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Conversion of Paul
[Bible]The conversion of Paul is the event in which Saul, a persecutor of the church, encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, became a Christian, and was called to be the apostle to the Gentiles. It is recorded three times in the Book of Acts.
Ezekiel 34:11–16
[Bible Verses]Ezekiel 34:11–16 is a passage in which God promises that he himself will be the shepherd who seeks out, gathers, and cares for his scattered sheep. It is frequently cited in sermons on Jesus as the "good shepherd" and on the responsibilities of pastors.
Prophet
[Bible]A prophet is a person called by God to receive His word and deliver it to the people on His behalf. Many prophets were active in the Old Testament, from Moses to Malachi, and the New Testament regards Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of the prophetic office.
High Priest
[Bible]The high priest held the foremost position among the priests of Old Testament Israel, an office whose holder entered the Most Holy Place on the Day of Atonement to make atonement for the people. The New Testament Epistle to the Hebrews presents Jesus Christ as the eternal High Priest.
Synagogue
[Bible]In the New Testament era, the synagogue was a local community meeting place where Jews gathered on the Sabbath and other occasions to read and study the Law and the Prophets and to pray. Jesus and Paul taught and proclaimed the gospel there.
Tax Collector
[Bible]Tax collectors (publicans) appear in the New Testament Gospels as people who collected taxes and tolls under Roman rule. Jewish society regarded them as sinners, and the Gospels record several occasions on which Jesus associated with them.
Pharisees
[Bible]The Pharisees were a group within Judaism in the New Testament era. They strictly observed the Law of Moses and "the tradition of the elders," and in the Gospels they appear chiefly as opponents who dispute with Jesus.
Herodians
[Bible]The Herodians were a group mentioned in the New Testament Gospels and are generally understood to have been supporters of the Herodian dynasty. They are portrayed as joining with the Pharisees in seeking to destroy Jesus or to entrap Him in His words.
Christ
[Bible]Christ is the English form of the Greek Christos, meaning "anointed one," and corresponds to the Hebrew Messiah. The New Testament applies this title to Jesus of Nazareth.
Immanuel
[Bible]Immanuel is a Hebrew name meaning "God is with us." It first appears as the name of a child given as a sign in Isaiah 7:14, and Matthew 1:23 applies it to the birth of Jesus.
Logos
[Bible]Logos (λόγος) is a Greek word meaning "word" or "reason." In the prologue of the Gospel of John, it serves as a title for Jesus Christ, who existed before creation and became flesh. The Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Gaejeong) renders it as "Word."
Son of Man
[Bible]"Son of Man" is a biblical expression meaning literally "son of a human being." In the Old Testament it refers to a human being; in Daniel 7 it describes a figure who comes with the clouds of heaven; and in the Gospels it is the term Jesus most often used to refer to himself.
Son of God
[Bible]"Son of God" is a biblical expression denoting a special relationship with God. In the Old Testament it refers to angels, Israel, and the king. In the New Testament it refers chiefly to Jesus Christ, and it is also applied to believers.
Hosanna
[Bible]"Hosanna" is a transliteration of a Hebrew expression meaning "save now." It derives from Psalm 118, and the Gospels record it as the acclamation the crowds shouted when Jesus entered Jerusalem.
Abba, Father
[Bible]"Abba" is an Aramaic word meaning "father." It appears three times in the New Testament, each time followed by the Greek word for "father" as "Abba, Father": once in the prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane and twice in the letters of Paul.
Kerygma
[Bible]Kerygma is a Greek word meaning "proclamation" or "that which is proclaimed." In the New Testament it refers to the apostles' proclamation of the gospel, centered on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
New Covenant
[Bible]The new covenant is the covenant that God promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 to make with Israel. The New Testament teaches that this promise was established through the death of Jesus Christ.
Davidic Covenant
[Bible]The Davidic covenant is God's promise, delivered to David through the prophet Nathan, to establish his house (dynasty) and throne forever. It forms an important foundation for Old Testament messianic expectation and for the New Testament understanding of Jesus.
Suffering Servant
[Bible]The Suffering Servant is the "servant of the Lord" in the "Servant Songs" of Isaiah, who suffers and bears the transgressions of others. The New Testament reads this servant in connection with Jesus Christ.
Messianic Prophecy
[Bible]Messianic prophecy refers to Old Testament passages understood to point to the anointed deliverer who was to come, the Messiah. The New Testament regards these prophecies as fulfilled in Jesus Christ.