2. 1. Messiah : A savior or someone who rescues another from harm. 2. Disciple : A person who follows the teachings of another. 3. Parable : A story that teaches a lesson using every day events.

3. 4.Resurrection: Act of rising from the dead or coming back to life. 5.Apostle: One of the early Christian leaders who started new churches. 6. Salvation: Being delivered or saved from sin, destruction, or evil

4. 7.Persecute: To treat someone badly. 8.Martyr: Someone who is willing to die instead of giving up their beliefs.

5. 9. Hierarchy: A group of people with different levels of power or authority. 10. Clergy: Leaders of the church. 11. Laity: Regular church members. 12. Pope: Head of the Catholic Church and Bishop of Rome.

6. 13. Gospel: One of the first four books of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 14, Icon: Picture or image of Jesus, Mary (the mother of Jesus), and the saints (Christian holy people). 15. Iconoclast: Someone who attacks traditional beliefs or institutions.

7. 16. Excommunicate: To say that a person or group no longer belongs to the church. 17. Schism: To separate, to split. 18. Tithe: An offering to the church. equal to 10 percent of income.

8. 19. Monastery: A place where men called monks live together in a religious community. 20. Missionary: Person who teaches religion to those who do not believe.

9. 21. Zealots: Jews who believed they should fight the Romans to take back control of their kingdom. 22. Sermon on the Mount: A group of sayings in which Jesus made it clear that a person had to love and forgive from the heart and not just go through the motions of following religious laws. 23. Samaritan: A member of a group looked down upon by Jesus’ listeners.

10. 24. Crucifixion: Punishment of being hung from a cross until dead 25. Trinity: Christian belief that the one God existed in the form of three persons.

11. 26. Diaspora: the scattering of Jews to communities outside of Jerusalem. 27. Patriarchs: Name for the five leading archbishops of the early Christian church.

12. 28. Monotheism: Belief in one god. 29. Bible: Christian sacred writings. 30. Sacraments: Special ceremonies performed by some Christians. Baptism is an example. 31. Christianity: A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.