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• Baptism by Sprinkling and by Immersion

  A debate over whether the biblical mode of baptism is sprinkling or pouring water on the head (serye) or submerging the whole body in water (chimnye). Korean Presbyterians, Methodists, and others translate the same Greek word as serye ("washing rite"), while Korean Baptists and others render it chimnye ("immersion rite").

• Romans 16:1–7

  In this passage near the close of Romans, Paul commends Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, and sends greetings to Prisca and Aquila, Junia, and others. It is frequently cited as evidence of women's roles in the early church, and interpretations of Phoebe's office and of Junia are points of contention in the debate over the ordination of women.

• Jejikhoe (Board of Church Officers)

  The jejikhoe is a deliberative body in which a church's officers (pastors, elders, deacons, kwonsas, and others) meet to discuss and carry out the practical work of church finances and service. It operates chiefly in Presbyterian churches under the provisions of the church constitution.

• Reformed Theology

  Reformed theology is a Protestant theological tradition that continues the line of Zwingli, Calvin, and others within the sixteenth-century Reformation. It emphasizes the sovereignty of God and the authority of Scripture, and in Korea it is represented chiefly by the Presbyterian churches.

• Fruit of the Spirit

  The fruit of the Spirit refers to the nine virtues—love, joy, peace, and others—that Paul lists in Galatians 5:22–23 as the character displayed by those who live by the Spirit.

• Resurrection Appearances

  The resurrection appearances are the occasions on which Jesus Christ, having died on the cross and risen again, showed himself to his disciples and others before his ascension.

• Church Minister (Gyoyeokja)

  Gyoyeokja (敎役者) is a general term for a person whose primary occupation is ministry in the church, such as preaching, teaching, and pastoral care. Associate pastors, evangelists, and others who assist the senior pastor are referred to separately as bugyoyeokja (associate ministers).

• Rabbi

  Rabbi is a Hebrew and Aramaic title of respect meaning "my teacher." In the New Testament Gospels, disciples and others use it to address Jesus and John the Baptist.

• Catacombs

  The catacombs are underground cemeteries used in ancient Rome and elsewhere by early Christians, Jews, and others. Widely known as a symbol of faith in the age of persecution, they are studied as evidence of the burial customs and art of the early church.

• Eunuch

  A eunuch was an official who served the king and the royal household closely in ancient palaces and was in many cases a castrated man. The Revised Korean Version renders the same original terms variously as hwangwan ("eunuch"), naesi ("court eunuch"), goja ("castrated man"), and others.

• Indigenization Theology

  Indigenization theology is a theological movement that seeks to interpret the gospel within Korea's religious and cultural traditions. It was advanced in the 1960s by Yun Sung-bum, Yu Tong-shik, and others at Methodist Theological Seminary, and the debate over it is known as the "indigenization debate."

• YWCA of Korea

  The YWCA of Korea (Korean Young Women's Christian Association) is a Protestant women's and youth movement founded in 1922 by Kim Hwal-lan, Kim Pil-rye, Yu Gak-gyeong, and others. It consists of member YWCAs throughout the country and the national federation that unites them.

• Valley of Berachah

  The Valley of Berachah is the valley where Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, gathered with his people to bless the LORD after they were delivered from a coalition of Moabites, Ammonites, and others. "Berachah" means "blessing" or "praise" in Hebrew.

• Messiah

  From the Hebrew for "anointed one." In the Old Testament the term was applied to kings, priests, and others, and it later came to designate the deliverer whom God would send. The New Testament confesses Jesus as the Messiah, that is, the Christ.

• Secundus

  Secundus was a Christian from Thessalonica who is mentioned only once in Scripture, in Acts 20:4. He was one of the companions, along with Aristarchus and others, who traveled with Paul near the end of his third missionary journey.

• Bishlam

  Bishlam is a figure mentioned only once, in Ezra 4:7, who in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, joined Mithredath, Tabeel, and others in sending the king a letter written in Aramaic.

• Yi Byeok

  Yi Byeok (李檗, 1754–1785) was a Catholic believer of the late Joseon period. He is regarded as one of the lay leaders who, together with Yi Seung-hun, Kwon Il-sin, and others, founded the Catholic Church in Joseon Korea. His pen name was Gwangam, and his baptismal name was John the Baptist.

• Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery

  The Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery is a foreign cemetery on the hill above Yanghwa Ferry in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. It began in 1890 with the burial of the medical missionary John Heron. It holds the graves of missionaries who worked in Korea and their families, as well as diplomats, journalists, and others.

• Manmin Central Church

  Manmin Central Church is a church founded by Lee Jae-rock in 1982 in Guro District, Seoul. It has been declared heretical by the Jesus Korea Sungkyul Church, the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap), the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapshin), the Christian Council of Korea, and others.

• Jeremiah

  Jeremiah is one of the Major Prophets of the Old Testament. It records the prophecies and life of the prophet Jeremiah, who ministered during the period when the Kingdom of Judah fell.