First applied to the King of Israel, was later applied to the Jewish hope and belief that a political or military leader would lead them to reestablish the prominence of Israel as an independent nation

Jesus assumes human nature and becomes man in order to accomplish salvation for humanity in that same human nature

a story that uses easily understood symbols and occurrences and ends with a surprising lesson - Jesus used these to teach those around him about the Kingdom of Go

the term that describes the kind of world God longs for in the end of time where all things exist in harmony. This is not a political or earthly kingdom but one of justice, truth, and love.

A term that describes Jesus suffering and death - Jesus’ road to his crucifixion was long and painful, this describes the fullness of this suffering journey

The tremendous act of Jesus rising from the dead three days after his crucifixion

The account of God’s saving activity and intervention on behalf of humanity

an act that demonstrates power over nature, sickness, death, Satan, and sin itself - these would have been seen as direct acts of God