Groups
Who were the Pharisees
Group that believed in the LAW and valued the LAW over religion. Was more of a lifestyle than religion
What does Testament Mean?
A Solemn Declaration
Who was King Cyrus?
The Persian King that started the Time of Restoration
What is a synagogue?
A gathering place for the Jews that served many purposes. The Hub of Judaism
Who were the Zealots?
A religious group that agree'd with the Parisees but would use violence.
What is the Torah
The first 5 books of the bible. The Law
Who was Herod Antipas?
Herod had some spiritual sensitivity but it was the large displays as opposed to the spirit.
Herod and Pilate had a fracture in relationship due to Pilate’s murder of Galilean citizens however their joint condemnation of Jesus united them.
Herodias following Jesus death persuaded Herod into going to Rome and demanding to be made King.
For this act Herod and Herodias were banished to Spain where they both Died.
What 4 major purposes did Synagogues serve?
A school where law and traditions
A place of worship
A court where religious and civil questions were settled by a local council
A place for social interaction, funerals and special meetings
Who were the Essenes?
The group that lived by the dead sea and wrote the dead sea scrolls
What is a Manuscript?
Who were the Am ha-Aretz and how did the Pharisees view them compared to how Jesus viewed them?
The Am ha-Aretz were the common poor people. The Pharisee's did not like them due to their lack of education on the Law. Jesus viewed them as his lost sheep
What were the Dead Sea Scrolls?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were early manuscripts of Scripture, apocrahpya and other documents.
What is Judaisim, what do they believe?
There was not a single particular view but overlapping and conflicting point of views culminating in what was called the Second Temple of Judaism
Judaism was primarily a way of life as opposed to a religion
Many people had different ideas on religious points which would be accomodated
If someone had a differentiation on the lifestyle they would be ostracized
Jesus was viewed as a threat because of his challenging of the lifestyle
What is an Ethnarch?
Local ruler, or govenor
How was Alexandria connected to the murder of John the Baptist?
Alexandria had John the Baptist murdered because he disagreed with her marriage
How do the Dead Sea Scrolls help validate the integirty of the Scriptures?
They are early manuscripts of the Scripture.
Who were the Herodians?
A Political group that were followers of Herod
What was the Time of Restoration?
The period of time King Cyrus allowed the Jews back to the promised land
What Roman General Seized Jerusalem after the civil war between Alexandria's sons?
Pompey
Why are our 66 books the Bible?
They are viewed as Canon
Canon is an authoritative collection of Documents
They were agreed upon by the Jewish people as Divinely Inspired
Apocrypha also respected by many Jews at the time but lacked divine authorship
Old testament serves as precursor to the New Testament pointing the Jewish people to a Savior
New Testament written by the Disciples and Apostles through the Holy Spirit
The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you (John 14:26)
Concursus is the combination of Divine and Human Elements