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Ancient Rome vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pharisees | educated people who both observes and enforced Jewish law |
| Sadducee's | came from elite and powerful backgrounds . supported the traditions of sol oms in Jerusalem Very religious and generally cooperated with Roman occupation |
| Pax Romana | Latin word for roman peace |
| zealots | opposed Roman occupation |
| Resurrection | coming back to life after being declared dead throughout divine intervention |
| baptism | a practiced ritual cleansing by plunging into water |
| crucifixion | a slow and painful Roman method of execution |
| martyrs | people who die for there beliefs and Manny Christians were killed for there beliefs in Jesus |
| bible | holy text that is composed of 2 mag or sections |
| old testament | the first part of Christian bible |
| salvation | deliverance from sin and its consequences |
| new testament | the second part of Christian bible , written in originally Greek |
| gospels | translated as good news |
| parables | stories with a moral |
| epistles | formal letters whiten by early leaders |
| trinity | the Christian understanding that God is represented is 3 persons |
| ethics | issues of right and rong |
| golden rule | a rule of ethical conduct |
| ascension | Jesus arose into heaven on the fortieth day |
| denominations | Christians have decided themselves into different branches |
| good Friday | the Friday before Easter |
| Easter | the most important festival of the year |
| Providence | the protective care of good spiritual power |
| messiah | the promised deliver of Jewish nation |
| commission | the instruction of Jesus to his disciples |
| conversion | the fact of changing s omens religion |
| sin | immoral act agitated gods law |
| repentance | the action of regretting sinsear actions |