Daily Life in Jesus' Time

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  1. 2. The name given to outstanding Jewish laymen
  2. 5. The holiest feast of the year commemorating the liberation of the Israelites from Egypt
  3. 7. Head of the priestly caste, and was seen and acted as more than just a spiritual leader
  4. 9. Known as “The Pious Ones” and were the religious rivals of the Sadducees
  5. 10. The Great ____________ was the official governing body of the Jewish people, and he was recognized as such by the Romans
  6. 11. The title that means "master" or "teacher" and many of these people taught in the synagogues
  7. 12. The Jewish version of a church aka a central place of worship
  8. 13. Were part of the Jewish upper class, were liberal in politics, but conservative in religion, and had a lot of political power
  9. 14. The Pentateuch, also known as the _______,are the first five books in the Bible and are the Hebrew Scriptures
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  1. 1. The _________believed that Jewish Independence could only be attained through violence and military overthrow of the Romans
  2. 3. also known as Feast of Weeks
  3. 4. Day of Atonement
  4. 6. Jewish New Year
  5. 8. Tax collectors of the Jewish people who were hired by the Romans to take whatever ‘extra money’ they wanted were also called this
  6. 12. Jewish weekly day of rest and prayer