Passion of Christ Crossword

A cruel and ruthless Roman governor of Judea; the one human being most responsible for Jesus' Death
Supper Jesus celebrated a Passover meal with the Apostles
The crime of insulting God or of claiming Godlike attributes. Crucifixion, a brutal form of capital punishment used by the Romans that involved nailing or tying the extremities to a wooden cross.
Place where Jesus prayed in agony and the soldiers came to arrest him.
means "place of the skull"; site where Jesus was crucified
Pilate would have scoffed at the Sanhedrin's charge of blasphemy so they accuse Jesus of claiming that he said he was the King of the Jews a seditious charge and a capital offense under Roman law
The beatings weaken Jesus so much that a passerby is pressed into carrying the cross.
Pilate releases Jesus' body to Joseph of Arimathea
Unfounded prejudice against the Jewish people
A criminal released by Pilate to the crowd, instead of Jesus, as part of a Passover custom.
The priest in charge of the Temple worship
Abbreviates the Latin words meaning "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews".
A wealthy disciple of Jesus and a member of the Sanhedrin who did not approve of the council's condemnation of Jesus.
The high priest at the time of Jesus' crucifixion
One of the twelve Apostles who betrays Jesus with a kiss for thirty pieces of silver.
means "witness". Martyrdom applies to a person who bears witness to the truth of his or her faith even unto death.
A Polish Franciscan priest who voluntarily sacrificed his life passion narratives, The name for the four separate accounts of the Passion of Christ found in the Gospel
A strict Jewish sect that tried to follow perfectly the requirements of the Mosaic Law.
A cruel and ruthless Roman governor of Judea; the one human being most responsible for Jesus' Death.
A Jewish sect that denied the resurrection of the dead, the existence of spirits, and the obligation of oral tradition, emphasizing acceptance of the written Law alone.