’s special people and that God alone should be their king
- Romen soldiers could often be cruel and harsh
