Acts
The New Testament book authored by Luke besides the Gospel of Luke
first account
What Acts 1:1 calls Luke's Gospel
Theophilus
The name of the man to whom Luke dedicates his Gospel
Judaism
The religion with which Luke puts Christianity in continuity
Holy Spirit
The person of the trinity to whom Luke pays extraordinary attention
Zacharias
The father of John the Baptist
Elizabeth
The mother of John the Baptist
Magnificat
The Latin word for Mary's hymn of praise
Benedictus
The Latin word for Zacharias's prophecy of praise, meaning "blessed
Quirinius
The name of the governor of Syria to whom Luke makes reference in dating Jesus' birth
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
The Latin phrase for the angelic hymn announcing Jesus' birth, meaning "glory to God in the highest
Simeon
The name of the old man who at the presentation in the temple recognized the baby Jesus as the Messiah
Nunc Dimittis
The Latin phrase for Simeon's praiseful prayer to God, meaning "now dismiss
woes
What balances Jesus' beatitudes in the Sermon on the Plain
Samaritans
The people that resulted from intermarriage between northern Israelites and Gentiles imported by the Assyrians in Old Testament times
shalom
The Hebrew word for "peace
lightning
The natural phenomenon to which Jesus compares Satan's fall from heaven in the exorcism of demons
the Kaddish
The ancient Jewish prayer that may have provided a basis for the Lord's Prayer
law of primogeniture
The process where an older son gets much more inheritance than a younger son does
Lazarus
The name of the poor beggar in Jesus' Parable of the Rich Man ("dives")
Abraham's bosom
The figurative expression for the heavenly banquet to which Lazarus is transported after his death
Zacchaeus
The name of the tax collector who promised Jesus he would pay back those he had defrauded four times the original amount
Herod Antipas
The ruler to whom Pilate sent Jesus
Via Dolorosa
The Latin phrase for Jesus' route from Pilate to the place of crucifixion, meaning "the way of sorrow
Emmaus
The name of the town to which two of Jesus' disciples were traveling after his resurrection
Acts
The New Testament book authored by Luke besides the Gospel of Luke
first account
What Acts 1:1 calls Luke's Gospel
Theophilus
The name of the man to whom Luke dedicates his Gospel
Judaism
The religion with which Luke puts Christianity in continuity
Holy Spirit
The person of the trinity to whom Luke pays extraordinary attention
Zacharias
The father of John the Baptist
Elizabeth
The mother of John the Baptist
Magnificat
The Latin word for Mary's hymn of praise
Benedictus
The Latin word for Zacharias's prophecy of praise, meaning "blessed
Quirinius
The name of the governor of Syria to whom Luke makes reference in dating Jesus' birth
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
The Latin phrase for the angelic hymn announcing Jesus' birth, meaning "glory to God in the highest
Simeon
The name of the old man who at the presentation in the temple recognized the baby Jesus as the Messiah
Nunc Dimittis
The Latin phrase for Simeon's praiseful prayer to God, meaning "now dismiss
woes
What balances Jesus' beatitudes in the Sermon on the Plain
Samaritans
The people that resulted from intermarriage between northern Israelites and Gentiles imported by the Assyrians in Old Testament times
shalom
The Hebrew word for "peace
lightning
The natural phenomenon to which Jesus compares Satan's fall from heaven in the exorcism of demons
the Kaddish
The ancient Jewish prayer that may have provided a basis for the Lord's Prayer
law of primogeniture
The process where an older son gets much more inheritance than a younger son does
Lazarus
The name of the poor beggar in Jesus' Parable of the Rich Man ("dives")
Abraham's bosom
The figurative expression for the heavenly banquet to which Lazarus is transported after his death
Zacchaeus
The name of the tax collector who promised Jesus he would pay back those he had defrauded four times the original amount
Herod Antipas
The ruler to whom Pilate sent Jesus
Via Dolorosa
The Latin phrase for Jesus' route from Pilate to the place of crucifixion, meaning "the way of sorrow
Emmaus
The name of the town to which two of Jesus' disciples were traveling after his resurrection