Answer:
1. Salome and Zebedee - parents of James and John
2. Mark - nephew of Barnabas
3. forceful - style of Mark's writing
4. Tiberius Caesar - Roman Emperor during John the Baptist's ministry
5. mercenary - motivated by a greedy desire for money
6. Luke - "the beloved physician"
7. Theophilus - recipient of Luke's Gospel
8. John - "the disciple whom Jesus loved"
Explanation:
All the above words or passages are from the Bible.
Salome and Zebedee are the parents of John, who is also referred to be "the disciple whom Jesus loved".
Mark is the nephew of Barnabas, and thought to be the one who wrote the Gospel of Mark, while most scholars reject this claim. Anyway, the style of writing the Gospel of mark is forceful.
Luke is referred to as "the beloved physician", assumed to have written the Gospel of Luke and the acts of the Apostles. These books were to be passed to Theophilus, another follower of Christ.
Tiberius Caesar was the Roman Emperor during John the Baptist's ministry.
And lastly, a mercenary is someone who is motivated to do things due to greed or desire for money.
