| A | B |
|---|
| Caiaphus served in this role during Jesus' trial | High Priest |
| Elders, members of priestly families, scribes, and doctors of the law belong to this assembly | Great Sanhedrin |
| members of this group were very conservative in their views about the Law. They accept only the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures and the Law | Sadducees |
| This group also studies the Law, but they are more open to new interpretations | Pharisees |
| This group was very committed to the purity of sacrifice and worship in the Temple | Sadducees |
| were accused of "pocketing" the money of the Jewish citizens | tax collectors |
| this group's role is similar to the role of the Supreme Court in our nation | Great Sanhedrin |
| worked and fought for Jewish independence | Zealots |
| originated during the Babylonian Exile | Scribes |
| also called publicans | tax collectors |
| the title doctor of the law was given to the most respected of this group | scribe |
| means "master" or "teacher" | Rabbi |
| became an exclusive class often resented by the common people | priests |
| this group died out after the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE | Sadducees |
| according to Jewish Law, these people were freed after seven years | slaves |
| "unclean" people, the extremely poor, the sick, women belonged to this group | outcasts |
| head of the priestly caste | high priest |
| part of the Jewish upper class; possessed political power | Sadducees |
| offered sacrifices in the Temple; acted as intermediaries between the people and God | priests |
| the official governing body of the Jews | Great Sanhedrin |
