RELG 204 Final: Christianity Exam Guide.docx

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 204
• Professor: Charles Douglas Fletcher

Document Summary

Herod: known as herod the great king of judea tried to kill jesus by ordering the death of all children under age 2 in bethlehem (according to the new testament). Great is controversial as he killed rabbis and his family. Sadducees: a sect/group of jews that were active during the second temple period. Sect fulfilled various political and social and religious roles: maintaining the temple. Pharisees: political party/social movement second temple period. Many conflicts arose between them and the sadducees. Later rabbis as being important transmitters of early traditions recalled some teachers. They are identified with group known as the pharisees. The later rabbis recall at least some pharisees as being important transmitters of ancient tradition. Pharisees contributed to ancestral tradition, which was not written the mosaic torah but somehow governed its application to life. Essenes: jewish sect of the second temple period, there were fewer in number than the sadducees or pharisees.