Christianity Vocabulary

the sacred writings of a religion

• scriptures

• parables

• crucified

Stories rooted in daily life that use symbolism or allegory as a teaching tool and that usually have a surprise ending.

• Scriptures

• Parables

• Fables

The holiday that marks the exodus of the Hews from Egypt

• Hanukkah

• Christmas

• Passover

same one who would save them; savior

• Messiah

• Christ

• Jesus

executed on the cross

• exterminated

• resurrection

• crucified

rising from the dead or returning to life

• resurrection

• crucified

• decomposing

from the Greek word meaning messiah

• bishop

• Jesus

• Christ

the teachings of Jesus and the apostles

• parables

• gospel

• scriptures

non-Jews

• Gentiles

• Greeks

• Apostles

people who spreads religious beliefs to those who do not believe, travels to other lands

• apostles

• missionaries

• bishops