| A | B |
|---|
| The visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to inform her she would be the Mother of the Savior. | Annunciation |
| From the Greek for "one sent forth". | Apostles |
| To immerse in water | Baptize |
| The city where Jesus Christ was born | Bethlehem |
| A word or deed against God, the Virgin Mary, the saints, or the Church. | Blasphemy |
| The high priest appointed by the Roman government. | Caiaphas |
| Aramaic for "Peter" or "the rock" | Cephas |
| A form of execution in which the condemned is nailed to a cross | Crucifixion |
| A small village near Jerusalem. | Emmaus |
| From the Greek word, "manifestation". | Epiphany |
| A district in the northern part of ancient Israel. | Galilee |
| Aramaic for "oil press". | Gethsemane |
| Jews sect that wanted to adapt Judaism to contemporary life: rejected resurrection and angels | Sadducees |
| Period of imperial tranquility and order coinciding with the time of Christ and the early Church | Pax Romana |
| Roman procurator of Judea who condemned Christ to death by Crucifixion. | Pilate |
| Jewish sect known for rigorous observance of the Law. | Pharisees |
| "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (Jn 1:14) | Incarnation |
| Place where Christ was executed. | Golgotha |
| Doctrine that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of Original Sin in anticipation of her being the Mother of God. | Immaculate Conception |
| Jewish sect known for asceticism and concern for ritual purity. | Essenes |
| The Good News Christ instructed his apostles to spread to the whole world. | Gospel |
| Jewish supreme council; administered many elements of Jewish life. | Sanhedrin |
| Occasion when Christ instituted the Eucharist. | Last Supper |
| A wicked, ambitious king who took over the government of Palestine with the support of the Romans. | Herod the Great |
| A tall, branching herb used for sprinkling the blood of the Passover lamb in the Exodus. | Hyssop |
| Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews | INRI |
| A cousin of Jesus who baptized Jesus. | John the Baptist |
| An influential member of the Sanhedrin who buried Jesus' body in his own tomb. | Joseph of Arimathea |
| The badge of the office of the prime ministers of the Davidic kingdom. | Keys of the Kingdom |
| A hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus entered the Garden of Gethsemane. | Mount of Olives |
| Latin term for "Roman Peace". | Pax Romana |
| Gentiles who worshipped the True God and knew the Jewish Scriptures. | Proselytes of the Gate |
| Also called Penance or Confession, the sacrament by which Christ forgives sin. | Reconciliation |
| A title that belongs to the descendants of David. | Son of David |
| A supreme council of the Jews. | Sanhedrin |
| The man who was forced to help carry Jesus' Cross to Golgotha. | Simon of Cyrene |
| To test. | Tempt |
| The Apostle whom Jesus chose to help him in his ministry. | Twelve |
| The room where Jesus and the Apostles celebrated the Last Supper. | Upper room |
| The mystery of the one God in three persons. | Trinity |
