Who Was Jesus? Flashcards
What does the word messiah come from?
The word messiah comes from the hebrew word annotateclone ie. the chosen one. In Greek messiah translates as Christ
Where do our sources of information about Jesus come from?
Most of our sources come from the bible as it was written by people who liven at the time but some other sources include diary entries
What where the Essenes expecting from Jesus?
The Essenes where cut off from the rest of the world as they lived in caves in the dessert but they where waiting for two messiahs, a political one and a religious one
What where the zealots expecting from Jesus?
The zealots where very violent and rebellious and violent and wanted a messiah to lead them into battle against the Romans
What is the definition of incarnation?
Incarnation is the process of something going into flesh
What is the definition of advent?
Advent means the time before Christmas
Why is Christmas inportant to Christians?
Christmas is inportant to Christians because it signals the birth of their savior
What is an unorthodox rabbi?
An unorthodox rabbi is an unofficial teacher
Who were the Samaritans?
The Samaritans where a group of people who worshipped the same God as Jews but they strongly disliked each other
Who where Levaties?
Like priests Levaties where a group of religious teachers
Why is Jesus sometimes referred to as the lamb of God?
Jesus is sometimes referred to as the lamb of God because lambs are often sacrificed and God sent Jesus down to earth to be sacrificed
Name two symbols of the last supper and why they symbolise it
The first symbolisation of the last supper was bread and this was referred to as the body of Christ and the second was wine and this is referred to as the blood of Christ
Name four outcasts in Jesus’s time
1) women
2) people with leprocy
3) people with physical disabilities
4) tax collectors
5) non Jews
6) people with mental illnesses
Name 4 types of miracles
1) resurrection
2) nature
3) healing
4) exorcisms~forcing evil spirits from the body
