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Down: 1) The English version of the name Judah or Judas, one of Jesus “brothers”, traditional author of the epistle of Jude.2) a leading 1st century ce Pharisee and scholar, the reputed teacher of Paul3) large and prosperous port in Greece that the Romans made capital of the province called Achaia; Paul founded an important church there about 50 ce5)  Son of and successor to Vespasian, and emperor of Rome, he directed the siege of Jerusalem, burned the city, and ordered his army to tear down Herod’s Temple. His carrying of the Temple treasures to Rome is portayed in the triumphal Arch of Titus that still stands in the Roman Forum. A Greek whom Paul converted and who became a companion on his missionary journeys. A post-Pauline writer made him a model of the Christian pastor.6) Greek apokalypasis meaning “uncover” or “reveal;” refers to a special kind of prophetic writing that claims to unveil otherwise hidden realities of the spirit realm and/or to disclose future events, typically of an esenatological nature.9) term denoting the risen Jesus’ ascent to heaven.10) A citizen of Colossae whose runaway slave, Onesimus, Paul converted to Christianity12) philosophic or religious system that posts the existence of two parallel worlds, one of physical matter and the other of invisible spirit. Moral dualism held by most apocalyptic writers. Views the universe as divided between powers good and evil, light and dark which contend for human allegiance13) New Testament book of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, supposedly written by Paul to his fellow ministers. Most scholars deny Pauline authorship of these works, which seem to represent a more highly organized church than that in Paul’s day.14) A servant or deacon of the church of Cenchrae, a port of Corinth, whose good works Paul commends in Romans 16:1-2.17) The Christian doctrine that the Word of God became flesh, the man Jesus of Nazareth19) most influential apostle and missionary of the mid-first-century Christian movement, the author of at least seven or nine New Testament letters. According to Acts, he was named Saul of Tarsus and held Roman citizenship; after the risen Jesus was revealed to him on the road to Damascus, Paul led three missionary tours, founding new congregations in Asia Minor and Greece before being arrested and sent to Rome for trial, where he was probably martyred under Nero20) Greek word meaning “messenger,” a member of Yahweh’s heavenly council, typically conveying God’s messages to human recipients. The Tanakh and New Testament name only two angels, Michael and Gabriel, although the Apocrypha lists others such as Uriel and Raphael.24) Short book Catholic based on love and faith Across: 4) Emperor of Rome, the Caesar by whom Paul wished to be tried in the Acts 25:11 and under whose persecution Paul was probably beheaded7) The younger friend and fellow missionary of Paul, and the son of a Greek father and a devout Jewish mother. The portrayal of Timothy in the pastoral epistles seems irreconcilable with what is known of him from Acts and Paul’s genuine letters.8) collection of 7 letters and letter like documents places in the New Testament between letters ascribed to Paul and Book of Revelation. They are “catholic” meaning universal, addressed to church as whole.11) According to Acts, this is Paul’s non-roman name.15) books of the Bible that may not be written by Paul; attributed to Paul but not written by him16) widespread and extremely diverse movement in early Christianity that appcrently emphasized the supreme importance18) The angel whom the Book of Daniel represented as the spirit prince, guardian, and protector of Israel. In Revelation, he cast Satan form heaven. His name means “who is like God21) A leading city and cultural center in Greece, virtually the only place where Paul was neither mobbed nor imprisoned but was invited to speak at a public forum about his new religious message.22) A literary practice common among Hellenistic-Jewish and early Christian writers, of writing or publishing a book in the name of a famous religious figure of the past. Thus, an anonymous author of about 168 BCE ascribed his work to Daniel, who supposedly lived during the sixth century BCE. The pastoral epistles, 2 Pete, James, and Jude are thought to be pseudonymous books written in the early or mid-second century CE buy attributed to eminent disciples connected with the first-century Jerusalem church23) the king-priest of Canaanite Salem to who Abraham paid a tenth of the spoils of war, whom the author of Hebrews cited as foreshadowing Jesus Christ25) A Hellenistic Jew whom a Jerusalem mob stones for his Christian preaching, thus becoming the first martyr of the early church26) Greek transliteration of the Hebrew placed name Har’Megiddon or “Moutain fo Megiddo,” a famous battlefield in ancient Isael. Symbolizes the site of the ultimate battle between good and evil.
 

 

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