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Apostles: 1a. Apostle One of a group made up especially of the 12 disciples chosen by Jesus to preach the gospel.  b. A missionary of the early Christian Church. c. A leader of the first Christian mission to a country or region. 2. One of the 12 members of the administrative council in the Mormon Church. 3. One who pioneers an important reform movement, cause, or belief: an apostle of conservation. 4. A passionate adherent; a strong supporter. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1: an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution" 2: any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Blasphemy: 1a. A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity. b.The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God. 2. An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or utterance in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1. the crime of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or a religion and its doctrines and writings and esp. God as perceived by Christianity and Christian doctrines and writings (Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law) 1: blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) 2: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Caiaphas: 1. In the New Testament, the Jewish high priest who presided over the counsel that condemned Jesus. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1. the Jewish high priest (A.D. 27-36) at the beginning of our Lord's public ministry, in the reign of Tiberius (Luke 3:2), and also at the time of his condemnation and crucifixion (Matt. 26:3,57; John 11:49; 18:13, 14). He held this office during the whole of Pilate's administration. His wife was the daughter of Annas, who had formerly been high priest, and was probably the vicar or deputy (Heb. sagan) of Caiaphas. He was of the sect of the Sadducees (Acts 5:17), and was a member of the council when he gave his opinion that Jesus should be put to death "for the people, and that the whole nation perish not" (John 11:50). In these words he unconsciously uttered a prophecy. "Like Saul, he was a prophet in spite of himself." Caiaphas had no power to inflict
the punishment of death, and therefore Jesus was sent to Pilate, the Roman governor, that he might duly pronounce the sentence against him (Matt. 27:2; John 18:28). At a later period his hostility to the gospel is still manifest (Acts 4:6). (Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary)

Catholic: 1. Catholic; a. Of or involving the Roman Catholic Church. b. Of or relating to the universal Christian church. c. Of or relating to the ancient undivided Christian church. d. Of or relating to those churches that have claimed to be representatives of the ancient undivided church (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Christian: see What We Are

Constantinople: 1. the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Covenant: 1. A binding agreement; a compact. 2. Law; a. A formal sealed agreement or contract. b. A suit to recover damages for violation of such a contract. 3. In the Bible, God's promise to the human race.(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1. An official agreement or compact. 2a: a contract in its entirety or a promise within a contract for the performance or nonperformance of a particular act 3: a common-law action to recover damages for breach of a contract under seal.(Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law)

Crucifixion: 1. the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross 2: the death of Jesus on the cross 3: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Desciples: 1. One who embraces and assists in spreading the teachings of another. 2. An active adherent, as of a movement or philosophy. 3. often Disciple One of the original followers of Jesus. 4. Disciple A member of the Disciples of Christ. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1. someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another ( WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)


Faith: 1. Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. 2.Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See Synonyms at belief. See Synonyms at trust. 3.Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters. 4. often Faith Christianity. The theological virtue defined as secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will. 5. The body of dogma of a religion 6. A set of principles or belief (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)   1. allegiance or loyalty to a duty or a person (Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law)

God: 1a. A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions.
1b. The force, effect, or a manifestation or aspect of this being. 2. A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people, especially a male deity thought to control some part of nature or reality. 3. An image of a supernatural being; an idol. 4. One that is worshiped, idealized, or followed. 5. A powerful ruler or despot. ( The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1: the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions [syn: God, Supreme Being] 2: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force [syn: deity, divinity, immortal] 3: a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people 4: a material effigy that is worshipped as a god (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Hypocrite/Hypocrisy: 1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University) 1. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness. 2.An act or instance of such falseness. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Jew: 1. An adherent of Judaism as a religion or culture. 2. A member of the widely dispersed people originally descended from the ancient Hebrews and sharing an ethnic heritage based on Judaism. 3.A native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1. a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University) 1. the name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one belonging to the tribe of Judah or to the separate kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 16:6; 25:25; Jer. 32:12; 38:19; 40:11; 1:3), in contradistinction from those belonging to the kingdom of the ten tribes, who were called Israelites. During the aptivity, and after the Restoration, the name, however, was extended to all the Hebrew nation without distinction (Esther 3:6, 10; Dan. 3:8, 12; Ezra 4:12; 5:1, 5). Originally this people were called Hebrews (Gen. 39:14; 40:15; Ex. 2:7; 3:18; 5:3; 1 Sam. 4:6, 9, etc.), but after the Exile this name fell into disuse. But Paul was styled a Hebrew (2 Cor. 11:22; Phil. 3:5). The history of the Jewish nation is interwoven with the history of Palestine and with the narratives of the lives of their rulers and chief men. They are now [1897] dispersed over all lands, and to this day remain a separate people, "without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image [R.V. 'pillar,' marg. 'obelisk'], and without an ephod, and without teraphim" (Hos.3:4). Till about the beginning of the present century [1800] they were everywhere greatly oppressed, and often cruelly persecuted; but now their
condition is greatly improved, and they are admitted in most European countries to all the rights of free citizens. In 1860 the "Jewish disabilities" were removed, and they were admitted to a seat in the British Parliament. Their number in all is estimated at about six millions, about four millions being in
Europe. There are three names used in the New Testament to designate this people, (a.) Jews, as regards their nationality, to distinguish them from Gentiles. (b.) Hebrews, with regard to their language and education, to distinguish them from Hellenists, i.e., Jews who spoke the Greek language.
(c.) Israelites, as respects their sacred privileges as the chosen people of God. "To other races we owe the splendid inheritance of modern civilization and secular culture; but the religious education of mankind has been the gift of the Jew alone." (Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary)

Pagan: 1.One who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially a worshiper of a polytheistic religion.
One who has no religion. 2.A non-Christian. 3.A hedonist.  4.A Neo-Pagan. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam 2. a person who does not acknowledge your God ( WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Pharisee: 1. Pharisee A member of an ancient Jewish sect that emphasized strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law in both its oral and written form. 2. A hypocritically self-righteous person. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
) 1. a self-righteous or sanctimonious person 2: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Pilate: 1. Roman prefect of Judea who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Prophet: 1. A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed. 2. A person gifted with profound moral insight and exceptional powers of expression. 3. A predictor; a soothsayer. 4. The chief spokesperson of a movement or cause. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1: an authoritative person who divines the future 2: someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Prophesy: 1. To reveal by divine inspiration. 2. To predict with certainty as if by divine inspiration. See Synonyms at foretell. 3.To prefigure; foreshow. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1. predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Proof: see What is Proof?

Revelation: 1. The act of revealing or disclosing. 2.Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized. 3. Theology. A manifestation of divine will or truth. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)1: the speech act of making something evident [syn: disclosure, revealing] 2: an enlightening or astonishing disclosure 3: communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency 4: the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the apostle (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

Rome: 1. An empire that succeeded the Roman Republic during the time of Augustus, who ruled from 27 B.C. to A.D. 14. At its greatest extent it encompassed territories stretching from Britain and Germany to North Africa and the Persian Gulf. After 395 it was split into the Byzantine Empire and the Western Roman Empire, which rapidly sank into anarchy under the onslaught of barbarian invaders from the north and east. The last emperor of the West, Romulus Augustulus (born c. 461), was deposed by Goths in 476, the traditional date for the end of the empire. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Sanhedrim: 1. the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters. (Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary) 1. more correctly Sanhedrin (Gr. synedrion), meaning "a sitting together," or a
"council." This word (rendered "council," A.V.) is frequently used in the New Testament (Matt. 5:22; 26:59; Mark 15:1, etc.) to denote the supreme judicial and administrative council of the Jews, which, it is said, was first instituted by Moses, and was composed of seventy men (Num. 11:16, 17). But that seems to have been only a temporary arrangement which Moses made. This council is with greater probability supposed to have originated among the Jews when they were under the domination of the Syrian kings in the time of the Maccabees. The name is first employed by the Jewish historian Josephus. This "council" is referred to simply as the "chief priests and elders of the people" (Matt. 26:3, 47, 57, 59; 27:1, 3, 12, 20, etc.), before whom Christ was tried on the charge of
claiming to be the Messiah. Peter and John were also brought before it for promulgating heresy (Acts. 4:1-23; 5:17-41); as was also Stephen on a charge of blasphemy (6:12-15), and Paul for violating a temple by-law (22:30; 23:1-10). The Sanhedrin is said to have consisted of seventy-one members, the high priest being president. They were of three classes (1) the chief priests, or heads of the twenty-four priestly courses (1 Chr. 24), (2) the scribes, and (3) the elders. As the highest court of judicature, "in all causes and over all persons, ecclesiastical and civil, supreme," its decrees were binding, not only on the Jews in Palestine, but on all Jews wherever scattered abroad. Its jurisdiction was greatly curtailed by Herod, and afterwards by the Romans. Its usual place of meeting was within the precincts of the temple, in the hall
"Gazith," but it sometimes met also in the house of the high priest (Matt. 26:3), who was assisted by two vice-presidents.
(Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary)

Son of God: 1. The plural, "sons of God," is used (Gen. 6:2, 4) to denote the pious descendants of Seth. In Job 1:6; 38:7 this name is applied to the angels. Hosea uses the phrase (1:10) to designate the gracious relation in which men stand to God. In the New Testament this phrase frequently denotes the relation into which we are brought to God by adoption (Rom. 8:14, 19; 2 Cor. 6:18; Gal. 4:5, 6; Phil. 2:15; 1 John 3:1, 2). It occurs thirty-seven times in the New Testament as the distinctive title of our Saviour. He does not bear this title in consequence of his miraculous birth, nor of his incarnation, his resurrection, and exaltation to the Father's right hand. This is a title of nature and not of office. The sonship of Christ denotes his equality with the Father. To call Christ the Son of God is to assert his true and proper divinity. The second Person of the Trinity, because of his eternal relation to the first Person, is the Son of God. He is the Son of God as to his divine nature, while as to his human nature he is the Son of David (Rom. 1:3, 4. Comp. Gal. 4:4; John 1:1-14; 5:18-25; 10:30-38, which prove that Christ was the Son of God before his incarnation, and that his claim to this title is a claim of equality with God). When usedwith reference to creatures, whether men or angels, this word is always in the plural. In the singular it is always used of the second Person of the Trinity, with the single exception of Luke 3:38, where it is used of Adam. (Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary)

Talmuds: 1. The collection of ancient Rabbinic writings consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara, constituting the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Vatican: 1. The official residence of the pope in Vatican City. 2. The papal government; the papacy. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition) 1. the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City (WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University)

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