Key Players

The people mentioned in the Gospels are fascinating. Sometimes they’re larger-than-life historical figures, and sometimes they appear normal like us. In fact, there are even unnamed people in the Gospels that play important roles, such as the Samaritan woman at the well, the nobleman, the paralytic, the woman taken in adultery, the blind man and his parents, and the man formerly possessed by a legion of demons. The biographical sketches of people in the Gospels are often important because they teach us deeper things about Jesus and our own experiences with him.