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The nine opening statements of the Sermon on the Mount which all begin with the word "blessed"
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The Old Testament prophet quoted by religious leaders when Herod asked them where the long-looked-for Messiah was to be born
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The disciple who first proclaimed that Jesus was the Christ, the long-expected Messiah |
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The gospel that portrays Jesus as a royal Messiah and authoritative Teacher; it is the most Jewish of the gospels and was written by a former tax collector
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Greek word for "church"
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The Roman governor who imposed the death sentence on Jesus and had him crucified
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The final words of Jesus in Matthew's gospel in which He tells his followers to "go and make disciples of all peoples" (Matthew 28:19-20)
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The Jewish governing group to which Jesus answered "I am" when they asked Him point-blank if He was "the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One."
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The gospel that announced the good news of Jesus as the Son of God, even though it involved conflict, misunderstanding, opposition, suffering and even death; this gospel is the shortest of the four gospels and was written by a man who traveled with Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey |
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