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- Messiah
- the awaited king of the Jews
- bishop
- a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority
- pope
- the head of the Roman Catholic Church
- jesus
- a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth
- New Testament
- the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other Epistles, and Revelation
- paul
- (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles
- nazareth
- a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
- Parable
- a short moral story (often with animal characters)
- bethlehem
- a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River
- Christianity
- a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
- apostle
- (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
- peter
- disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles
- judea
- province where Jesus was born