People in the Gospels Christology

Joseph

Husband of Mary; received messages from God in dreams

Mary

Jesus' mother

John the Baptist

baptized Jesus in the Jordan River

Elizabeth and Zechariah

John the Baptist's parents

Simeon

made a prophecy over Jesus and Mary in the Temple

Gabriel

The angel that announced to Mary that she would give birth to God's Son.

Shepherds

A heavenly host of angels appeared to these men when Jesus was born

Wise Men

These men brought Jesus gold, frankincense, and myrrh when he was born.

Pharisees

A group of Jewish leaders in the time of Jesus

Samaritans

A group of people shunned by the Jews because their religious beliefs deviated from traditional Judaism