The word means "those sent" or "messengers." It is used in the gospels to describe the Twelve, the inner group of Jesus' followers.

A small village in the province of Judea twelve miles south of Jerusalem and approximately ninety miles south of the town of Nazareth, Jesus' boyhood home. It was the village in which Israel' [..]

The word means "learner." In the gospels, a disciple is one who is both follower and student.

A city on the north shore of lake Galilee. Shortly after beginning his ministry, Jesus left Nazareth and settled there. It was the home city of a number of the apostles, notably Peter, Andrew, James a [..]

The word means "the anointed one." It is the equivalent in Greek of the Hebrew word "Messiah."

One of the most eminent of Old Testament prophets. It was commonly believed by the Jews that he would reappear in some fashion to announce the coming of the Messiah.

Both a province and a lake. The province was in the central section of Palestine and was ruled over by Herod Antipas at the time of Jesus' ministry. Lake Galilee is a body of fresh water approxim [..]

There are two Herods referred to in the gospels. Herod the Great, appointed by Rome in 37 BC, was the ruler of all the Palestinian lands of the Jews at the time Jesus was born. He died shortly thereaf [..]

A Jewish political party whose principal objective was to have the Roman governor replaced by one of Herod the Great's descendants.

The holder of the highest priestly office. He was president of the Council of the Jews and was, at the time of Jesus' execution, appointed by the Romans. The high priests of that time were promin [..]