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Rabbi
A teacher or master. In Jesus' day, a student would give up his
entire life in order to be with his teacher. The disciple didn't
only seek to know what the teacher knew, as is usually the case
today. It was not enough just to know what the rabbi said, but
the foremost goal of any talmid was to become like the rabbi and
do what the rabbi did.
Rabbinic Judaism
Jewish religious practice after the Temple was destroyed (AD 70)
that centered around the Torah and its interpretation by the
rabbis.
Reap
To gather crop at harvest time. Reap can also refer to what will
happen to someone as a result of their own actions.
Reconcile, reconciliation
To bring peace between two people who have been enemies. The
world sinned and was hostile toward God. Then God sent Jesus to
reconcile the world to God.
Refractory
Eating area in communal living.
Remez
A hint; referring to a rabbinic teaching technique in which a
rabbi would hint at a meaning without actually coming out and
saying it. Example: Jesus saying that the sellers and money
changers had made the Temple a den of robbers, referring to
the Jeremiah 7 passage in which Jeremiah berates religious
leaders for their idolatry and false religion.
Robinson's Arch
One of the largest masonry arches (75 feet tall, more than 45
feet across) in the ancient world; supported a massive staircase
that ran from the Tyropean Valley and the Lower City to the
Royal Stoa (the place of buying and selling, the location of the
temple treasury); destroyed in AD 70 by the Romans.