Match the following:Part A1. Jewish religious group that denied existence of angels 2. deacon and evangelist of the early church 3. Feast of Weeks when Holy Spirit filled 120 disciples 4. means unveiling or uncovering 5. presenting a common view 6. author of the New Testament 7. believing in many gods 8. Jews who intermarried with Gentiles 9. Greek translation of Hebrew Scriptures 10. lawyers, doctors of the Law, rabbisPart Ba. Sadducees b. Holy Spirit c. Septuagint d. polytheistic e. Pentecost f. synoptic g. Philip h. Samaritans i. Revelation j. scribes

1. Jewish religious group that denied existence of angels a. Sadducees

2. deacon and evangelist of the early church g. Philip

3. Feast of Weeks when Holy Spirit filled 120 disciples e. Pentecost

4. means unveiling or uncovering i. Revelation

5. presenting a common view f. synoptic

6. author of the New Testament b. Holy Spirit

7. believing in many gods d. polytheistic

8. Jews who intermarried with Gentiles h. Samaritans

9. Greek translation of Hebrew Scriptures c. Septuagint

10. lawyers, doctors of the Law, rabbis j. scribes

Explanation:

a. Sadducees - Were a group of Jews during the time of Jesus Christ. They did not believe in resurrection, spirits, angels or demons.

g. Philip - Saint Philip the Evangelist, he was one of the seven deacons for the Christians in Jerusalem during the early times of the Christian church.

e. Pentecost - The holy day of Pentecost is celebrated fifty days after Easter Sunday, and it celebrates the descent of the holy spirit to the Apostles and other Christians during the Feast of Weeks, in Jerusalem

i. Revelation - Defined as disclosing something that was previously secret or unknown.

f. synoptic - Defined as providing a general view of a whole

b. Holy Spirit - Apostles often mentioned that the "Spirit of the lord" spoke through them, being an inspiration for the texts in the New testament.

d. polytheistic - Defined as the belief or worship of more than one god.

h. Samaritans - Are an ethnic-religious group from Israel. They are half jewish and half gentile. After the Assyrian captivity of Israel in 721 BC, Israeli people mixed with the Assyrians, producing the Samaritans. Samaritans had their own temple and religious beliefs.

c. Septuagint - Or Greek Old Testament. This is the earliest translation of the Hebrew Bible to Koine Greek, or Biblical Greek.

j. scribes - People who were in charge of making copies of manuscripts and other texts. It lost prominence after the invention of automatic printing, and has developed into journalists, accountants, bookkeepers, typists and lawyers.

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