Across
- 3. an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion
- 4. the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death and resurrection as reported by Evangelists are the basis of the Christian message of salvation
- 7. move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up
- 10. (in Christian belief) the rising of the dead at the last judgement
- 13. a hat tied under the chin and with a brim framing the face
- 14. an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore attributed to a divine agency.
Down
- 1. a container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire
- 2. a supernatural being considered divine or sacred
- 3. a method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden beam and left to hang until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation
- 5. a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity
- 6. a gregarious burrowing plant-eating mammal, with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail
- 8. an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity
- 9. to acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity
- 11. the most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Christ
- 12. to pursue and kill for sport or food
- 15. (in the Christian Church) the period preceding Easter, which is devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of Christ's fasting in the wilderness