Monday, 29 April 2024, 12:16 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Paul's Prison Epistles (Paul's Prison Epistles)
Glossary: Glossary for Lesson 1
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AgabusProphet who warned Paul that he would be put in chains in Jerusalem |
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Caesarea MaritimaCity in Samaria where Paul was imprisoned after his trial in Jerusalem |
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FelixRoman governor who tried Paul in Caesarea Maritima. Waited two years expecting Paul to bribe him. |
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GentileNon Jewish person |
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MaltaIsland where Paul was shipwrecked on his way to Rome |
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NeroRoman Caesar at the time of Paul's imprisonment |
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PhariseesJewish religious group known for their strict observance of the law. They believed in the resurrection and in the oral law, as well as the written law. |
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SadduceesJewish religious group known for not believing in the resurrection. They did not accept the oral law, but only the written law. |
SanhedrinThe highest court of ancient Israel |
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TrophimusGentile that caused the Jews to become angry with Paul, because they thought Paul had let him enter the inner court of the temple in Jerusalem |