chapter 2

Question 1

samaria

Answer 1

The north-central region of the holy land, directly south of the sea of Galilee.

Question 2

judea

Answer 2

the dry barren（贫瘠的）,craggy（峻峭的） southern region of Palestine

Question 3

bethlehem

Answer 3

The place Jesus born

Question 4

Jordan River

Answer 4

connect sea go Galilee and dead sea

Question 5

Dead sea

Answer 5

saltiest body of water

Question 6

dead sea scroll

Answer 6

Ancient scroll containing the oldest know manuscripts(手抄本） of the book of old Testment

Question 7

temple

Answer 7

sacrifices

Question 8

synagogue

Answer 8

come from Greek word for assembly（立法机构）

Question 9

tabernacles

Answer 9

Also known as the Feast（盛宴） of booths, it was a fall harvest celebration

Question 10

Hanukah

Answer 10

celebrated the rededication of the temple after it had been propound

Question 11

passover

Answer 11

the most important Jewish feast celebrating liberation（解放） from Egypt

Question 12

pentecost

Answer 12

originally a harvest festival, it come to celebrate Yahueh ‘s giving the law to moses（摩西）

Question 13

sadducees

Answer 13

撒都该人

Question 14

samaritans

Answer 14

the samaritans descended from foreigners who intermarried（近亲结婚） with old northern Israelite tribes at the time of …

Question 15

pharisees

Answer 15

the believed in strict observance（遵守） of the law

Question 16

Sanhedrin

Answer 16

71 Judes was only convened（召开） on matters of national significance

Question 17

Gentiles

Answer 17

none believers , the nations of people who were not circumcised

Question 18

zealots

Answer 18

奋锐党人an organized revolutionary faction of Jews who sought（寻求） to overthrow（推翻） Roman role

Question 19

Essenes

Answer 19

艾瑟你挂信徒 An apocalyptic（预示大灾难变的） group that believed God would usher（传达） in his kingdom though a catastrophic（灾难性的） event

Question 20

Torah

Answer 20

the law or divine teaching revealed to Judaism . it is the found in pentateuch（摩西五经）

Question 21

Tanak

Answer 21

The abbreviation（缩略形式 of the holy writings of Jews

Question 22

prefect

Answer 22

another word for the Roman procurator who was directly answerable to the Roman governor in syria

Question 23

Pax Romana

Answer 23

peace of Roma a fair and just legal system,and a strong military force

Question 24

High Priest

Answer 24

the only one allowed to enter the holy of holies

Question 25

herod the great

Answer 25

as a pagan foreign ruler

Question 26

herod antipas

Answer 26

ruled Perea and Galilee, Jesus' home province

Question 27

Chi Rho

Answer 27

The first two letters of Greek word a symbol of Jesus Christ

Question 28

Jesus speak

Answer 28

Aramaic

Question 29

Cloud read / understand

Answer 29

Hebrew

Question 30

Tax collector

Answer 30

were often cheaters who tried to line their own pocket at the expense of their fellow Jews

Question 31

Women

Answer 31

Women generally had a low position in first century Palestine

Question 32

Apocalypse

Answer 32

a word means revelation（披露）

Question 33

angels

Answer 33

heavenly messagers

Question 34

Pentateuch

Answer 34

The name for the first five books of the old testment | Genesis ,Exodus Leviticus Numbers and Deucernomy It contains the Law.

Question 35

四大重要地点

Answer 35

外约旦：丘陵地带，约旦河东面的地方、 山地：由北到南 东非大裂谷 海岸平原

Question 36

Nazareth

Answer 36

耶稣童年的家

Question 37

Sea of Galilee

Answer 37

fresh body of water ,good place for fishing

Question 38

capernaum

Answer 38

加百农 as the headquarters of Jesus' ministry

Question 39

Cana

Answer 39

Jesus profound his first miracle at Cana