1. Chapter 4

2. People of Palestine
Gentiles- Non Jews
Essenes- people who went into the desert seeking a pure life
Sanhedrin- The supreme council of the Jewish people
Pharisees- Jewish people who were know for their love of the Torah
Aramaic- language of Jesus spoken in Palestine

3. Samaritans- People who were avoided and considered heretics
Zealots- people who wanted to overthrow Rome with violence
Palestine- the country where Jesus lived

4. Jewish Faith Sabbath- The Jewish day of strict rest
Torah- The Law, first 5 books of the Bible
Shema- prayer to God prayed in the morning and the evening
Temple- local house of prayer for the Jewish people