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John 9
[Bible]John 9 recounts how Jesus healed a man blind from birth on the Sabbath, and how the Pharisees questioned the healed man and his parents about the event and then cast him out.
Mark 12:28-34
[Bible Verses]In this passage a scribe asks which commandment is the greatest, and Jesus answers by joining the command to love God from Deuteronomy with the command to love one's neighbor from Leviticus. The passage is widely cited as a summary of the whole Law, and denominations differ in how they emphasize the relationship between law and love.
Matthew 12:31–32
[Bible Verses]Matthew 12:31–32 records Jesus' warning that all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven, "neither in this world, neither in the world to come." What constitutes this "unforgivable sin" has long been debated.
Luke 15:20
[Bible Verses]Luke 15:20 is the verse in the Parable of the Prodigal Son in which the father sees his returning younger son from a distance, runs to him, embraces him, and kisses him. Because the father reaches his son before the son confesses his wrongdoing, the verse is widely cited as an illustration of God's grace and forgiveness.
Essenes
[Bible]The Essenes were a Jewish sect active around the time of Jesus, known for their communal life and strict purity regulations. They are not named in the Bible and are known from extra-biblical sources such as Josephus and Philo.
Drachma
[Bible]The drachma was an ancient Greek silver coin and monetary unit. In the New Testament it appears in the parable of the lost coin in Luke 15, and it is generally understood to have been worth about a laborer's daily wage.
Tithing Controversy
[Controversies]A debate over whether the tithe, the giving of one-tenth of one's income, remains an obligation for Christians today.
John 10:16
[Bible Verses]In the Good Shepherd discourse, Jesus says that he has "other sheep... which are not of this fold" whom he must also bring, so that there will be "one flock" (KJV: "one fold") under one shepherd. The verse is often cited in support of the mission to the Gentiles and of church unity, and interpreters differ over the identity of the "other sheep."
Council of Jerusalem
[Bible]The Council of Jerusalem is an event recorded in Acts 15. The apostles and elders of the Jerusalem church met to consider whether Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the law of Moses, and they reached a decision on the matter.
John 10
[Bible]John 10 is the chapter in which Jesus presents himself as "the door of the sheep" and "the good shepherd." It also recounts how, at the Feast of Dedication in the Jerusalem temple, he declared, "I and my Father are one," and was nearly stoned.
Matthew 12:7
[Bible Verses]Matthew 12:7 is the saying in which Jesus, during a controversy over the Sabbath, defended his disciples by quoting Hosea 6:6. Because it expresses the principle that mercy takes precedence over sacrifice, it is frequently cited in discussions of how the Law should be interpreted and of the Sabbath and the Lord's Day.
Proselytes to Judaism
[Bible]A proselyte to Judaism was a person born a Gentile who came to believe in the God of Israel and formally entered Judaism. The term appears four times in the New Testament, in Matthew and Acts.
Matthew 13
[Bible]Matthew 13 is the chapter in which Jesus teaches the crowds by the sea about the kingdom of heaven (the kingdom of God) through seven parables, explains two of them, and is then rejected in his hometown.
Luke 12
[Bible]Luke 12 is the chapter in which Jesus, before a crowd of many thousands, teaches his disciples to beware of hypocrisy. It contains the parable of the rich fool, the teaching against anxiety, the parables of the watchful servants and the faithful steward, and the call to discern the times.
Luke 6
[Bible]Luke 6 records two Sabbath controversies and the choosing of the twelve apostles, followed by the so-called Sermon on the Plain, which consists of blessings and woes, love for enemies, the command not to judge, and the parable of the house built on a rock.
Sign
[Bible]A sign is a token that God displays to reveal His will and power, or the authority of one He has sent. The Gospel of John calls the miracles of Jesus "signs" and records them as evidence intended to lead people to faith.
Rabbinic Judaism
[History]Rabbinic Judaism is the form of Judaism that was reconstituted after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in AD 70, centered on the study of the Law, prayer, and the synagogue in place of sacrifice. Most of contemporary Judaism derives from this tradition.
Mark 3
[Bible]Mark 3 records Jesus healing a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, appointing the twelve disciples, the Beelzebub controversy and his warning against blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and his teaching on his true family.
Mark 10
[Bible]Mark 10 is the chapter in which Jesus, on the road up to Jerusalem, teaches about divorce, little children, wealth and eternal life, and service; foretells his passion for the third time; and restores the sight of Bartimaeus at Jericho.
John 4
[Bible]John 4 is the chapter of the Gospel of John in which Jesus speaks with a woman at Jacob's well in Sychar of Samaria about living water and worship, and many people of that town come to believe. It also records the second sign, Jesus' healing of a royal official's son at Cana in Galilee.