Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension

• Blasphemy: An act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred. A crime that was punishable by death under Jewish law.
• Treason: Betrayal of one's country. A crime that was punishable by death under Roman law.
• Messiah 


  Anointed one.
• Zealots: People who banded together during the time of Christ to violently resist Roman occupation.
• Resurrection 


  The act of rising from the dead.
• Resurrection Appearances: Jesus appearing after he had resurrected from the dead.
• Ascension: The "going up" into Heaven of the Risen Christ forty days after his Resurrection.
• Martyr: A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
• Passover Lamb: A Christian symbol of resurrection, it represents Jesus' sacrificial death.