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Gustavo Gutiérrez
[People]Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928–2024) was a Peruvian Catholic priest and theologian whose book A Theology of Liberation (1971) earned him the title "father of liberation theology."
John 21
[Bible]John 21 is the final chapter of the Gospel of John. The risen Jesus appears to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, gives them a large catch of fish, and eats breakfast with them. He then asks Peter three times whether he loves him and entrusts his sheep to him. The chapter closes with the book's concluding words.
Daniel 7:1-8
[Bible Verses]In this passage Daniel sees in a dream four beasts rising out of the sea and a little horn springing up among ten horns. Because interpreters disagree about which kingdoms the four beasts represent and who the little horn is, the passage is frequently cited in discussions of eschatology.
Deuteronomy 19:15
[Bible Verses]Deuteronomy 19:15 is an Old Testament legal provision directing that guilt not be established on the testimony of a single person but confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses. The New Testament cites it several times, and it is frequently invoked in discussions of church discipline and of procedures for handling accusations.
Ecclesiastes 12
[Bible]The final chapter of Ecclesiastes urges readers to remember their Creator in the days of youth, before old age and death arrive. It closes the book with the conclusion that fearing God and keeping His commandments is the whole duty of man.
John 20
[Bible]John 20 opens with Mary Magdalene's discovery of the empty tomb and recounts the appearances of the risen Jesus to Mary, to the disciples, and to Thomas. The chapter closes with a statement of the book's purpose.
Theophilus
[People]Theophilus is the person to whom the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles addresses each book at its opening. Both books are dedicated to him, and in the Gospel of Luke he is called "most excellent Theophilus."
Francis Collins
[People]Francis Collins (born 1950) is an American geneticist and physician. He led the Human Genome Project and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). He promoted theistic evolution through his book *The Language of God* and through the BioLogos Foundation, which he founded.
Jeremiah 16
[Bible]Jeremiah 16 is the chapter in which God forbids Jeremiah to marry or to enter houses of mourning and feasting, making his life a sign of the judgment coming on Judah. The chapter also promises both a day of return from exile and a day when the nations will turn to the LORD.
Ezekiel 24
[Bible]Ezekiel 24 records the word that came to Ezekiel on the day the king of Babylon began the siege of Jerusalem. Through the parable of the rusted pot and the sign of the prophet's refusal to mourn openly at his wife's death, it announces the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple.
2 Samuel 12
[Bible]In this chapter the prophet Nathan exposes David's sin through a parable, and David confesses. The first child Bathsheba bore to David dies, Solomon is born, and David captures Rabbah, the royal city of the Ammonites.
1 Chronicles 16
[Bible]1 Chronicles 16 records the day David placed the ark of the covenant in the tent he had pitched for it, offered sacrifices, and blessed the people. The chapter also contains the Levites' song of thanksgiving and the assignment of worship personnel to two sites, Jerusalem and Gibeon.
Jeremiah 20
[Bible]Jeremiah 20 recounts how Pashur, the official in charge of the temple, struck Jeremiah and put him in the stocks. It also records the complaint and confession of trust that Jeremiah poured out to God amid his suffering, followed by his lament cursing the day of his birth.
1 Peter 5
[Bible]The final chapter of 1 Peter exhorts the elders to tend the flock and the younger members to be humble. The letter closes with a charge to resist the devil, a doxology, and final greetings that mention Silvanus and Mark.
Numbers 15
[Bible]Numbers 15 contains regulations for the offerings to be observed after entering Canaan, the heave offering of a cake from the first of the dough, the distinction between unintentional and deliberate sin, the punishment of a man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath, and the law concerning fringes on garments.
2 Kings 14
[Bible]2 Kings 14 records the reign of Amaziah king of Judah and his defeat at Beth-shemesh, along with the reigns of Jehoash and Jeroboam II, kings of Israel. It reports that Jeroboam II restored Israel's territory in accordance with the word of the prophet Jonah.
Ecclesiastes 8
[Bible]Ecclesiastes 8 is a chapter in the wisdom sections of Ecclesiastes. It addresses how to conduct oneself wisely under a king's authority, the paradox of the wicked prospering while the righteous suffer, and the inability of human beings to fully comprehend the work of God.
Hosea 4
[Bible]Hosea 4 is the chapter in which the LORD brings charges against the people and priests of the northern kingdom of Israel. It pronounces judgment on the sin and idolatry that arose from their lack of the knowledge of God.
Hosea 12
[Bible]Hosea 12 is a prophecy rebuking northern Israel (Ephraim) for its deceit, its reliance on foreign alliances, and its dishonest commerce. Looking back on the life of the patriarch Jacob, it calls the people to return to God and to keep mercy and justice.
Amos 7
[Bible]Amos 7 contains three of Amos's visions (locusts, fire, and a plumb line), along with the account of Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, who tries to silence Amos's prophecy and in turn receives a word of judgment.