A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible: Wine and water

Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.

Religious ceremony which symbolises receiving an inward spiritual grace.

The central act of Christian worship in which bread and wine are consumed in the way that Jesus demonstrated at the Last Supper before his betrayal and death.

The name given to the man believed by Christians to be the Son of God. Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded most fully in the Four Gospels.

An essential ingredient for life, water has many meanings in the Bible: 1. God has mastery over the seas. 2. Water is seen as a force of judgement. 3. Ceremonial cleansing. 4. An image of the Holy Spirit. 5. An image of eternal life.

The Passover meal which Jesus ate with his disciples before his betrayal and arrest, at which he instituted the eucharist or holy communion or mass.

The central act of Christian worship in which bread and wine are consumed in the way that Jesus demonstrated at the Last Supper before his betrayal and death.

An act of remembrance in which Christians consume bread and wine in the way that Jesus demonstrated at the Last Supper before his betrayal and death.

The central religious service of the Roman Catholic Church, incorporating praise, intercession and readings from scripture. The central action is the consecration of the bread and wine by the priest.

1. Instrument of execution used in the Roman Empire. 2. The means by which Jesus Christ was put to death and therefore the primary symbol of the Christian faith, representing the way in which he is believed to have won forgiveness for humankind.

Execution by nailing or binding a person to a cross.