What the Authors Really Cared About, Chapter 1 Worksheet

Gathering houses for Jews for the purpose of reading the Law and prayer
Seleucid ruler who determined to eradicate the Jewish religion by banning the Jewish religious practices and traditional customs and also offered a pig on the altar of the Temple. He gave himself the name Epiphanes- god manifested
The 400 year time period after Malachi that God remained silent to the Jews.
Scrolls hidden in 11 caves surrounding the Dead Sea during the Jewish revolt of the late A.D. 60's.
The varying opinions used by different Jewish sects to describe the idenity of Jesus.
The Greek translation of the Old Testament reportedly having been written by 72 men in 72 days.
Separatist group of Jews who intermarried with Gentiles after the exile
Jewish rebel army lead by Judas Maccabeus
Jewish sect who exclusively recognized the first 5 books of the Old Testament, denied much of the supernatural world, were heavily influnced by Greco-Roman culture and were primarily concerned with wealth and power.
The deportation of Jews by the Babylonians in 605 B.C and 597 B.C.
The embracing of Greek culture and language under the rule of Alexander
Writings that use sumbolic imagery to reveal what God was doing in Heaven in an attempt to encourage those who were suffering on Earth
A type of Jewish literature that means false name
Jewish fanatics who would do anything to advance the cause of God in the midst of pagan rulers in Israel
Anti-temple and legalistic separatist Jewish sect that lived in the desert away from the Hellenized society in order to purify themselves for the coming of the Lord
A type of Jewish literature that means unveiling
Conservative sect of Jews who accepted the entire Old Testament, observed oral laws, were the keepers of purity and holiness and haters of Hellenization and anything foreign
The son of Mattathias who took over leadership of the insurrection began by his father
Highest court of the Jews. They were chaired by the High Priest and had 70 members
Jewish Feast of Dedication celebrating the time when the oil of the temple candelabra lasted 8 days
An elderly priest who refused the order of Antichus IV to offer swine on the altar
Jewish establishment on the north side of the Dead Sea
Son of Antipater II, an Idumean, who was a very young but capable leader and an accomplished builder
Samaritians believed this to be the one true place for sacrifice
Book of Pharisees oral laws and teachings
Jewish people from the family of Mattathius who fought against Antiochus IV and the Seleucids