Jesus's birth and death

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
B T H L E E
A town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia
2.
E A S E
A Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ
3.
E E T E D
To kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
4.
N A Z R T
A historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
5.
C R F I X O N
The death of Jesus by ___
6.
M I S R Y
A government department under the direction of a ___ of state
7.
J U S L E M
Holy city in Israel
8.
S B L E
A farm building for housing horses or other livestock
9.
D E C I L
10.
M A Y
Mother of Jesus
11.
A N E
Heavenly messenger with wings
12.
R E S U C T I O
The rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
13.
J O E P
Jesus' earthly father
14.
C R S
Symbol of Christianity made of two crossing lines
15.
J S U
Central figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem
16.
S T R
Ball of burning gas shining in the night sky
17.
C H I L E
Young people
18.
E L Z B T H
Daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death
19.
B R H T
Emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
20.
T R D
The commercial exchange of goods and services
21.
J H N
One of Jesus' twelve disciples
22.
M A R R I
A person who is ___
23.
D A T
The end of life