Terms
Hebrew name for God
"I am who I am"
Yahweh
Promise or agreement
Covenent
Man whose descendants became the nation of Israel.
Abraham
Leader of the Jewish revolt against the Seleucids.
Maccabean Revolt
The restoration of the broken relationship between God and people.
Atonement
The agreement in which God promised that his descendants would become a great nation and that through him all the nations of the world would be blessed.
Abrahamic Covenant
Temporary leaders appointed by God to lead the people of Israel when enemies oppressed them.
Judges
Jewish fortress overlooking the Dead Sea in Israel.
A mountaintop fortress where the Jews held off the Roman soldiers for three years.
Massada
Jewish religious teacher
Rabbi
Covenant that says the Messiah will come from the House of David, and his throne will last forever.
Davidic Covenent
God's Son; second person of the Trinity; the promised Messiah; came to earth as a man and died on the cross to pay the penalty for sin; rose from the dead, ascended to Heaven, and is coming again.
Jesus
An army consisting of three to six thousand soldiers.
Legion
Greek translation of the Old Testament
Septuagent
God's promised to restore Israel and Judah from exile. He promised Jews and Gentiles that those who were part of this covenant would receive the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit would change their hearts so they would want to love and obey God. God would forgive His people of all their sins. The covenant was enacted when Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave. Christians partake of the Lord's Supper in remembrance of this covenant.
New Covenent
The Jewish General who led the revolt against Antiochus IV.
Judas Maccabeus
This group worked with the romans, their work sometimes included corruption and injustice
Saducces
A term that means "non-Jews"
Gentile
The conditional covenant that God made with Israel at Mount Sinai that promised blessings for obedience to the Law and curses for disobedience.
Mosaic Covenant
Seleucid king who became ruler of Judea in 176 BC and desecrated the temple in Jerusalem.
Antiochus IV
This group
continued to stress purity of life and obedience to the torah