Topic 1: Early Life Flashcards
Name one thing Jewish families do on the Sabbath.
They go to the synagogue to worship God / they don’t do any form of work.
In Jesus’ time, the Temple stood in Palestine’s capital city. In which city did it stand?
Jerusalem
Which part of the Temple is only allowed to be entered into once a year, by the High Priest?
The holy of holies
In Judaism, what is a ‘teacher’ known as?
Rabbi
Name one Jewish group (denomination) that existed at the time of Jesus
Pharisees/Sadducees/Essenes/Zealots.
Name the four gospel writers
Matthew,Mark,Luke,John
What is a gospel
One of the four books written about jesus life in the bible. Gospel means “good news”
What is synoptic
The first three gospels are called synoptic as the py are meant to be read to gether.
Why were the gospels written late
As the desciples grew old, they needed to keep the stories for their descendants. They wrote them down to remember them
What does mathews gospel highlight
Jesus’ fulfilling prophesy
What does marks gospel highlight
Miracles of jesus
What does lukes gospel highlight
Jesus love for all
What does jons gospel highlight
That jesus is god
Why are the gospels inprotant
They tell us how we can act like jesus
Ryey tell us about jesus day to day life and teachings
What is johns symbol
An eagle
