| A | B |
|---|
| Sanhedran | Supreme Council of the Jews |
| Messiah | One expected by the Jews to free them from the Romans |
| Ananias | Restored Paul's sight and then baptized him |
| Gamaliel | A wise Pharisee who thold the Jewish leaders to be tolerant of the followers of Christ |
| Antioch | the first Christian Community of Jews and Gentiles |
| Apostles | Followers associated most closely with Jesus |
| Barnabas | Paul's traveling companion to Antioch |
| Stephen | the first Christian Martyr |
| Last Supper | Is considered to be the first time Eucharist was celebrated |
| Synagogue | the general place of worship for the Jewish people |
| Gentiles | non-Jews |
| Temple | the most sacred place of worship for the Jewish people |
| Meals | s sign of unity for the Jewish people |
| Peter | Name means "rock", considered to be the first Pope |
| James | leader of the church in Jerusalem |
| Phillip | Preached the Good News to the Samaritans |
| Pentecost | considered the birthday of the Church |
| Council of Jerusalem | Gathering that settled the controversy about requirements for converts to Christianity |
| BISHOPS | comes from greek word for superrvisor, lead the community in worship |
| Christian canon finalized date | By the end of the fourth century, the 27 books of the Christian Canon had been formed. |
| gospel | means good news |
| four gospels | were finally written down because of the need to preserve the first eyewitness account of Jesus and because the written word could be spread more widely. |
| house churches | Where early Christians met to celebrate the Eucharist. |
| martyr | one who dies for their faith (the word means witness) |
