| Important Person |
Description |
| Andrew |
One of Twelve Apostles, brother of Simon Peter |
| Augustus |
Emperor of Rome at time of Jesus’ birth |
| Baalzebub |
"Prince of demons" |
| Barabbas |
Prisoner released instead of Jesus |
| Barnabas |
"Son of Consolation,” a fellow worker with Paul |
| Bartholomew |
One of twelve apostles, in all lists, but not mentioned elsewhere |
| Caiaphas |
High Priest at time of Jesus’ trial |
| Cornelius |
Roman Centurion, first Gentile convert to Christianity |
| Elizabeth |
Mother of John the Baptist, cousin of Mary |
| Gabriel |
Archangel who confirmed to Mary that she would give birth to Jesus |
| Herod |
Name of family of governors of Palestine from about 55 B.C. to end of First Century A.D. |
| James |
One of Twelve Apostles, brother of John; another person with this name was the brother of Jesus |
| John |
Apostle whom Jesus loved; wrote Revelation, one Gospel, three letters |
| John the Baptist |
Forerunner of Jesus, preached baptism of repentance |
| Joseph |
Husband of Mary, looked upon as the father of Jesus |
| Judas |
Iscariot, the Apostle who betrayed Jesus |
| Luke |
Companion of Paul, wrote third Gospel, Acts of Apostles |
| Mark |
Companion of Peter and Paul, author of second Gospel |
