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• AntisemitismHistory

  Antisemitism is hostility toward and discrimination against Jews as an ethnic and religious group. In Christian history, the charge that "the Jews killed Jesus" long served as its justification.

• MangerBible

  A manger is a trough that holds feed for livestock. In the Gospel of Luke, it is where the newborn Jesus was laid, and in the Christmas story it serves as a symbol of Jesus' coming in lowliness.

• MessiahBible

  Messiah, from the Hebrew for "anointed one," is a title applied in the Old Testament to kings, priests, and others; it later came to designate the deliverer whom God would send. The New Testament confesses Jesus as the Messiah, that is, the Christ.

• BarabbasPeople

  Barabbas was the prisoner whom Pontius Pilate, during the trial of Jesus, offered for release in keeping with the Passover custom. All four Gospels report that the crowd demanded his release instead of Jesus and that he was set free.

• Divorce and RemarriageControversies

  Divorce and remarriage is the question of whether Scripture permits divorce and remarriage, and if so, under what circumstances. It also bears on whether ministers should officiate at the remarriage of church members and whether divorced ministers may serve.

• Luke 20Bible

  Luke 20 records Jesus' debates with the religious leaders in the Jerusalem temple over the source of his authority, paying tribute to Caesar, the resurrection, and the relationship between the Christ and David. The chapter also contains the parable of the wicked husbandmen and a warning against the scribes.

• Infancy Gospel of ThomasHistory

  The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian apocryphal work that collects miracle stories from the childhood of Jesus between the ages of five and twelve. It is thought to have been written around the second century. Despite the similar name, it is a different book from the Gospel of Thomas found at Nag Hammadi.

• EbionitesDoctrine & Theology

  The Ebionites were a Jewish Christian group that existed from the first to the fourth century. Because they insisted on observance of the Mosaic Law and regarded Jesus as a man chosen by God, the early church fathers described them as a group that had departed from orthodoxy.

• Mark 8Bible

  Mark 8 is the chapter in which Jesus feeds the four thousand, heals a blind man at Bethsaida, and, after hearing Peter confess that he is the Christ, foretells his suffering and resurrection for the first time.

• Kingdom of GodDoctrine & Theology

  The kingdom of God is a Christian term for God's reign as king and for the realm over which that reign extends. It is the central theme of Jesus' proclamation. In Korean Protestant usage, it is also widely called cheonguk ("heaven").

• John 15:5Bible Verses

  In this verse Jesus says, "I am the vine, ye are the branches," declaring that whoever abides in him brings forth much fruit and that without him nothing can be done. It is a leading image for explaining union with Christ and the fruit of the Christian life, and the meanings of "abiding" and "fruit" are subjects of ongoing discussion.

• Matthew 8:16–17Bible Verses

  A passage that interprets Jesus' evening healing of the demon-possessed and the sick as the fulfillment of Isaiah 53:4. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether healing is included in Christ's atonement.

• Matthew 5:17–18Bible Verses

  In this saying Jesus declares that he came not to destroy the law or the prophets but to fulfill them. The passage is a starting point from which different denominations reach different conclusions about the relationship between Christians and the Old Testament law.

• John 15:1–8Bible Verses

  In this passage Jesus compares himself to "the true vine" and his disciples to the branches, teaching that they bear fruit only by abiding in him. It is often cited as a statement of the foundation of the Christian life, and the branch that is cast forth in verse 6 has prompted debate over the preservation of salvation.

• John 6:53–54Bible Verses

  In this passage Jesus says, "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you." The Catholic Church and various Protestant traditions disagree on whether these words refer to the Lord's Supper and on how Christ is present in its bread and wine.

• Matthew 18:20Bible Verses

  Matthew 18:20 records a promise of Jesus: "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." It is widely used to offer comfort that Christ is present even in small gatherings, although some interpreters note that its original context concerns the church's judgment and prayer.

• Luke 24:44–46Bible Verses

  In this passage the risen Jesus explains to his disciples that the whole of the Old Testament was written concerning him and was fulfilled in his suffering and his resurrection on the third day. It is frequently cited as a basis for reading the Old Testament with Christ at the center and as a text that refers to the threefold division of the Old Testament canon.

• Hebrews 4:14–16Bible Verses

  Hebrews 4:14–16 presents the ascended Jesus as the "great high priest" who is touched with the feeling of our infirmities, and it declares that believers may therefore come boldly unto the "throne of grace." The passage is frequently cited in discussions of Christ's true humanity, his sinlessness, and confidence in prayer.

• John 10:3–4Bible Verses

  A passage in which Jesus, using the figure of a shepherd and his sheep, says that the shepherd calls each of his sheep by name and goes before them, and that the sheep follow because they know his voice. It is frequently cited in discussions of the personal relationship between Christ and believers and of the divine call.

• Luke 17:22–24Bible Verses

  In this passage Jesus tells his disciples that the day of the Son of Man will come like lightning, visible to the whole world. It is often cited as evidence that the Second Coming will be openly manifest to all, and as grounds for caution against claims that the returned Christ is "here" or "there."