| A | B |
|---|
| binding agreement between God and His people | covenant |
| cruel king who started a dynasty of cruel kings | Herod |
| teachers of the law | Pharisees |
| Greek copy of the Old Testament; in a Catholic Bible | Septuagint |
| 71-member high court of Judaism | Sanhedrin |
| wealthy Jewish upper class; all priests had to be... | Sadducees |
| rebel Jewish warriors who wanted Romans out of Palestine | zealots |
| death by suffocation; used for lowest class | crucifixion |
| Old Testament prophet; expected to return before Messiah; John the Baptist fills his role | Elijah |
| Jerusalem's garbage dump; site of ancient child sacrifice; Jesus' image of hell | Gehenna |
| sign of the power, presence, and love of God | miracles |
| shows God's power over creation | nature |
| shows God's power over evil | exorcism |
| shows God can heal any human condition | healing |
| shows God can bring life out of death | raising from the dead |
| Matthew, Mark, and Luke; they use a lot of biographical material | synoptic gospels |
