| A | B |
|---|
| Armageddon | The site of the final and conclusive battle between good and evil |
| Annunciation | St. Gabriel's telling to Mary that she would be the mother of Jesus |
| Aprocrypha | religious writings that are not considered part of the official Bible by most Christians |
| Beatitudes | eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount |
| Babylon | place where the Jews were exiled to. |
| Babel | tower built by the descendants of Noah |
| Exodus | second book of the Old Testament |
| Elijah | Incurred the wrath of Jezebel |
| Ecclesiastes | reflections of a prophet known as "The Preacher" |
| Genesis | first book of the Old Testament |
| Golgotha | ancient name for the site of the crucifixation of Jesus |
| Jezebel | a cruel queen of Israel |
| Leviathan | a sea monster mentioned in the Book of Job |
| mammon | New Testament expression for wealth |
| Mark | the shortest of the 4 New Testament Gospels |
| Methuselah | The oldest man in the Bible, Noah's grandfather who lived to be 969 years old |
| Matthew | Gospel in which the Sermon on the Mount is found |
| Pentecost | the day the Holy Spirit descended on the Disciples of Jesus |
| Pontius Pilate | The Roman governor of Palestine during the time of Jesus |
| Philistines | Enemies of the Jews, Goliath was in their army |
| Psalms | book containing 150 prayerful sons many ascribed to David |
| Rachel | second wife of Jacob (Mother of Joseph and Benjamin) |
| Ruth | great grandmother of David known for kindness and faithfulness |
| Revelation | last book of the New Testament |
| Samson | defeated the Philistines |
| Salome | stepdaughter of King Herod who had John the Baptist killed |
| Solomon | successor of King David |
| 23rd Psalm | "The Lord is my shephard;I shall not want. |
| words spoken by Jesus to the people of Nazareth | "prophet is not without honor, save in his own country" |
| Daniel | he was cast into a lions den in Babylon for praying to God |
| Abraham | was promised the land of Canaan by God |
| golden calf | the idol the Israelites made while Moses was receiving the Ten Commandments |
| Esau | eldest son of Isaac |
| Joshua | he brought the Israelites into the promised land after the death of Moses |
| Luke | the Gospel that contains the most detailed portrayal of the early life of Christ |
| Torah | in Judaism the first five books of the Old Testament containing religious law |
| John | last of the four Gospels it focuses more on the implications of the mission of Jesus |
| Lamb of God | a Christian term for Jesus first used by John the Baptist |
| manna from heaven | food given by God to the Israelites in the exodus, any unexpected good fortune |
| Mount Sinai | the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments |
