The People of Acts

Learn about the People of Acts! Identify groups from the Bible.

The People of Acts Read the description on the left and write the name of the group that it's describing in the right column. Descriptions The Group Name 1. Who am I?:Yea, I went to the Jewish temple today but now I’m going to study Plato or Aristotle Hellenist 2. Who am I?:I’m not a Jew but I believe in Yahweh and will perform a few Jewish traditions. God-fearer 3. Who am I?:I wasn’t born a Jew, but I’m all in! I go to temple, I don’t eat unclean foods and I celebrate Passover. Proselyte 4. Who am I?:I’m a wealthy Jewish leader of the Jews but I don’t mind working with the Romans. Sadducees 5. Who am I?:I’m like a monk, I don’t want to be a part of the man’s “society”. I don’t want to be corrupted by the outside world. Essenes 6.Who am I?:Every detail of the law and our traditions MUST be kept, there are no exceptions especially Sabbath laws. Pharisees 7. Who am I?:A non-Jewish person that worships the emperor of Rome. Roman Gentile 8. Who am I?:Yea, I’m your average Jew, I follow the Torah and go to temple and synagogue worship. Hebrew 9. Who am I?:I’m often called a “mongrel” by the Jews but I’m half Jew too! Samaritan 10. Who am I?:I’m a Gentile who’s highly educated in philosophy. Greek Gentile 11. Who am I?:I don’t like Romans and I’m prepared to start a riot! Zealots 12. Who am I?:This is a name of a person that was a Hebrew Peter 13. Who am I?:This person was a Samaritan The woman at the well 14. Who am I?:This disciple was a Zealot Simon 15. Who am I?:This disciple was a Greek Gentile Luke 16. Who am I?:This disciple was a hellenist. Barnabas