| Term | Definition |
|---|
| THEOPHILUS | Name of the man to whom Luke wrote his gospel and Book of Acts. His name means "Lover of God" |
| LUKE | The Gentile author of the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He was a close friend of Paul's, and traveled with him on the second and third missionary journeys and the trip to Rome. |
| GENTILE | Anyone who is not Jewish. |
| CHRISTIAN | Means "little Christ" or like Christ. The followers of Jesus were first called Christians because their lives were like Christ's life. Today Christians are people who believe in Jesus Christ and follow his teachings. |
| FAITH | To believe in and trust in something you cannot see yet. |
| MARY MOTHER OF JESUS | While she was still a virgin, the angel Gabriel told her that she would give birth to a son. She and her betrothed, Joseph, traveled to Bethlehem for the census where she gave birth to Jesus. |
| SAMARITANS | People who lived in the area of Israel called Samaria. |
| SHEPHERDS | People who raise sheep for a living. |
| NEW TESTAMENT | The last part of the Bible, which the writers wrote after the life of Jesus. |
| CAESAREA | Herod the Great built this city on the Mediterranean coast and named it in honor of Augustus Caesar. |
| CORINTH | This city was the capital city of Achaia, located on a narrow isthmus. It was a city of wealth and immorality, and attracted worshipers of Poseidon |
| ATHENS | This city was the seat of Greek art, science, and philosophy. Paul visited this city during his second missionary journey and spoke to the citizens about their altar to the unknown god. |
| EPHESUS | This city was a large port city along the Aegean Sea in Asia Minor. It boasted a pagan temple dedicated to the Roman goddess Diana (Greek: Artemis). |
| ROME | This city was the capital city of the Roman Empire, |
| PATMOS | A small island in the Aegean Sea (roughly four by eight miles), about fifty miles southwest of Ephesus. |
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