Beginnings of the Israelites
A messenger from God
Who is a prophet?
He was the first Israelite king.
Who was Saul?
The place of Jewish worship
What is a synagogue?
The group that defeated the Persian Empire.
Who were the Greeks?
This group supported the common people and applied their teaching to daily life.
Who are the Pharisees?
The belief in one God.
What is monotheism?
This powerful empire remained in the Holy Land and needed to be defeated.
Who were the Philistines?
The Jewish day of rest from Friday sundown to Saturday evening.
What is the Sabbath?
This king conquered the Persians and spread Greek principles throughout his kingdom.
Who was Alexander the Great?
This group favored cooperation with the Romans and were made up of wealthy scribes and priests.
Who are the Sadducees?
He and his family moved from Mesopotamia to the Promised Land (Canaan)
Who is Abraham?
He was the judge that appointed Saul as king of the Israelites.
Who was Samuel?
The empire that took over the Babylonians (Chaldeans)
Who are the Persians?
He was the Jewish priest who led a revolt against the Seleucid rules.
Who was Judas Maccabeus?
This was the only group who believed in both the oral and written law.
Who are the Pharisees?
Jacob's sons became the leaders of this.
What were the 12 Tribes of Israel?
David wrote a majority of this book in the Hebrew Bible.
What are the Psalms?
The king that allowed the Jewish people to come back to the Promised Land after exile.
Who is King Cyrus?
The name of the Greek translation of the Jewish Bible.
What is the Septuagint?
This group of Jews parted from the Temple in Jerusalem and lived in the caves of Qumran. They contributed to writing the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Who are the Essenes?
This holy festival was the result of the Exodus out of Egypt.
What is Passover?
He was the Israelite king who built the first Temple in Jerusalem.
Who was King Solomon?
The Hebrew Bible includes the Torah, the Prophets, and this other section.
What are the Writings?
This word means to scatter and represent the Jewish people living outside of Israel.
What is Diaspora?
This Jewish group were considered the most violent. They led many uprisings against the Romans.
Who are the Zealots?