Vocabulary
Best translated as prayer shawl or head covering during prayer.
What is a Tallit?
Who is the author of the series, Jesus and Women in the 1st Century and Now?
Who is Kristi McLelland.
When reading the Bible through the Western lens we ask, "What do the Scriptures teach me about me?" In the Middle Eastern lens, what would the question be?
"What do the Scriptures teach about God?"
What are the three territories of Israel during Jesus's day?
What are Galilee, Samaria, and Judea.
Phrase to describe being generous.
What is having a "good eye?"
What is the Jewish name for the women in the Bible known as Mary?
What is Miriam.
What are the three Middle Eastern primary cultural norms in the 1st century?
What are:
1. Honor/Shame
2. Hospitality
3. Communal living (Community) We not Me.
Complete this saying, Jesus did not come to turn things upside down, He came to??
In what territory were the yearly festivals held?
What is Judea.
Formal term for how disciples learned from their rabbis.
What is "sitting at the feet?"
The teachings of a Rabbi or to follow the teaching of a Rabbi are called what?
What is yoke.
Name the ladies that we have studied in this series?
Who are the Samaritan woman, the woman against the wall (anointed Him), woman caught in adultery, Mary the mother of Jesus, Martha and Mary.
What is the purpose of a person's name being repeated twice by the Lord in Scripture?
What is the Lord has a unique or important challenge/mission for their lives.
In what city did the pilgrims go to on their pilgrimages?
What is Jerusalem.
What are the parables.
Often translated from Hebrew as "justice" and shows a special function in God's economy.
What is Mishpat?
On the Sabbath, Jesus could only write where?
On the ground in the dust.
Kristi, uses what expression about what we are doing when we are studying the Bible?
What is "Feasting".
Who is the first person that Jesus revealed that He was the Messiah?
The Samaritan woman.
What is "walking in the dust?"
Means "righteousness" and serves to make relationships right.
What is Tzedakah?
Why did the status of women decline from the Old Testament to the New Testament?
Partially due to the teachings of Ben Sira.
What woman became a disciple of Jesus and sat at HIS feet?
Who was woman of Bethany or Mary sister of Martha and Lazarus?
What are the four basic norms of hospitality in a Middle Eastern 1st century Israel when greeting someone?
1. Kiss of Welcome
2. Washing guests' feet with water.
3. Olive oil for guests' hands (soap)
4. Anointing the head of an honored guest with special oil.
Kristi quoted Gregory the Great and stated we need to look at Scripture and our journey as a flowing what???
What is a River.
Get into the River and let it take you where you need to go.