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Biblical Chronology
[Bible]Biblical chronology is the reconstruction of when the events recorded in the Bible took place and when its figures lived, based on numbers in the biblical text and historical sources from the ancient Near East. The term also refers to the timelines produced by this work.
John Calvin
[People]John Calvin (1509–1564) was a French-born Reformer and theologian who ministered in Geneva, Switzerland. His Institutes of the Christian Religion laid the foundation for Reformed and Presbyterian theology.
Son Yang-won
[People]Son Yang-won (1902–1950) was a Korean Presbyterian minister. He was imprisoned for refusing the Japanese colonial authorities' compulsory Shinto shrine worship, and he ministered to people with Hansen's disease at Aeyangwon in Yeosu. He adopted the man who had killed his two sons and was executed during the Korean War.
Amos
[Bible]Amos is the third of the twelve books of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. It preserves the words of the prophet Amos, who was active in the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BC, and it is well known for its call to social justice and its critique of merely formal worship.
Zechariah
[Bible]Zechariah is the thirty-eighth book of the Old Testament. This prophetic book encourages the people of Judah who had returned from the Babylonian exile to rebuild the Temple, and it prophesies concerning the Messiah and the restoration of the kingdom of God.
Ascension
[Doctrine & Theology]The Ascension is the event in which the risen Jesus Christ, after appearing to his disciples for forty days following his resurrection, was taken up into heaven, as well as the doctrine concerning that event. It is confessed in the Apostles' Creed and commemorated in the liturgical calendar on Ascension Day.
John 4:24
[Bible Verses]John 4:24 records the words of Jesus to the Samaritan woman: "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." The verse teaches that true worship depends on something other than place, and it is frequently cited in discussions of the forms of worship.
Matthew 7:13–14
[Bible Verses]A saying of Jesus contrasting the wide gate that leads to destruction with the narrow gate that leads to life. It is read as a warning that the path of discipleship is not easy, and it frequently appears in discussions about the number of the saved and the exclusivity of salvation.
Matthew 16:18–19
[Bible Verses]Jesus's words to Peter, "Upon this rock I will build my church," together with his promise to give Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven. The passage is the central scriptural basis for the papacy in the Catholic Church, and its interpretation differs sharply among Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox traditions.
Matthew 18:20
[Bible 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.
Genesis 9:25
[Bible Verses]Genesis 9:25 records the words Noah spoke after awaking from his drunkenness, cursing Canaan, the son of Ham, and declaring that he would be a servant to his brethren. In the modern era the verse, under the label "the curse of Ham," was used to justify the enslavement of Black Africans, and it is frequently cited as a leading example of the misuse of Scripture.
Jacob
[People]Jacob is a patriarch of the Israelite people in the Book of Genesis, the son of Isaac and the younger twin brother of Esau. God gave him the new name "Israel," and his twelve sons became the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Ephesians 1:11
[Bible Verses]A verse from the opening doxology of Ephesians in which Paul states that in Christ believers have become God's inheritance, according to the purpose of God, who works all things after the counsel of His own will. It is frequently cited in discussions of predestination and divine sovereignty.
2 Corinthians 7:1
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Paul urges the Corinthian church, on the basis of God's promises, to cleanse themselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit and to perfect holiness. It is frequently cited in discussions of sanctification and holiness, and scholars debate the placement of the passage that precedes it.
John 10:35
[Bible Verses]John 10:35 is the verse in which Jesus, answering a charge of blasphemy, quotes Psalm 82:6 and declares that "the scripture cannot be broken." It is frequently cited in support of the authority of Scripture, and interpreters differ over who is meant by those who were called "gods."
John 5:24–25
[Bible Verses]A passage in which Jesus declares that whoever hears his word and believes the God who sent him already has eternal life and has passed from death to life. It is frequently cited as a text teaching that eternal life begins now and as a basis for the assurance of salvation.
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).
Othniel
[People]Othniel is the first judge in the Old Testament Book of Judges. The son of Kenaz and a member of Caleb's family, he delivered Israel from Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia.
John 6:35
[Bible Verses]John 6:35 records the saying in which Jesus identifies himself as "the bread of life" and declares that whoever comes to him and believes in him will never hunger or thirst. It is counted as the first of the "I am" sayings in the Gospel of John and is often cited in discussions of faith and the Eucharist.
Proverbs 22:15
[Bible Verses]A proverb stating that foolishness is bound in the heart of a child and that the rod of correction drives it far away. Because it is often cited in support of child discipline, and of corporal punishment in particular, its meaning and application have been understood in several ways.