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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Palestine governor in Jesus’ time, who rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem and developed a small city on the coast. | herod the great |
| This was the Roman Emperor during the time of Jesus who initiated an era of relative peace in the land. | Casear augustus |
| The council of Jewish officials who had authority both inside and outside Palestine; they issued rules that controlled day-to-day Jewish life but were not allowed to impose the death penalty. | sanhedrin |
| These people lived in communities in the desert regions like monks and regarded themselves as the only ones who were faithful to God. | essense |
| An influential group in Jewish society who were very keen to keep the laws of the Torah and memorized many rules. | pharisses |
| Well-educated Jews who explained and wrote out the law, sometimes referred to as lawyers. | scribes |
| A political group who were trying to end Roman rule of Palestine and recognized only God as their leader. | zealots |
| A Jewish girl typically gets married at this age. | 14 |
| This refers to food that adheres to Jewish dietary laws, including specific rules for meat. | kosher |