| A | B |
|---|
| Abba | an Aramaic word which means "Daddy" |
| amen | means "Let it be so!" or "This is the truth!" |
| antichrist | this enemy of Jesus will come before Jesus' return; he will pretend to be the Messiah |
| Aramaic | the main language spoken by people living in Israel at the time of Jesus |
| archangel | the highest rank among angels |
| atonement | becoming friends again by making up for a wrong act |
| blaspheme | to show disrespect to God by speaking against Him; to say bad things about God |
| capstone | a metaphor for Jesus; the final stone that holds together a wall |
| centurion | a Roman army officer in charge of about 100 men |
| conscience | a sense of knowing what is right and what is wrong |
| consecrate | to set apart something or someone to serve God in a special way |
| cornerstone | first and most important stone laid in the foundation of a building (at the corner of two walls); this stone holds the building together |
| denarius | a silver coin in Roman times that was worth one day of an average person's salary |
| edict | a written law/order given by a king/ruler |
| covenant | in the Bible, an agreement between God and His people in which God decides what shall be done and His people agree to the conditions |
| flog | to beat with a whip or stick |
| forefather | ancestor (ex.: great-great grandfather) |
| forsake | to leave, to go away from |
| Gentiles | people who are not Jewish |
| gospel | "good news"...when capitalized it means the good news that Jesus took our punishment for us and provided us a way to be reconciled with the Father |
| grace | love and kindness shown to someone who does not deserve it |
| high priest | Aaron was the first of these who offered the most important sacrifices to God; in Jesus' days this person was the head of the Sanhedrin (Jewish leaders) |
| Jehovah | an English translation of one of the Hebrew names for God |
| Judaism | the teachings of the Jewish religion |
| justification | God's action of treating sinners who have faith in Jesus just as if they had never sinned |
