Religious setting, places, and feasts

• The Great Sanhedrin


  Official governing body of the Jews; independent from the Roman government

  
  

  Governed religious affairs, preserved the beliefs and teachings , and safeguarded the practices of the Jews
• sunedrion


  council
• 71 members


  how many members compose the Sanhedrin?
• Sadducees, Pharisees, and Scribes


  What type of members compose the Sanhedrin?
• Sadducees


  To which party do all the high priests originate from ?
• Hasmonean rule


  At which rule did the Sadducees have full autonomy?
• Sadducees


  collaborated with Rome to keep power; they claimed to be spiritual heirs of kingZadok.

  regarded as the wealthy, aristocratic class of Jewish society; too centered on temple services
• Zadok

  His spiritual descendants were the high priests of Sanhedrin; he was King David's chief priest
• Zaddukim or Tsaddiqim

  comes from greek Saddoukaiou meaning righteous ones
• Torah


  First five books of the Hebrew Bible; the books the Sadduccees only believed in

  
  

  they rejected angels, oral tradition, immortality, and resurrection
• Sadducees


  which group wanted to trap Jesus by demanding a sign from heaven and proclaiming that there is no resurrection?

  They were denounced by John the Baptist as blood vipers and by Jesus as well
• Pharisees


  their emergence can be traced from the religious group known as theHasideans (Hasidim)
• Hasideans/Hasidim

  they faithfully follwed their commandments who were noted for theiruncompromisingobservance of the Judaic law (opposed paganization)
• Hasidim

  pious ones
• Pharisees (Perushim)


  laymenwho sought to preserve the Jews from the contamination of foreign religions and insisted on strict separation from Gentiles. (Rabbis expert on Jew Law)

  preserved Judaism after destruction of temple in 70 AD throughoral tradition
• Perushim


  separated ones
• Pharisees


  they believed in the Scripture, Prophets and Writings as well as Torah

  
  

  they believed in angels and demons
• Synagogue


  Jewish house of worship; Pharisees made this their mane venue of preaching scripture

  
  

  strictly adhered to Sabbath rest, purity rituals, tithing, and food restrictions (they caught Jesus violating law)
• Pharisees


  Jesus condemned them as hypocrites and blind guides due to their strict observance of the Law
• Grammateis


  origin of the term Scribe "teachers of the law"
• Scribes

  professional copyists who recorded commercial, royal, and religious texts and served as clerks, secretaries, and archivists at court and temple (same as Pharisees, focused on writing)

  
  

  educated; can read and interpret Jewish law both oral and written
• Scribes


  opposed Sadducees but upheld the Pharisaic teachings

  
  

  taught in Synagogues and teaches the Mosaic law as well
• Mosaic law

  the Law, most importantly the Ten Commandments, that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai to guide the lives of the Israelites; taught by Scribes
• Scribes


  Jesus rejected for their hypocrisy, pride, and false witness
• Synagogues


  Jewish houses of worship; where Scribes taught
• Essenes


  A group of pious, ultraconservative Jews who left the Sanhedrin and began a community by the Dead Sea, known as Qumran.
• Essenes

  attacked Sadducees as false descendants of Zadok and illegitimate personnel of temple

  
  

  they anticipated a cosmic war between good and evil,
• priestly and kingly

  the 2 messiahs that Essenes expected
• Essenes


  emphasized strong community life, observance of Mosaic law, prayer, and strict rituals on purity; they also practiced celibacy
• Baptists

  followed John the Baptist on instagram
• metanoia and repentance

  beliefs of Baptists
• metanoia/Repentance


  the action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse; change of heart and mindset as preparation of the Messiah
• water


  symbol of cleansing of sins; used by Baptists
• Temple


  The holy place in Jerusalem where Jewish people gathered to worship God
• Solomon


  (Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC); built the first temple
• Chaldeans


  The new Babylonians, their king was king Nebuchadnezzar; destroyed the Temple in 586 BC
• Zerubbabel

  Led in the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem; Syrians would later profane it
• Herod the Great


  the king who rebuilt the Temple in a much larger scale
• Great Temple of Jerusalem


  The———— was considered to be the most impressive of all Herod's achievements, and one of the most magnificent religious buildings in the Roman world.
• 1. Tabernacle

  2. Court of Israelites

  3. Court of Priests

  4. Court of Women

  5. Court of Gentiles

  Temple Courts (5)