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• Koine Greek

  Koine Greek was the common form of Greek widely used throughout the Mediterranean world after the conquests of Alexander the Great. All twenty-seven books of the New Testament, as well as the Septuagint, were written in this language.

• Acts 2:44–45

  An account of how, after Pentecost, the believers lived together, had all things in common, and sold their possessions to distribute to each according to need. Although the passage is often idealized as a portrait of the early church community, it has been debated whether it sets a norm the church today should follow and how it relates to socialist thought.

• Lectionary

  A lectionary is a list of Scripture passages appointed in advance to be read on each Sunday and feast day according to the church year. It typically groups together readings from the Old Testament, the Psalms, the Epistles, and the Gospels.

• Praetorium

  The Praetorium (Korean *gwanjeong*, 官庭) is a biblical term for the official residence where a Roman governor stayed and held trials. The Gospels present it as the place where Jesus was interrogated by Pontius Pilate and mocked by soldiers.

• 1 Corinthians 10:13

  This verse teaches that God is faithful and "will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able," but will "make a way to escape." It is frequently cited as a comfort in times of trial, though interpreters debate whether "temptation" here refers to enticement to sin or to suffering.

• Cistercians

  The Cistercians are a Catholic religious order founded in 1098 at Cîteaux, France. The order arose from a monastic reform movement that sought to observe the Rule of Saint Benedict more strictly.

• Faith Chapter

  "Faith Chapter" is a common name for Hebrews 11. After defining faith, the chapter recounts in turn what Old Testament figures, from Abel to the prophets, did "by faith."

• Elohim

  Elohim is the most common Hebrew word for God in the Old Testament. Although it is grammatically plural, it usually takes a singular verb when it refers to the God of Israel. Korean Bibles generally render it as Hananim ("God").

• Korean Revised Version

  The Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Hangeul) is the common short name for the Holy Bible, Korean Revised Version (Seonggyeong Jeonseo Gaeyeok Hangeulpan), published by the Korean Bible Society in 1961. Until the New Korean Revised Version appeared in 1998, it was the standard Korean Bible used by most Protestant denominations in Korea.

• Denomination

  A denomination is an organized body formed by churches that share a common confession of faith and system of church government. Several denominations may exist within a single denominational tradition.

• Aramaic

  Aramaic was the language of the ancient Arameans and served as the common language of the Near East during the Assyrian and Persian periods. Portions of Ezra and Daniel in the Old Testament were written in it, and it is widely regarded as the language Jesus spoke in everyday life.

• Religious Order

  A religious order is a community of men or women religious who live under a common rule, take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and pray together. Religious orders exist mainly in the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion.

• Acts 4:32–35

  A summary passage in Acts reporting that the believers of the early Jerusalem church held their possessions in common and distributed them according to need, so that none among them lacked. It is often cited as a model of church community and sharing, and there is ongoing discussion about how far this sharing of property should be imitated today.

• Majority Text

  The Majority Text is a textual-criticism term for a reconstructed text of the Greek New Testament that follows the common readings of the medieval Byzantine manuscripts, which make up the numerical majority of extant Greek New Testament manuscripts.

• Thomas Cranmer

  Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury who led the English Reformation and compiled the Book of Common Prayer, the foundation of Anglican worship. He was burned at the stake under Mary I.

• Hymn

  A hymn is a song sung by a congregation to praise God and confess the faith; the term also refers to a book collecting such songs. In Korean Protestantism, it commonly refers to the common hymnal shared by many denominations.

• Trinity

  The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God is one in essence and exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is confessed in common by Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox churches.

• Acts 17:26

  A statement from Paul's speech at the Areopagus in Athens declaring that God made all the nations of humankind from one source and determined the times and the boundaries of their dwelling. It is frequently cited in discussions of humanity's common origin and of divine providence, and it also figures in debates about race.

• Lament Psalms

  Lament psalms are a type of psalm in which the psalmist cries out and appeals to God amid suffering, illness, persecution, or national disaster. They are among the most common types in the Book of Psalms.

• Presbyterian Church of Chosen

  The Presbyterian Church of Chosen was the first General Assembly of Korean Presbyterianism, organized in Pyongyang in September 1912 by seven presbyteries. It was renamed the Presbyterian Church in Korea in 1949, and many Presbyterian denominations today regard it as their common root.