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Pur
[Bible]Pur is a word meaning "lot." In the Book of Esther it refers to the lot that Haman cast to fix the day for destroying the Jews, and the Jewish festival of Purim takes its name from it.
Hatach
[People]Hatach is a eunuch of the Persian court mentioned in the Book of Esther. King Ahasuerus appointed him to attend Queen Esther, and when Haman's decree for the massacre of the Jews was issued, he carried messages between Esther and Mordecai.
Rehum and Shimshai
[People]Rehum and Shimshai were officials who served in the region of Samaria during the Persian period. According to Ezra 4, they sent a letter to King Artaxerxes accusing the Jews of rebuilding Jerusalem and thereby brought the work to a halt.
John 8:31
[Bible Verses]John 8:31 records Jesus' words to the Jews who had believed in him: "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed." The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and discipleship and of persevering in faith to the end (the perseverance of the saints).
Antisemitism
[History]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.
Destruction of Jerusalem (AD 70)
[History]The destruction of Jerusalem (AD 70) was the capture of Jerusalem and the burning of the Second Temple by the Roman army under Titus during the First Jewish–Roman War. The event profoundly changed both Judaism and early Christianity.
Bar Kokhba Revolt
[History]The Bar Kokhba Revolt was the last major uprising of the Jews of Judea against the Roman Empire, lasting from 132 to about 135. Its leader, Simon, was hailed as the Messiah, but the revolt failed, and he is often cited as a leading example of a "false messiah."
Romans 3
[Bible]Romans 3 concludes that Jews and Gentiles alike are under sin and declares that the righteousness of God is received not by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ.
John 5
[Bible]John 5 is the chapter in which Jesus heals, on the Sabbath, a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. In the confrontation with the Jews that follows, he delivers a lengthy discourse on the relationship between the Father and the Son, on judgment and life, and on the witnesses that testify of him.
Adar
[Bible]Adar is the twelfth month of the calendar the Jews used after the Babylonian exile and is mentioned in the books of Ezra and Esther. The Feast of Purim is observed on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of this month.
Magi
[People]The Magi were men from the East who, at the time of Jesus' birth, saw a star, came to worship the infant Jesus, and presented him with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They appear only in Matthew 2.
Oral Law
[Bible]The Oral Law is the body of Jewish interpretations and regulations believed to have been transmitted by word of mouth alongside the written law of the Pentateuch. In the New Testament it appears under the expression "the tradition of the elders."
Samaritans
[Bible]The Samaritans were a people who lived in the region of Samaria in central Palestine, regarded Mount Gerizim as their place of worship, and accepted only the Five Books of Moses as Scripture. In the New Testament period they were bitterly at odds with the Jews.
God-fearers
[Bible]"God-fearers" is a term for Gentiles of the New Testament era who believed in the God of the Jews and took part in synagogue worship but did not convert to Judaism by receiving circumcision. The expression appears frequently in the Book of Acts.
Romans 2
[Bible]Romans 2 declares that those who judge others, as well as Jews who possess the law, cannot escape God's righteous judgment, and it teaches that the true Jew and true circumcision are matters of the heart.
1 Corinthians 1:18
[Bible Verses]"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." This verse declares that the cross stands at the center of the gospel and is frequently cited as a text that sets the direction for preaching and theology.
John 3:3–5
[Bible Verses]John 3:3–5 is the passage in which Jesus tells the Pharisee Nicodemus, "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." It is the source of the expression "born again" (regeneration). Denominations differ over whether being "born of water and of the Spirit" refers to baptism.
John 8:32
[Bible Verses]"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32) is a saying of Jesus. The phrase is widely used outside the church as a symbol of academic freedom and freedom of the press, but commentators often point out that in its original context it means that disciples who continue in Jesus' word are set free from bondage to sin.
John 20:23
[Bible Verses]In this verse the risen Jesus gives the Holy Spirit to his disciples and says, "Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them." The Catholic Church cites it as the scriptural basis for the sacrament of penance, while Protestants read it as a declaration of forgiveness through the proclamation of the gospel. Interpretations of the verse therefore differ sharply.
Esther (Queen of Persia)
[People]Esther is the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Esther. She became the queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus and saved the Jews when Haman's scheme threatened them with annihilation.