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Publius
Publius is the "chief man of the island" of Melita (Malta) mentioned in Acts 28. He hosted the shipwrecked Paul and his companions for three days, and Paul healed his father through prayer and the laying on of hands.
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- TacitusPeople
Tacitus (c. AD 56 – c. 120) was an ancient Roman historian and senator. In his Annals he recorded Emperor Nero's persecution of Christians and the execution of Christ under Pontius Pilate. For this reason he is frequently cited as an early non-Christian source.
- QuiriniusPeople
Quirinius (Cyrenius in the KJV) was the Roman official whom Luke 2:2 records as governor of Syria when the Roman emperor issued his decree of enrollment. He is frequently discussed in efforts to date the birth of Jesus.
- Duranno MinistryInstitutions
Duranno Ministry (Duranno Seowon) is a South Korean Protestant publishing and literature mission organization founded by Pastor Ha Yong-jo in 1980. It publishes the quiet time devotional Living Life and magazines such as Light and Salt and Ministry and Theology, and it runs educational programs for church members and pastors.
- Geneva BibleBible
The Geneva Bible is an English Bible published in 1560 in Geneva, Switzerland, by English Protestant exiles. Widely read for its verse numbering and extensive marginal notes (commentary printed alongside the text), it was the most popular Bible in the English-speaking world before the King James Version.
- Bishops' BibleBible
The Bishops' Bible is an English Bible published in 1568 by the Church of England under the direction of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury. It served as the base text for the translation of the King James Bible in 1611.
- Word of Life Press (Korea)Institutions
Word of Life Press is a Christian publishing house founded in Korea in 1953 by the American mission agency TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission). It publishes Christian books, operates Christian bookstores, and carries out literature ministry.
- Church BulletinWorship & Rites
A church bulletin is a newsletter that a church publishes every Lord's Day, containing the order of worship, sermon information, church news, and announcements.
- Kidok ShinmunInstitutions
The Kidok Shinmun (Christian Newspaper) is the denominational newspaper published by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Korea (HapDong). First published on January 4, 1965, it now appears under the title The Weekly Kidok Shinmun.
- Christian Literature Society of KoreaInstitutions
The Christian Literature Society of Korea is a Protestant publishing house and interchurch ecumenical body that traces its origins to the Korean Religious Tract Society, founded in 1890 by missionaries in Korea. It is regarded as the oldest Protestant publisher in Korea.
- The Korea Christian PressInstitutions
The Korea Christian Press (Hanguk Gidok Gongbo) is a weekly newspaper published by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap). Founded on January 17, 1946, it is regarded as the oldest weekly newspaper still in publication.
- New Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Gaejeong)Bible
The New Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Gaejeong) is a Korean translation of the Bible published by the Korean Bible Society in 1998 as a revision of the Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Hangeul). Today most Korean Protestant denominations use it as their Bible for worship.
- Revised New Korean Standard Version (Saebeonyeok)Bible
The Revised New Korean Standard Version (Saebeonyeok) is a Korean translation of the Bible published by the Korean Bible Society in 1993 as the New Korean Standard Version (Pyojun Saebeonyeok) and revised in 2001. It aimed to render the meaning of the original texts in plain, contemporary Korean.
- Korean Hymnal SocietyInstitutions
The Korean Hymnal Society is an interdenominational body established in 1981 to publish and manage a hymnal shared by multiple Korean Protestant denominations. It published the Unified Hymnal in 1983 and the 21st Century Hymnal in 2006.
- Common Translation BibleBible
The Common Translation Bible is a Korean Bible translated from the original languages by Catholic and Protestant scholars working together and published in 1977. It was issued by the Korean Bible Society.
- Korean Bible SocietyInstitutions
The Korean Bible Society is a nondenominational, nonprofit Protestant foundation in South Korea that translates, publishes, and distributes the Bible. It originated in 1895 as the Korea branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society and is a member of the United Bible Societies.
- King James VersionBible
The King James Version (KJV) is an English translation of the Bible produced at the command of King James I of England and published in 1611. For centuries it served as the standard Bible of English-speaking Protestantism.
- The Pilgrim's ProgressChristian Life
The Pilgrim's Progress is a Christian allegory by the English Puritan preacher John Bunyan, published in 1678 (Part One) and 1684 (Part Two). Told in the form of a dream, it depicts the journey of the pilgrim Christian from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City.
- T. S. EliotPeople
Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888–1965) was an American-born British poet and critic. After publishing *The Waste Land*, he was baptized into the Church of England in 1927, and in 1948 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Korea Inter-Varsity Christian FellowshipInstitutions
Korea Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVF) is an interdenominational university student mission organization in South Korea that became a full member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) in 1956. It is known for small-group Bible study on university campuses and for the books published by its publishing arm, IVP.