| Noun | 1. | Good Shepherd - a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)Logos, Son, Word - the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) Jew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties prophet - someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God | |