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• Mark 15

  Mark 15 recounts how Jesus was handed over to Pilate and tried, sentenced to crucifixion in place of Barabbas, put to death at Golgotha, and buried in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea.

• Luke 3

  Luke 3 recounts John the Baptist's preaching of a baptism of repentance and his imprisonment, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the voice from heaven at Jesus' baptism, and the genealogy of Jesus, traced back from Joseph to Adam and to God.

• Luke 23

  Luke 23 records Jesus' trial before Pilate and Herod, his crucifixion and death, and his burial in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea.

• John 19

  John 19 records how, at the close of Pilate's trial, Jesus is crucified and dies, and how Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus bury his body in a new tomb.

• Herodias and Salome

  Herodias was the wife of the tetrarch Herod Antipas. Her daughter danced at a banquet and then asked for the head of John the Baptist. The daughter's name, "Salome," comes not from the Bible but from the writings of Josephus.

• Essenes

  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.

• Augustus

  Agusdo (아구스도) is the rendering used in the New Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Gaejeong) of the Bible for Augustus (Octavian), the first emperor of the Roman Empire. In Luke 2 he appears as the emperor who decreed a census of the whole world. This decree provides the background for Joseph and Mary's journey to Bethlehem.

• Chief Baker

  The chief baker was an official of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appears in Genesis 40. While in prison he had a dream, and three days later he was executed, just as Joseph had interpreted it. His name is not given in the Bible.

• Joshua 24

  Joshua 24 is the final chapter of the Book of Joshua. At Shechem, Joshua reviews Israel's history, urges the people to serve the LORD alone, and makes a covenant with them. The chapter then records the deaths of Joshua and Eleazar and the burial of Joseph's bones.

• Threshing Floor

  A threshing floor was a broad, level area where harvested grain was threshed to separate the kernels from the chaff. In the Bible it can signify abundance, and it also serves as an image of judgment, in which the grain is separated from the chaff.

• Luke 2:10-11

  A passage in which an angel announces the birth of Jesus to the shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem, calling him "Savior," "Christ," and "Lord." Because it contains the heart of the Christmas message, it is one of the texts most frequently read in Christmas services and sermons.

• Taxes

  Taxes are money or goods collected from the people by a state or by the temple. The Bible mentions taxes under Egypt, the Israelite monarchy, Persia, and Rome, as well as the temple tax. The subject is best known through the saying "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's."

• Fine Linen

  Fine linen (Korean semapo, 細麻布) is a cloth finely woven from thin threads spun from flax. In the Bible it appears as the garment of priests, the clothing of honored persons, and the cloth used to wrap the dead for burial. In the Book of Revelation it represents the righteous conduct of the saints.

• Jezreel Valley

  The Jezreel Valley is a broad plain in northern Israel between the hill country of Galilee and the hill country of Samaria. It is the setting for the stories of Gideon, Saul, Ahab, and Jehu, and in the Book of Hosea it becomes a symbol of both judgment and restoration.

• Matthew 1:23

  Matthew 1:23 records Matthew's testimony that the prophecy that a virgin would bear a son, whose name would be called Emmanuel, meaning "God with us," was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus. It is one of the best-known Christmas verses and the central text in the debate over the virgin birth.

• James (Brother of the Lord)

  James is a New Testament figure identified as "the Lord's brother" and was a leader of the early church in Jerusalem. Tradition holds that he wrote the Epistle of James.

• Daughters of Zelophehad

  The daughters of Zelophehad were the five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their request for the inheritance (share of land) of their father, who had died without sons, led to the establishment of an ordinance on inheritance by daughters.

• Cyprus

  Cyprus is an island in the eastern Mediterranean, known today by the same name. In the Book of Acts it appears as the home of Barnabas and as the first place where the gospel was preached on Paul's first missionary journey.

• Presentation of the Lord

  The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a feast of the church year that commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth. Western churches usually observe it on February 2.

• Song of Simeon

  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.