| A | B |
| Shema | Prayed in the morning & evening |
| Torah | Law, 1st 5 books of Bible |
| Sabbath | Jewish day of rest |
| synagogue | Jewish house of prayer |
| Pharisees | Known for love of Torah |
| Zealots | Overthrow Rome with violence |
| Essenes | Went to the desert for pure life |
| Sanhedrin | Supreme Council |
| Rome | Controlled Palestine |
| Samaritans | Considered heretics |
| scribes | Scholarly teachers among Pharisees |
| mezuzah | Held a copy of the Shema |
| Aramaic | Language spoken in Palestine |
| Palestine | Country where Jesus lived |
| Gentiles | Non-Jews |
| Yom Kippur | Day of Atonement |
| Judea | Southern region of Palestine |
| Rosh Hashana | Jewish New Year |
| Nazareth | Town where Jesus grew up |
| Bethlehem | Town where Jesus was born |