Religious Groups Flashcards

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Jewish groups at the time of Jesus

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Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, Zealots Scribes

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Jewish groups of modern times

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Hasidic, Sephardic, Orthodox, Reformed, Conservative, Reconstructive

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group that included Pharisees and Sadducees

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Scribes

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sicarrii (translate)

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daggers

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Masada

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place Zealots fled to until 73 CE

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group that followed Mosaic law to maintain Jewish law

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Pharisees

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group that never talked to the Romans

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Pharisees

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group that survived after 70 CE

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Pharisees

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Flavius Josephus

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told people about the Essenes

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year Dead Sea Scrolls were found

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1948

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Jerusalem was how many miles from the Dead Sea

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18 mi

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group that died after 70 CE

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Sadducees

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group that, to preserve purity of their religion during enemy occupation, adhered to vigorous regimen of prayer, fasting, and steadfastness to the laws of Moses

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Pharisees

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group that is accused by gospel writers/evangelists of legalism and religious hypocrisy (the truth is that perhaps Jesus belonged to this branch of Judaism)

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Pharisees

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group that had a large library

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Essenes

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group that knew they were being threatened in 66 AD

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Essenes

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group that was founded by a dissident priest on the shore of the Dead Sea

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Essenes

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group whose uncompromising nationalism lead to the utter destruction of the Jewish capital and nation

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Zealots

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group that practiced passive resistance towards the Romans

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Pharisees

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group that practiced ritual baths or miqva'ot

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Essenes

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group that believed heaven was here and now

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Sadducees

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group that believed in angels and devils

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Pharisees

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group that, depending on your p.o.v, were either freedom fighters of terrorists

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Zealots

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group that hid their valuable library from the Romans

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Essenes

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group that copied the scriptures and the commentaries

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scribes

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group that committed mass suicide in 73 CE

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Zealots

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group that transformed Judaism from a religion of a central Temple, a priesthood, and sacrifices to a religion of teachers/rabbis and synagogues

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Pharisees

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group that believed in the resurrection of the dead

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Phariesses

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group that could not accept the prophets because the prophets were usually denouncing them

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Sadducees

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group that perished in about 68 CE

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Essenes

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group that expected two Messiahs: one a king, another a priest

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Essenes

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group that was protected by the Romans

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Sadducees

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group that loved Romans

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Sadducees

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group that were kept in power by Romans

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Sadducees

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group that was founded by the Teacher of Righteousness

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Essenes

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group that accepted the Torah, the Writings, and the Prophets

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Pharisees

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group that accepted a last judgement

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Pharisees

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group that did not accept a last judgement

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Saducees

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group that set off a revolt against the Romans in 66 CE

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Zealots

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group that had rabbis/teachers

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Pharisees

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group that lived at Qumran

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Essenes

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group that accepted only the Torah

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Saducees

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group that fled to Masada

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Zealots

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group that had cohens (priests)

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Saducees

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group that had Dead Sea Scrolls

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Essenes

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group that were priests/aristocrats

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Saducees

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group that expected a Messiah

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Pharisees

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group that was called sicarii

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Zealots

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founder of Essenes

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teacher of righteousness

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teacher of righteousness

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priest in Jerusalem

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Qumran

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place where Essenes lived

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miqva'ot

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ritual baths

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Zealots

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group that had rabbis/teachers

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Pharisees

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group that lived at Qumran

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Essenes

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group that accepted only the Torah

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Saducees

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group that fled to Masada

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Zealots

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group that had cohens (priests)

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Saducees

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group that had Dead Sea Scrolls

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Essenes

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group that were priests/aristocrats

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Saducees

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group that expected a Messiah

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Pharisees

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group that was called sicarii

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Zealots

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founder of Essenes

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teacher of righteousness

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teacher of righteousness

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