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| the appearance of Jesus on Mt. Tabor with Moses and Elijah as reported in the synoptic gospels |
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| a group that considered themselves Jewish but were not recognized by other Jews. They worshipped God at a Temple of Mount Gerizim near Neapolis, rather than in Jerusalem. |
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| someone who has recently converted to a new religion |
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| someone who has recently converted to a new religion |
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| extreme feelings, in biblical context refers to the suffering of Jesus on the cross |
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| extreme feelings, in biblical context refers to the suffering of Jesus on the cross |
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| term for the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John, Greek term meaning "advocate" |
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| the disciple of Jesus who betrayed him |
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| a jewish historian int he first century who is the source of much of our knowledge about first century Judaism and events in Palestine |
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| literally meaning "in the flesh" refers to the belief that Jesus represents God in the flesh, "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" |
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| a Gentile who adopted the religion of the Jews without undergoing the full conversion rituals |
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| the region where Jesus grew up and conducted much of his miniistry, north of Judea and Samaria |
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| a letter addressed to a public audience |
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| a separist Jewish sect in the first century BCE and CE that believed they were living in the end times |
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| a belief (rejected by Christianity) that Jesu was a pure spirit who did not experience physical need or pain and only appeared human |
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| refers to writings that are included in the Bible |
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| the means of restoring a relationship damaged or severed by sin |
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| the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she was to bear a son who would sit on the throne of David |
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| term for the Holy Spirit in the gospel of John. "Paraclete" in Greek |
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| the Jewish group in charge of the temple in Jerusalem and were responsible from maintaing a peaceful relation with the Roman occupiers |
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| Jewish religious group who encouraged the obedience of Hebrew bible and believed in resurrection of the dead and a judgment day |
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| Jewish group of freedom fighters against roman oppression. Problems with Saducees, believed Romans should be driven out in the name of God |
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considered themselves Jewish but weren't recognized as Jews. Worshipped at temple at Mt. Gerizim and Neapolis, not Jerusalme.
Only worshipped the Pentateuch (first 5 books) |
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| the Jews living outside Judah, amongst the Gentiles during the Babylonian exile |
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| John the Baptist makes his way through Jerusalem and Judea and people come to him and repent their sins. He baptizes them in the Jordan River (baptizes Jesus) when Jesus comes out of the water the heavens opened and a spirit descended on them |
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