This is the meeting place for a formal gathering of Jewish people to read and study the Torah where Jesus is sometimes found teaching and interacting with people. It was comprised of at least 10 Jewish men in order to properly practice worship and study between times of temple worship. What is the name or term for this meeting place?
In your own words…Who were the Samaritans?
In your own words…Who were the Samaritans?
These stories were often used in the ancient Jewish world, a…
These stories were often used in the ancient Jewish world, and especially by Jesus as forms of teaching in which the stories themselves became symbolic or metaphorical for a deeper truth. What were such teaching stories called?
In Jewish religion and worldview, this day was the last day…
In Jewish religion and worldview, this day was the last day of the week in which all Jewish people were required to rest. It often became a day of contention between Jesus and the Jewish leaders about whether or not Jesus and his disciples were breaking the commandment. What is this day?
What is the significance of the temple in studies of the Gos…
What is the significance of the temple in studies of the Gospels?
Nicknamed “the Sons of Thunder” these two brothers, former f…
Nicknamed “the Sons of Thunder” these two brothers, former fishermen, were two of Jesus’s closest disciples.
Meaning literally, “the called out,” Jesus uses this word to…
Meaning literally, “the called out,” Jesus uses this word to refer to the group of people who would become the earthly manifestation of the Kingdom of Heaven.
This ancient Christian practice, involving water, began in r…
This ancient Christian practice, involving water, began in rabbinical times and continued on with John the Baptist’s and Jesus’s own disciples. In the early church this practice would become a crucial act of faith for early Christians, enacting the burial and resurrection of Jesus. What is this water-based practice?
Which of the following muscles is NOT supplied by the median…
Which of the following muscles is NOT supplied by the median nerve?
What procedures are usually included in a typical payroll ac…
What procedures are usually included in a typical payroll accounting system?