Year 9 Vocabulary List

1. Testament The twenty seven books of the Bible that relate the experiences of God through Jesus and the early Church.
6. The second book in the Old Testament that tells the story of the escape of the Israelite people from slavery in Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
8. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
11. The fore-fathers that formed the origins of the twelve tribes of the Israelite nation.
13. A literary form that uses visions and symbols relating to the future.
14. Testament The forty six books of the Bible that relate the experiences of God by the people of Israel before the coming of Jesus.
15. The name of ‘God’ revealed to Moses meaning “I am who am”.

2. The conquest of Jerusalem in 587BC and the removal of the Jewish leaders into the land of Babylon.
3. Meaning “with the same eye”, used to describe the first three Gospels because of their similarities.
4. A person called by God to speak on God’s behalf.
5. The prophesied ‘Anointed One’ who was to save the world by restoring the relationship between humanity and God.
7. The event where Jesus rose from the dead overcaming the power of death by God’s saving power.
9. Form A style of writing chosen by an author to express meaning. Examples include story, poetry, letters, gospels and proverbs.
10. The rule of a nation by royalty. The period when Israel was ruled by a King beginning with King Saul and ending with the Exile.
12. The announcement of the good news of the victory of Jesus over sin and evil and establishing the Kingdom of God.