A | B |
Acts of the Apostles | bible book-story of early Christians |
ascension | taking up of Christ to heaven |
babylonian captivity | 587-539 Jew leaders exiled to Babylon |
conversion | radical change from sinful to holy life |
Council of Jerusalem | meeting to decide Gentile/Jewish ritual laws |
covenant | agreement or promise (God/Abraham) |
diaspora | Jews scattered from their homeland |
Exodus | Bible Book-Moses/release of Isrealite slaves |
Gentile | non-Jewish faith or origin |
Gospels | Bible books(4) account Jesus' life |
Hebrew | tribe of Abraham (Isrealites, Jews) |
Hellenization | spread of Greek Culture |
Alexander the Great | Greek ruler, began Hellenization |
Marks of Church | One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic |
Passover | Jewish Feast, re: deliverence from death |
reign of God | Kingdom of God/Heaven |
Resurrection | Jesus rising from the dead |