Along with this difference, the New Testament introduces a new character, Jesus, son of God, born in Jerusalem to Mary and Joseph (INSERT CITATION). Jesus, prophesied as the messiah, would later be killed by the Romans via crucifixion and resurrected three days after his death. This story helped unite the wills, bringing together the ancient Jewish and Christian scriptures to form the Bible. In both testaments the man's faith towards his lord is a main characteristic told through various poems and stories. They give man morality, a broader understanding of his world and his own beliefs, as well as showing faith in a higher being that ancient peoples needed to feel part of a bigger picture than the one in which they lived. While some believed in the single god of the Jewish religion, the ancient Greeks had a plethora of gods that their