Characters from Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Jesus Christ - He was born into poverty, was probably illiterate and mostly uneducated, was raised in a family with several siblings, and as He grew into manhood became a preacher of what was radical liberal thought for that time period.

John the Baptist - According to the Bible, he was a kind of herald, a precursor to Jesus, foretelling His coming and manifestation as the Messiah and urging the people of Israel, Jew and Roman alike, to be ready for the Messiah's arrival.

Moses - In the Old Testament of the Bible,...
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