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• Shimron

  Shimron was the fourth son of Issachar, the son of Jacob, and the ancestor of the Shimronite family (clan) within the tribe of Issachar. In the Bible his name appears only in genealogies.

• Puvah

  Puvah was the second son of Issachar and a grandson of Jacob. He was the ancestor of the Punite family within the tribe of Issachar, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and appears only in genealogies.

• Waters of Merom

  The waters of Merom are the site where, according to Joshua 11, a northern Canaanite coalition led by Jabin king of Hazor encamped and was defeated in a surprise attack by Joshua. This battle led to the conquest of northern Canaan.

• Jobab (King of Madon)

  Jobab was king of Madon, a city in northern Canaan. Summoned by Jabin king of Hazor, he joined the northern coalition and was defeated by the Israelites under Joshua at the waters of Merom (Joshua 11:1; 12:19).

• Samaria

  Samaria was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel in the Old Testament; in the New Testament period, the name refers to the region lying between Judea and Galilee.

• Simeon (son of Jacob)

  The second son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is known for his role in the Shechem incident and for being held as a hostage in the story of Joseph.

• Samaritans

  The Samaritans were a people who lived in the region of Samaria in central Palestine, regarded Mount Gerizim as their place of worship, and accepted only the Five Books of Moses as Scripture. In the New Testament period they were bitterly at odds with the Jews.

• Parish and Diocese (Gyogu)

  A gyogu (敎區) is a unit into which church members are divided, by region or by group, for pastoral care and church governance. In Korean Protestantism it usually refers to a pastoral district within a single congregation, while in Anglicanism it refers to a regional church unit under the jurisdiction of a bishop.

• Predestination and Free Will

  A debate over whether salvation depends on God's election or on the human response. Calvinism, followed by Presbyterians, and the Arminian-Wesleyan tradition, followed by Methodists, the Holiness Church, and Full Gospel churches, explain the question differently.

• Cessationism and Continuationism

  A debate over whether gifts of the Holy Spirit such as tongues, prophecy, and divine healing have continued beyond the apostolic age. Some conservative Presbyterians hold that these gifts have ceased, while Pentecostal churches, such as the Full Gospel churches, hold that they continue today.

• The Sabbath and the Lord's Day

  A discussion of whether Christians should observe the seventh-day (Saturday) Sabbath or the first-day (Sunday) Lord's Day, and whether the Lord's Day should be kept in the manner of the Old Testament Sabbath.

• Alcohol and Tobacco

  The question of whether Christians may drink alcohol or smoke tobacco. Since the early days of missionary work in Korea, Korean Protestantism has treated abstinence from alcohol and tobacco as a mark of the Christian life, but views differ on whether the Bible actually forbids them.

• Creation and Evolution

  A debate over how to understand the creation account in Genesis alongside the explanations of modern science. The principal positions are young-earth creationism, old-earth creationism, and theistic evolution (evolutionary creation).

• Homosexuality and the Church

  The question of how the church should respond to homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and LGBTQ church members and clergy. Most Korean denominations hold the traditional position that homosexuality is sin, and the issue is closely intertwined with the debate over enacting an anti-discrimination law.

• Divorce and Remarriage

  The question of whether Scripture permits divorce and remarriage, and if so, under what circumstances. The question also bears on whether ministers should officiate at the remarriage of church members and whether divorced ministers may serve.

• The March First Movement and Christianity

  The March First Movement and Christianity examines the role Protestantism played in the March First Movement of 1919. Protestants accounted for 16 of the 33 National Representatives, and churches and Christian schools served as bases from which the independence demonstrations spread across the country.

• Law and Gospel

  Law and Gospel is a topic in Protestant theology concerning how to distinguish and relate God's commandments, which require obedience from human beings (the Law), and the message of salvation freely given through Jesus Christ (the Gospel).

• Heaven and Hell

  Heaven is the place where God reigns and where the saved live forever, and hell is the place where those who have turned away from God receive punishment after the Last Judgment. Together they are a central theme of Christian eschatology.

• Abortion and the Church

  Abortion and the Church refers to the debate, both within and outside the church, over how abortion (induced termination of pregnancy) should be judged from the standpoint of faith. The central issues are whether priority should be given to the life of the unborn child or to the decision of the pregnant woman, and how the state should address the matter in law.

• Reunification and the Church

  Reunification and the Church refers to the debate over how the church should understand and pursue both the overcoming of the division of the Korean Peninsula and the proclamation of the gospel in North Korea. One position gives priority to peace and exchange, while the other gives priority to evangelism and religious freedom.