Across
- 1. Mother of Jesus, born with immaculate conception
- 4. husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus, not to be mistaken as actual father.
- 5. kill by nailing onto a cross
- 6. administer a sacrament signifying spiritual rebirth
- 8. a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity
- 9. the Baptist a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus
- 11. an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
- 12. complete confidence in a person or plan, etc.
- 15. the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
Down
- 2. a revival from inactivity and disuse
- 3. a small town near Jerusalem: place of jesus birth
- 7. Christ a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity
- 10. a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
- 13. ghost the third person in the Trinity
- 14. king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)