| A | B |
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| triumvirate | three rulers who share equal political power |
| proconsul | governor |
| republic | a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives |
| messiah | the deliverer promised to the Jews |
| cooperate | to work together |
| Zealots | Jews who believed they should fight the Romans for their freedom |
| gospels | accounts that the apostles wrote of Jesus' life |
| disciple | any one of the 12 original followers of Jesus |
| parable | a story used to illustrate an idea |
| interpret | to analyze to understand meaning |
| apostle | Christian leader who spread the message of Jesus |
| salvation | the act of being saved from the effects of sin |
| crucifixion | the execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross |
| catacomb | an underground cemetery |
| martyr | a person who is willing to die for his or her beliefs |
| hierarchy | an organization with different levels of authority |
| laity | regular church members, non-clergy |
| clergy | all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church |
| ordain | make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on |
| icon | a representation of an object or person of worship |
| display | to place an object where people can view it |
| iconoclast | a person who opposes the use of icons |
| excommunicate | to declare that a person or group is no longer a member of a church |
| schism | a separation or split from a church |
| successor | one who comes after antoehr person and inherits that person's authority |
| monastery | a religious community |
