| Word | Description |
| Four Gospels | Matthew, Mark, Luke, John |
| narrative | story |
| passion | suffering |
| passion narratives | Gospels' retelling of Jesus' suffering and death |
| ass | Jesus rode into Jerusalem on an ass on Palm Sunday |
| palm branches | waved by Jesus' followers as Jesus entered Jerusalem |
| a long low table | used for the Last Supper by Jesus and his disciples |
| burial shroud | cloth in which Jesus was wrapped when he was prepared for burial |
| 3 crosses | Jesus was hung between two criminals also being executed |
| a lamb | eaten at the Last Supper Passover Meal |
| vinegar | sour wine on a sponge offered to Jesus as he was dying on the cross |
| sword | used by Peter to cut off ear of one of Jesus' captors in the garden |
| bag of coins | Judas received 30 pieces of silver for betraying Jesus |
| dice | soldiers gambled for Jesus' cloak under the cross |
| bitter herbs | part of the menu for Passover dinner |
| nails | Jesus was nailed to the cross |
| rooster | Jesus told Peter he would deny him three times before the rooster crowed |
| kiss | Judas greeted Jesus with a kiss when he came with the soldiers |
