New Testament

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We need to study what in order to understand Jesus and his message?

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We need to study Jesus' faith and Jesus' lifestlye and where he came from, basically his roots( The Old Testament).

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Abraham

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- name orignally was Abram
- first covenant with God

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Hebrews

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jews were simply part of a number of tribes ( the type of tribe)

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Israel

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- name God gave to Jacob
- known as city
- known as kingdom

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patriarchs

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Abraham, Issac, Jacob
- father and leader of a family or people

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matriarchs

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Sarah Rebekah Rachel
- mother and leader of a family or people

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Israelites

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people of Israel
-God's people

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Yahweh

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- " Lord"
- " I am who I am."
- Adonai ( " my great Lord")

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Moses

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- freed Israelites from Egypt ( 10 plagues)
- Recieved the 10 commandments on Mt. Sinai
- Received the name Yahweh

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What is the significance of God revealing a name to his people?

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It is considered a blessing in the act of naming anything indicated the power of the namer over the named.

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Ten Commandments

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end of the bargain between the covenant of God and the Israelites
- Jewish law

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Mt. Sinai

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- God and the Isralites form a covenant that all of Israel with have a convenat in the form of a nation
- will be known as" the people of God"

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Judges

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great warriors who helped lead Israel at times ( Samson)

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Saul

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first king of Israel
not good king at all

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David

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- played the harp for Saul
- united the people of israel
- made jerusalem capital of Israel

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Solomon

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- made the Temple

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Prophets

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tried to call people back to the Covenant
- Isaiah : made a prediction that the great future king would come from the line of David

Jeeremiah: God assured the people of everlasting love and a new covenant

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Babylonian Exile

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city and temple destroyed and Jews taken captive by Babyolnians

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Diaspora

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the deperison of the Jews

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remnant

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those who remained closely to God

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high priest

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new form of leader for the jewish community after the Exile

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Judaism

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the religion of the Jews
-derived from the word "jews"

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Priests

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first class developed during the renewing of the temple

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Scribes

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second class developing during the renewing of the Temple
- responsible for teaching the Law of Moses
- could read and write

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Alexander the Great

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- he was Greek in spirit
-when he died , his empire divided into parts amoung generals
- one in Syria
- one in Egypt
-palestine in between

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palestine

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inbetween Syria and Egypt

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Galilee

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northern part of Palestine

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Reactions to Greek Rule

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1. wealthy landowners didnt want to start any wars so agreed
2. Hasidim: " the pious ones" resented the Greek rulers

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Factions of judaism:

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1. Sadducees
2. Essenes
3. Pharisees

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Sadducees

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worked out accomidations with the new Jewish political leaders

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Essenes

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withdrew from society all together and focused only on God

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Pharisees

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tried to find middle ground
- was known for its strict faithfulness

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Judea

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central religous and political part of Palestine

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Idumea

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forced people who lived there to Judiasm

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Samaria

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not sent to the Baboylian Exile
veryyyy remnant and faithful and remained to old traditional customes

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Samartians

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lived in the region of Samaria
-amoung the descendants of the old northern tribes of Israel

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herod the great

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Idumean jews
was cruel and a huge builder

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herod Antipas

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herod the great's son

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Pontius Pilate

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one of the new governers when jewish leaders were bad

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Zealots

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tried to revolt against the romans resulting to the destruction of jerusalem and the temple

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palestine

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judah
Cannan
Promised Land
land of the Judah

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beauty of palestine

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-lakeshores, hillsides, and deserts, and forests
- 72 degrees fahrenheit
- rain is scarce

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gifts of life from the land of Palestine

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1. water
2. bread and wine ( threshing floor for wheat)
3. animals

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daily life

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1. sharing meals
2. special of meat
3. fish
4. dinner table
5. houses
6. furnishings

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common occupations

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1. agriculture( farmers, fishers,trades)

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community of faith

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1. no later than 20 age married
2. wedding for more than a week
3. husband was head of the family
4. polygamy: having more than one spouse at a time
5. women were considered property of men

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social classes of Jesus

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1. no middle class
2. had laws about slaves

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major features of Judiasm

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1. Jerusalem
2. the temple
3. synagogues

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The Great Sanhedrin

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the seat of the religohs, political , and judicail body of the Jews ( a.k.a. The Temple)

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daily life practices

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1. shema
2. sabbath

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Pentecost

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celebration of yahweh's giving the Law to Moses

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day of Atonement

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( yom kippur) time for the jews to solemnly repent of all their sins

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passover

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celebrates the liberation of the Israelites from Egypt

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paschal lambs

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meat put on the doors of the israelites

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high priest

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head of the prestly caste

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sadducees

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had a lot of political power; liberal in politics

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pharisees

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originated from Hasidim; rejected politics which caused them great respect by the people

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anti-Semitism

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social rejection of the Jews

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tax collectors

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also known as publicans

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Great Sanhedrin

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the offciasl governing body of the Jews