| ARIMATHEA | Joseph of - - -, in the New Testament a wealthy Jewish man who buried the body of Jesus Christ after the crucifixion (9) |
| TUBAL | Wealthy Jewish friend of Shylock in William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice |
| PIETA | A representation of Mary in sculpture or painting grieving over the body of Jesus after the crucifixion |
| TIMOTHY | In the New Testament, a disciple of Paul who became leader of the Christian community at Ephesus (7) |
| ANANIAS | In the New Testament, a Jewish Christian of Jerusalem who was struck dead for lying |
| NICODEMUS | In the New Testament, a Pharisee who supported Jesus against the other Pharisees |
| APOSTLES | In the New Testament, a series of books originally written as letters to the early Christians (8) |
| VESUVIUS | The eruption of this volcano in 79 CE buried the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and lapilli and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. (8) |
| BETHESDA | In the New Testament, a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers (8) |
| BETAPIETA | Wager one's sculpture of the Virgin Mary cradling the body of Jesus? |
| DORCAS | In the New Testament, a charitable woman of Joppa (6) |
| MARYMACKILLOP | A saint, who co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart? (4,9) |
| WRIGHT | Joseph - of Derby; artist who painted A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery (6) |
| MARYMAGDALENE | The first person to see Christ after the Resurrection |
| CHARIVARI | Row Jewish man, in conflict with himself, recalled after church? |
| HOWARDJACOBSON | Jewish Man-Booker Prizewinning author of 'The Finkler Question' (6,8) |
| PHYLACTERY | Box with passages of Scripture on a Jewish man's head (10) |
| OSTRICH | Denier abandoned Christ after start of ordeal |
| ECCE | "___ Homo" (painting dubbed "Monkey Christ" after a failed restoration attempt) |
| GENTILE | Non Jewish man goes to a French island (7) |
