A | B |
An influential and committed Christian who was sent by the Jerusalem community to make inquiries into the questionable goings-on at Antioch. Later he became a companion to Paul on his first missionary journey. | Barnabas |
head of the Jerusalem community | James |
A leading member of the Jerusalem church who joined Paul on his second missionary journey. | Silas |
A young man of Jewish and Greek parents who joined Paul on his second missionary journey. | Timothy |
A traveling companion of Paul and author of the Acts of the Apostles. | Luke |
A devout woman in Philippi who offered Paul and his companions hospitality in her home | Lydia |
In Corinth the community met for worship in this couples’ house. Later they became missionaries with Paul | Priscilla and Aquila |
In Ephesus there was a huge temple to the Roman goddess of fertility. Local silversmiths made a good living producing silver statues of this goddess. | Diana |
Both Peter and Paul died under this Roman Emperor’s persecutions | Nero |
This gospel was written in Antioch for a Jewish and Gentile community | Matthew |
The earliest written Gospel which became a source document for the other Gospels. | Mark |