Jesus
Gospels
Jesus' World
Vocabulary
Geography
100
The city where Jesus was born.

What is Bethlehem?

100

The word "Gospel" can be translated to this.

What is Good News?

100

The two sets of rules and rulers in Jesus' time.

Roman and Jewish

100

It means the study of religious faith, practice, and experience.

What is theology?

100

Any one of the names of a body of water in the region where Jesus lived.

What are the Mediterranean Sea, Jordan River, Dead Sea, or Sea of Galilee?

200

A crime Jesus was accused of that caused his crucifixion. 

What is Blasphemy?

200

The names of the four Gospels.

What are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?

200

The class of citizen that Jesus belonged to.

What are peasants?

200

The sent ones or messengers for Jesus of which there were originally 12.

What is an apostle?

200

The region where Jesus lived could be referred to as this (there is more than one answer).

What are the Middle East, Judea, Palestine, Israel, Holy Land, or Roman Empire?

300

The span of years in which Jesus could have been born.

What is 7-4 BC? 

300

The Gospel which viewed Jesus as the promised Messiah or King of the Jews.

What is the Gospel of Matthew?

300

Some of the best olive oil was saved for this.

What are religious rituals and ceremonies?

300

To have a basic knowledge and understanding of world religions in order to better engage with others.

What is Religious Literacy?

300

The place where Joseph and Mary went with the baby Jesus to escape King Herod according to the Gospel of Matthew.

What is Egypt?
400

The original pronunciation of Jesus' name.

What is Yeshua?

400

The span of years the gospels were written.

What is 65-110 CE (or 40-60 years after Jesus' death)?

400

This was less contaminated to drink than water.

What is wine?

400

A story told by Jesus to get his point across using metaphors and relevant examples.

What is a parable?

400

In Jesus time, most fishing took place in which freshwater sea?

What is the Sea of Galilee?

500

The age Jesus was when he was crucified.

Early 30's (33 or 34)

500

This gospel said that the angel spoke to Mary and shepherds came to see Jesus in the manger after his birth.

What is the Gospel of Luke?

500

The Romans destroyed this around 70 AD.

What is the temple in Jerusalem?

500

Protestants and Catholics are major ones in Christianity.

What are denominations?

500

Muslims, Christians, and Jews each view this city as Holy.

What is Jerusalem?

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