Pharisees
1. Name / Role Pharisees 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Second Temple period (circa 2nd…
Tag: Biblical Social Perception
Sadducees
1. Name / Role Sadducees 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Prominent during the Second Temple…
Priests
1. Name / Role Priests 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Spanning from the time of…
Prophets
1. Name / Role Prophets 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Prophets appear throughout both the…
Levites
1. Name / Role Levites 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Old Testament to Second Temple…
Disciples
1. Name / Role Disciples 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Primarily New Testament period, especially…
Apostles
1. Name / Role Apostles 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context New Testament period, particularly during…
Scribes
1. Name / Role Scribes 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Active from the post-exilic period…
Teachers of the Law
1. Name / Role Teachers of the Law (also referred to as “lawyers” or “experts in the Law”) 2. Category…
Nazirites
1. Name / Role Nazirites 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Old Testament period, particularly during…
False Prophets
1. Name / Role False Prophets 2. Category Religious Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Found throughout both the…
King
1. Name / Role King 2. Category Royal & Noble Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Kings appear throughout…
Queen
1. Name / Role Queen 2. Category Royal & Noble Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Queens appear throughout…
Prince / Princess
1. Name / Role Prince / Princess 2. Category Royal & Noble Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Throughout…
Shepherds
1. Name / Role Shepherds 2. Category Common People 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Shepherds appear from the earliest…
Beggars / Poor
1. Name / Role Beggars / Poor 2. Category Common People 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Beggars and the…
Tax Collectors
1. Name / Role Tax Collectors 2. Category Common People 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Tax collectors feature prominently…
Fishermen
1. Name / Role Fishermen 2. Category Common People 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Fishermen appear throughout the New…
Slaves / Servants
1. Name / Role Slaves / Servants 2. Category Common People 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Slavery and servanthood…
Merchants / Traders
1. Name / Role Merchants / Traders 2. Category Common People 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Merchants and traders…
Farmers / Vinedressers
1. Name / Role Farmers / Vinedressers 2. Category Common People 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Farmers and vinedressers…
Builders / Craftsmen
1. Name / Role Builders / Craftsmen 2. Category Common People 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Builders and craftsmen…
Widows / Orphans
1. Name / Role Widows / Orphans 2. Category Vulnerable and Marginalised Groups 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Widows…
Foreigners / Sojourners
1. Name / Role Foreigners / Sojourners (also referred to as strangers, aliens, or resident foreigners) 2. Category Vulnerable and…
Roman Officials
1. Name / Role Roman Officials 2. Category Government and Political Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Roman officials…
Centurions
1. Name / Role Centurions 2. Category Government Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Centurions appear in the New…
Herodians
1. Name / Role Herodians 2. Category Government Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Herodians appear in the New…
Judges (Old Testament)
1. Name / Role Judges (Old Testament) 2. Category Government Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The judges governed…
Elders
1. Name / Role Elders 2. Category Government Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Elders are mentioned throughout the…
Sanhedrin
1. Name / Role Sanhedrin 2. Category Government Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Sanhedrin is mentioned in…
Spies / Scouts
1. Name / Role Spies / Scouts 2. Category Government Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Spies and scouts…
Watchmen
1. Name / Role Watchmen 2. Category Government Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Watchmen appear throughout the Old…
Soldiers / Warriors
1. Name / Role Soldiers / Warriors 2. Category Government Roles 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Soldiers and warriors…
Babylon
1. Name / Role Babylon 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Babylon appears throughout the…
Assyria
1. Name / Role Assyria 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Assyria appears throughout the…
Persia
1. Name / Role Persia 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Persia features prominently in…
Philistines
1. Name / Role Philistines 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Philistines appear extensively…
Canaanites
1. Name / Role Canaanites 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Canaanites appear throughout…
Moabites / Ammonites
1. Name / Role Moabites / Ammonites 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Moabites…
Edomites
1. Name / Role Edomites 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Edomites appear throughout…
Medes
1. Name / Role Medes 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Medes are mentioned…
Chaldeans
1. Name / Role Chaldeans 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Chaldeans appear in…
Syrians / Arameans
1. Name / Role Syrians / Arameans 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Arameans…
Cretans / Islanders
1. Name / Role Cretans / Islanders 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Cretans are…
Egyptians
1. Name / Role Egyptians 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Egyptians appear throughout the…
Greeks / Hellenists
1. Name / Role Greeks / Hellenists 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Greeks and…
Samaritans
1. Name / Role Samaritans 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Samaritans appear primarily…
Jews / Israelites
1. Name / Role Jews / Israelites 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Jews…
Proselytes / God-fearers
1. Name / Role Proselytes / God-fearers 2. Category Nations / Peoples 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Proselytes and…
God (Yahweh)
1. Name / Role God (Yahweh) 2. Category Supernatural Beings 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Yahweh is present from…
Jesus (Yahshua)
1. Name / Role Jesus (Jesus Christ / Yeshua / Messiah) 2. Category Supernatural Beings 3. Time Period / Biblical…
Holy Spirit
1. Name / Role Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh / Pneuma / Spirit of God) 2. Category Supernatural Beings 3. Time…
Angels
1. Name / Role Angels (Malakhim / Angeloi – “Messengers”) 2. Category Supernatural Beings 3. Time Period / Biblical Context…
Demons
1. Name / Role Demons (Evil spirits / Unclean spirits / Fallen angels) 2. Category Supernatural Beings 3. Time Period…
Satan / Devil
1. Name / Role Satan / Devil (Hebrew: Satan – “Adversary”; Greek: Diabolos – “Slanderer”) 2. Category Supernatural Beings 3.…
Seraphim / Cherubim
1. Name / Role Seraphim / Cherubim 2. Category Supernatural Beings 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Seraphim and Cherubim…
Antichrist / Beast
1. Name / Role Antichrist / Beast 2. Category Supernatural Beings 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Antichrist and…
Beasts of Daniel / Revelation
1. Name / Role Beasts of Daniel / Revelation 2. Category Supernatural Beings 3. Time Period / Biblical Context These…
Ten Virgins
1. Name / Role Ten Virgins 2. Category Parables / Symbolic Figures 3. Time Period / Biblical Context This parable…
Prodigal Son / Elder Brother
1. Name / Role Prodigal Son / Elder Brother 2. Category Parables / Symbolic Figures 3. Time Period / Biblical…
Rich Man / Lazarus
1. Name / Role Rich Man / Lazarus 2. Category Parables / Symbolic Figures 3. Time Period / Biblical Context…
Good Samaritan
1. Name / Role Good Samaritan 2. Category Parables / Symbolic Figures 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Parable…
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Wise Men (Magi)
1. Name / Role Wise Men (Magi) 2. Category Other 3. Time Period / Biblical Context The Wise Men, or…
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Magicians / Sorcerers
1. Name / Role Magicians / Sorcerers 2. Category Mystics and Cultural Outsiders 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Magicians…
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Nazarenes / Galileans
1. Name / Role Nazarenes / Galileans 2. Category Mystics and Cultural Outsiders 3. Time Period / Biblical Context Nazarenes…