Test 5 Review (Intertestamental Period - Acts) Flashcards
Jesus’ first miracle
turning water into wine
recipient of Luke’s two-volume work
Theopilus
gospels sharing the same point of view
Synoptic Gospels
first Christian martyr
Stephen
conquered Palestine for Rome
Pompey
witness in Samaria
Philip
religious leaders focused on maintaining the purity of the Law
Pharisees
disciple who preached at Pentecost
Peter
Peace of Rome
Pax Romana
Pharisee who was confronted by Jesus and made an apostle
Paul
attendant and writer for Peter
Mark
tax collector who became a disciple
Matthew
elderly priest who led a revolt against Syria
Mattathias
physician and historian
Luke
recaptured the temple from the Seleucids
Judas Maccabeus
parents of Jesus
Joseph and Mary
man who preached repentance and baptized in the Jordan River
John the Bapitst
“disciple whom Jesus loved”
John
given by Jesus when he ascended
Holy Spirit
Roman governor of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth
Herod
rule of the Maccabean family
Hasmonean Dynasty
Jewish group that resisted Hellenization; “pious ones”
Hasidim
Jewish celebration commemorating the recapturing of the temple
Hanukkah
“make disciples of all nations”
Great Commission