| A | B |
| Damascus | where Paul's conversion took place |
| heresy | a religious opinion that is opposed to the doctrines of the Church |
| canon | the list of writings officially recognized as Sacred Scriptures |
| Marcionism | denied the unity of the Old and New Testaments |
| James | taught that faith in Jesus and doing good works are both necessary for salvation |
| Gentiles | people who are not Jewish |
| Pentecost | the day whent the Holy Spirit came to the followers of Jesus |
| Luke | Acts of the Apostles is the sequel to this Gospel |
| John | taught that "God is love" |
| Torah | the first 5 books of the Old Testament |
| Ananias | a Christian man sent by God to Paul after his conversion |
| conversion | turning away from sin and toward God |
| Pharisees | centered their lives on carrying out the Laws in the Torah |
| Epistles | the 21 letters included in the New Testament |
| Jesus | central object of the New Testament |
| martyr | a person who suffers death rather than give up his or her religion |
| Paul | wrote many of the New Testament letters |