R.S: Key words

Cards (20)

Palestine 
The area where Jesus lived and ministered
Pharisee 
Jewish leaders who focused on religious law and purity
Sadducee  
Jewish leaders who had close links with the Romans
High priest  
The supreme religious Jewish leader chief priest
Sanhedrin  
The Jewish council made of 71 members
Miracle  
The supernatural or unexpected event
Parable  
An ordinary story with a religious meaning used as a teaching method by Jesus
Disciple  
A follower of Jesus
Roman Empire  
Based in Rome, the civilisation spread throughout Europe and North Africa
Rabbi  
A person appointed as a Jewish religious leader
Menorah
7 branch candle stick
Synagogue
The Jewish place of worship
Ark
Where the scrolls are kept in a synagogue
Bimah
The name of the platform from which the torah is read in a synagogue
Shabbat
The jewish day of rest
Bar Mitzvah
The name of the celebration a boy has at 13
Kosher
the term given to acceptable food in Judaism
Hanukkah
The festival of light which celebrates the defeat of anti-ochus
Mezuzah
A scroll containing the words of the shema
Mazel Tov
A jewish greating meaning congratulations or wishing good luck