Geography
A local place for Jewish worship and study
What is a synagogue?
Israelite king who slayed Goliath, vanquished Israel’s enemies, and moved the Ark to Jerusalem
Who is David?
A Jewish feast commemorating the deliverance of their firstborn sons from death; a foreshadowing of Christ’s Passion and Death
What is Passover?
Hebrew for “anointed,” used in reference to Jesus
What is Messiah?
The book which begins with the story of creation and ends with the death of Joseph in Egypt
What is Genesis?
The area formerly known as Canaan, where God led the Israelites to live after their wanderings in the desert.
What is the Promised Land?
An elderly man who saw the infant Jesus in the temple and identified him as the Messiah
Who is Simeon?
An ornate box that held the tablets of the Law (Ten Commandments), the rod of Aaron, and some manna, representing God’s throne on earth
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
A solemn agreement made between people or between God and man by swearing an oath before God
What is covenant?
Greek for “going out”, this book recounts the liberation of the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt into the Promised Land
What is Exodus?
A title of the Church that St. Paul used to highlight the relationship between the Old Testament Temple and the Church
What is Temple of the Holy Spirit?
The “father of all who believe,” whose wife Sarah bore him a son in her old age
Who is Abraham?
The celebration of the final Passover meal of Jesus and his Apostles in the “upper room,” during which he instituted the Eucharist
What is the Last Supper?
Latin phrase which refers to the fact that God created man in his own image and likeness
What is imago Dei?
Men and women appointed by God to govern the Israelites and return them to righteousness after they fell into sin; also, the Old Testament book describing this period in Israel’s history
What is Judges?
The mountain where Abraham went to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice, near where Jerusalem was later located.
What is Mount Moriah?
The prophet whom God sent to anoint first Saul and then David as king of Israel
Who is Samuel?
The sign of God’s covenant with Abraham; something that physically set the People of God apart from other nations
What is circumcision?
The biblical record of how God’s plan of redemption in Christ has unfolded
What is salvation history?
The book of the Bible that takes its name from the priestly class of Israel
What is Leviticus?
The hill that was Jerusalem’s spiritual center, and a poetic name for the city of Jerusalem
What is Mount Zion?
Jesus chose them to assist in his public ministry; the first bishops
Who are the Twelve Apostles?
The descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles after Jesus returned to Heaven
What is Pentecost?
From the Greek words for “first gospel,” this is the first time the promise of the Messiah and Redeemer is foretold
What is Protoevangelium?
The book of the Bible, which contains the second set of laws God gave to the Israelites
What is Deuteronomy?