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• Judas IscariotPeople

  Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ who handed Jesus over to the chief priests for thirty pieces of silver. His actions and death are recorded in the Gospels and the Book of Acts.

• Martha and MaryPeople

  Martha and Mary are sisters from Bethany in the New Testament and the sisters of Lazarus. They are known for welcoming Jesus into their home, for the raising of their brother Lazarus, and for Mary's anointing of Jesus with ointment.

• QuadransBible

  The quadrans (Greek kodrantes) was a small Roman coin of the New Testament period, its name derived from the Latin quadrans. In the Gospel of Mark it explains the value of the "two mites" that the poor widow put into the treasury.

• PhilipPeople

  Philip is the name of two figures in the New Testament: Philip the Apostle, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, and Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men appointed by the church in Jerusalem.

• ThomasPeople

  Thomas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He declared that he would not believe until he had seen the risen Jesus for himself, and he then confessed, "My Lord and my God."

• JudeaBible

  Judea is the New Testament name for the southern region of Palestine centered on Jerusalem. The name derives from the territory of the tribe of Judah and the kingdom of Judah in the Old Testament. Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, lies within this region.

• Luke 15Bible

  Luke 15 is the chapter in which Jesus answers the complaint of the Pharisees and scribes that he eats with sinners by telling three parables: the lost sheep, the lost coin (drachma), and the lost son (the prodigal son).

• Alabaster BoxBible

  An alabaster box is a small stone vessel for holding perfumed ointment. It is best known from the Gospel accounts of a woman who poured costly ointment from an alabaster box on Jesus.

• Luke 8Bible

  Luke 8 is the chapter in which Jesus travels through the region of Galilee proclaiming the kingdom of God. He teaches the parable of the sower, calms a storm, heals a demon-possessed man and a woman with an issue of blood, and raises the daughter of Jairus.

• KerygmaBible

  Kerygma is a Greek word meaning "proclamation" or "that which is proclaimed." In the New Testament it refers to the apostles' proclamation of the gospel, centered on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

• Titulus CrucisBible

  The titulus crucis was the placard stating the charge against Jesus Christ, fastened above him on the cross at his crucifixion. All four Gospels record that it bore the words "the King of the Jews."

• Seven Last Words of ChristBible

  The Seven Last Words of Christ is the traditional name for the seven sayings that Jesus Christ spoke from the cross before his death, as gathered from the four Gospels.

• Peter's ConfessionBible

  Peter's Confession is the event near Caesarea Philippi in which Jesus asked His disciples, "But whom say ye that I am?" and Peter confessed Jesus to be the Christ.

• GospelsBible

  The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), which record the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Together they are called the four Gospels.

• CyreneBible

  Cyrene was a Greek city on the northeastern coast of present-day Libya in North Africa. In the New Testament it appears as the hometown of Simon, who carried the cross for Jesus, and as the place of origin of early Christian evangelists who preached the gospel to Gentiles in Antioch.

• SynagogueBible

  In the New Testament era, the synagogue was a local community meeting place where Jews gathered on the Sabbath and other occasions to read and study the Law and the Prophets and to pray. Jesus and Paul taught and proclaimed the gospel there.

• Luke 4:18-19Bible Verses

  Luke 4:18-19 contains the words Jesus read from the book of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth and proclaimed as the purpose of his ministry. Because the passage speaks of bringing the gospel to the poor, the captives, the blind, and the oppressed, interpreters have long debated whether it refers to spiritual salvation alone or also includes social liberation.

• Luke 18:1Bible Verses

  Luke 18:1 is the verse in which Luke states the purpose of the parable of the unjust judge and the widow before Jesus tells it. Because of its exhortation that "men ought always to pray, and not to faint," it is frequently cited in teaching on persistent prayer.

• Matthew 5:3Bible Verses

  Matthew 5:3 is the first of the Beatitudes, which open the Sermon on the Mount. It declares that the kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit. Interpreters differ over what "poverty of spirit" means and how it relates to "the poor" in Luke's Gospel.

• Sign of JonahBible

  The sign of Jonah is Jesus' reply to those who demanded a sign, that no sign would be given "but the sign of the prophet Jonas." The saying appears in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.