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• Faith as believing (information)- basic information about christian faith
• faith as trusting( formation) - involving emotion
• faith as transformation- commitment to God
• prayer and liturgy-
• prayer- communication or conversation with god
• liturgy- highest form of prayer and the summit
• religious education- gives religous information and leads every christian towards a ersonal and intimate relationship to god
• social involvement- helping the society
• vocation-mission animation- responding to christ's calling
• english name- jesus of nazareth
• hebrew name- yshwa, yehoshua, yeshua, yesu, minetzeret
• meaning of jesus in hebrew- god saves
• namee in greek of jesus- iesous ho nazoraios
• name of god in latin- iesus nazarenus
• birthplace of jesus- bethlehem
• year of birth- 6-4 bc (based on herods death)
• hometown- nazareth in galilee
• language aramaic
• jesus begin his ublic ministree at galilee
• jesus main head quarter was in capernaum
• jesus public ministry was preaching, teaching and healing
• country- israel palestine
• possible occupations- craftsman, fisherman farmer
• parents- mary and joseph
• starts ministry at 29-30 years old
• culture identity- jew
• traditional birthday- dec 25
• Accusations- Treason, blasphemy, violation of Jewish laws, eating with sinners, sick and poor
• manner of death- crucifixion
• most popular name- jesus christ
• Palestine had natural boundaries. It lies between the sea and the desert. It is situated in what was called “Fertile Crescent”, divided today among Iraq, Southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.
• Palestine came under the control of the Roman Empire. They captured Jerusalem that ended the Hasmonean rule. It was founded by Herod the Great
• GALILEE was the agricultural and commercial center of the region.
• GALILEE (Hebrew Galil, “district”) is the region of the North of Palestine and became the principal setting for the ministry of Jesus, especially around the Sea of Galilee or Lake Galillee.
• Galilean society was cosmopolitan because many non-Jews settled in this region
• SAMARIA is located in between Galilee and Judea with a mixture of population- Jews who intermarried with people who came from Assyria
• SAMARIA is located in between Galilee and Judea with a mixture of population- Jews who intermarried with people who came from Assyria
• The Samaritans were known as the hostile rivals of the Jews because of their differences in religious perspectives. They considered themselves as the true heirs of the Patriarchs.
• •JUDEA is the region in the South of Palestine.
• Tunic with girdle- inner garmen Mantle- outer garment. Used as protection from wind or rain and from extreme temperatures and as a blanket at night.

  turbans- a head gear and sandals for the feet.

  Women wore longer tunics and larger mantles.