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Song of Simeon
[Worship & Rites]The Song of Simeon is Simeon's hymn of praise recorded in Luke 2:29–32. Also known as the Nunc Dimittis, from its opening words in Latin, it has been sung in many church traditions at evening prayer and in Communion and funeral services.
Shimei
[People]Shimei was an Old Testament figure from the tribe of Benjamin and a member of Saul's house. He cursed David as the king fled during Absalom's rebellion, later sought his forgiveness, and was executed under Solomon for breaking his oath.
Middle Wall of Partition
[Bible]The "middle wall of partition" is an expression from Ephesians 2:14 for the barrier between Jews and Gentiles that Christ broke down through the cross. In Korean churches the phrase is frequently cited in connection with reconciliation and unity.
Jeduthun
[People]Jeduthun was a Levite musician in the time of David who was responsible for praise in temple worship. With Asaph and Heman, he was one of three leaders who directed the singing and instrumental music.
Kingdom of Judah
[Bible]The Kingdom of Judah, usually called simply "Judah" in the Bible, was the southern kingdom, with Jerusalem as its capital, that remained when the kingdom of Israel divided after Solomon's death. Descendants of David held its throne until its fall to Babylon.
Ahijah (Priest)
[People]Ahijah was a priest who wore the ephod and accompanied King Saul during his reign. A great-grandson of Eli, he is named in 1 Samuel 14.
Walk to Canossa
[History]The Walk to Canossa was the event of January 1077 in which the excommunicated German king Henry IV sought forgiveness from Pope Gregory VII at the castle of Canossa in northern Italy and received absolution. It is regarded as an emblematic episode of the Investiture Controversy, the medieval conflict between the papacy and secular rulers.
Song of Simeon
[Bible]The Song of Simeon is the short hymn of praise that Simeon sang in the Temple while holding the infant Jesus, recorded in Luke 2:29-32. It is also called the Nunc Dimittis, from its opening words in Latin.
Books of the Maccabees
[Bible]The Books of the Maccabees are writings that record the Jewish resistance to persecution under the Seleucid dynasty in the second century BC and the martyrdoms that accompanied it. The Catholic and Orthodox Churches accept them as canonical (deuterocanonical), while Protestants classify them as Apocrypha.
Centennial of Protestant Missions in Korea
[History]The centennial of Protestant missions in Korea was a series of commemorative projects and events held in 1984 to mark one hundred years of Protestant mission work in Korea. It took Horace Allen's arrival in 1884 as its starting point. Numerous denominations and organizations took part. The central event was the Korean Christian Centennial Mission Convention, held that August at Yeouido Plaza in Seoul.
Priesthood of Christ
[Doctrine & Theology]The priesthood of Christ is the teaching that Jesus Christ offered his own body once for all as a sacrifice to atone for sin and that he continues to intercede for believers before God. Together with his prophetic and kingly offices, it forms the threefold office of Christ.
Song of Solomon 1
[Bible]Song of Solomon 1 is the first chapter of the Song of Solomon. Its seventeen verses open with a superscription and continue with songs in which a woman and her beloved express their longing for and praise of each other.
On (Son of Peleth)
[People]On was a son of Peleth of the tribe of Reuben. Numbers 16:1 names him as one of the group that, together with Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, rose up against Moses and Aaron during the wilderness period.
Puah (Father of Tola)
[People]Puah is a man of the tribe of Issachar mentioned in Judges 10:1, the son of Dodo and the father of the judge Tola. Scripture records only his name and lineage, and only once.
Matthew 25:40
[Bible Verses]Matthew 25:40 is the verse in the parable of the sheep and the goats in which the King says, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." It is the passage most often cited as a basis for serving the poor, and interpreters differ over who "the least of these" are.
Nehemiah (person)
[People]Nehemiah was an Old Testament figure who served as cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes and later became governor of Judah. Together with the community that had returned from exile, he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem and restored order within the community.
Adonijah
[People]Adonijah was the fourth son of David. In David's old age he attempted to make himself king, but his bid failed when Solomon was installed on the throne, and he was later executed.
Jeconiah
[People]Jeconiah, also called Jehoiachin and Coniah, was one of the last kings of Judah. After reigning for three months, he was taken captive to Babylon and was released from prison thirty-seven years later. His name also appears in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew.
Sheba (Son of Bichri)
[People]Sheba son of Bichri was a Benjamite who appears in 2 Samuel 20. Shortly after Absalom's rebellion, he rose up against David but was killed by the inhabitants of the city of Abel-beth-maachah.
Shammah (son of Jesse)
[People]Shammah was the third son of Jesse of Bethlehem and an older brother of David. He appears as one of the sons whom God did not choose when Samuel anointed David.