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(Latin: from plural of magnus "wise men") Specifically the wise men from the East who brought gifts to the infant Jesus.
Because there was three gifts, tradition states there was 3 Wise Men. Tradition calls them Melchoir, Gaspar and Balthazar.
The gifts offered:
Gold - as the emblem of royalty
Frankincense - in token of divinity
Myrrh - in prophetic allusion to the persecution unto death that awaited him

The Greek word for "Mammon", mamonas, occurs in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6v24) and in the parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke xvi 9-13). The Authorised Version keeps the Syriac word. Wycliffe uses "richessis".
Ye can not serve God and Mammon. --Matt. 6v24.

(Luke 2:7, 12, 16), the name (Gr. phatne, rendered "stall" in Luke 13:15) given
to the place where the infant Redeemer was laid. It seems to have been a stall
or crib for feeding cattle.

Means "What is it?" Manna was the name the Israelites gave the special food God provided to them in the desert. It was a white, bread-like, sweet-tasting food that would show up on the ground in the morning.
Exodus 16
Numbers 11:4-35
Deuteronomy 8:2-3
Psalm 78:23-25
Jesus says he is like manna. He is the bread of life that can truly fulfil God's people.
John 6:30-35, 57-58

Consists of two Aramean words, Maran'athah, meaning, "our Lord
comes," or is "coming."
An Aramaic phrase used in the Greek New Testament in 1Cor 16:22 that for some strange reason was not translated in the King James Version, and has thus been somewhat adopted into English. It means "Come, O Lord!" and refers to Jesus.

The socially recognised union of two or more people. Marriage establishes social relationships that are the foundation for families and households.

A devout Roman Catholic monk who, on October 31, 1517, nailed the "95 Theses" on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, outlining what he believed to be the shortcomings of the Church, especially with regard to the selling of indulgences - a system of buying forgiveness of sins with money.
This action not only caused Luther's eventual expulsion from the Church, but also triggered the Reformation, which resulted in a split between those who remained faithful to the Roman Catholic Church and those who protested its abuses and sought to reform it. Those who agreed with Luther's view formed their own church - not Luther's original intention - which took its name from his - Lutheran.

(Greek, "witness"). A general term for persons who endure persecution, usually leading to death, for the sake of their religious "witness" (profession, position).

Mary Magdalene was cured of seven devils by Christ and became his follower (Luke 8: 2). She was present at the Crucifixion, and was the first person to whom the resurrected Christ revealed himself (with the words "Touch me not", in Latin "Noli me Tangere").

She is characterised as the penitent whore and as a paragon of contemplation. Her attribute is the pot of ointment with which she anointed Christ's feet, as is told in the Gospels. She is usually shown wearing red.

He was the son of Alphaeus, and was a publican or tax-gatherer at Capernaum. On one occasion Jesus, coming up from the side of the lake, passed the custom-house where Matthew was seated, and said to him, "Follow me." Matthew arose and followed him, and became his disciple (Matt. 9:9).

The Gospel of Matthew is one of the four Gospels of the New Testament. The gospels are traditionally printed with Matthew first, followed in order by Mark, Luke and John.

The book is divided into four parts:
- Containing the genealogy, the birth, and the infancy of Jesus (1; 2).
- The discourses and actions of John the Baptist preparatory to Christ's public ministry (3; 4:11).
- The discourses and actions of Christ in Galilee (4:12-20:16).
- The sufferings, death and resurrection of Jesus (20:17-28).

On Maundy Thursday we remember Jesus' Last Supper with His disciples. It was then that He gave us the sacrament of Communion, Jesus also washed the feet of his disciples. The word is from an Old English word referring to the washing of feet. Many Christian churches recreate this practice in a Maundy Thursday service during Holy Week.

An expression not used in Scripture, but employed to denote those institutions ordained by God to be the ordinary channels of grace to the souls of men. These are the Word, Sacraments, and Prayer.

The holy place of Islam into which non-Muslims are forbidden to enter. Located in Western Saudi Arabia, Mecca is the birthplace of Muhammad and the focal point of Muslim prayers, toward which every Muslim faces and prays five times each day. At the city's centre is the Great Mosque, the Haram, which encloses the Kaaba, the most sacred Islamic sanctuary and the goal of Muslim pilgrimage, called the hajj.

A person who helps bring peace between two or more people who are having a conflict. Jesus is the mediator between God and people.
1 Timothy 2:5-6
Hebrews 9:15
Hebrews 12:22- 24

Appropriately,humble, in an evangelical sense; submissive to the divine will; not proud, self-sufficient or refractory; not peevish and apt to complain of divine dispensations. Christ says, "Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls." Matt.11.

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matt.5.

In an evangelical sense, humility; resignation; submission to the divine will, without murmuring or peevishness; opposed to pride, arrogance and refractoriness. Gal.5.

I beseech you by the meekness of Christ. 1 Cor.10.

Meekness is a grace which Jesus alone inculcated, and which no ancient philosopher seems to have understood or recommended.

In the Bible, king of Salem and "priest of the most high God." He blessed Abraham after the defeat of Chedorlaomer, and Abraham gave him tithes from the enemy's spoils.

Abraham recognises the role of Melchizedek as a priest (Gen. 14:17-24). Psalm 110:4 predicts One to come who would be forever a priest in the "order of Melchizedek." This messianic psalm teaches that the ruler or leader of the Hebrew nation would be able to reflect in his person the role of priest as well as the role of king.

The writer of Hebrews made several references to Jesus' priesthood being of the "order of Melchizedek" (chapters 5-7) as opposed to Levitical in nature. The prediction from Psalm 110 is also cited in Hebrews. For the Hebrews author, only Jesus, whose life could not be destroyed by death, fit the prophecy.

A candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolise the seven days of creation

However, during the celebration of Hanukkah a candelabrum with nine branches is used. This nine branched menorah is properly called a Chanukiah

The Chanukkah menorah includes eight candles, one for each day the Oil burned, plus the "shammes" (in Yiddish) or "shamash" (in Hebrew), a "servant candle" that is used to light the others

A Hebrew word meaning "anointed" or "chosen one." The Greek word used in, the New Testament for "anointed" is Christ.
In the Old Testament, God promised to send a special person called the Messiah. This new king would save God's people.
Psalm 2
Isaiah 9:6-7
Isaiah 11:1-9
Daniel 7:13-14
The New Testament shows us that Jesus is the Messiah. He is God's chosen one to save his people. Matthew 11:1-6
John 1:40-42
Acts 10:34-43

A prophet who lived in the late 700s BC and whose name means "who is like the Lord". There is a book in the Old Testament which bears his name.

Through him God spoke about people being more concerned with ceremonies than with true godliness; about oppression of the poor; about true and false prophets and about the Messiah coming from Bethlehem.

Who is like God?
The title given to one of the chief angels (Dan. 10:13, 21; 12:1). He had special charge of Israel as a nation. He disputed with Satan (Jude 1:9) about the body of Moses. He is also represented as warning against "that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world" (Rev. 12:7-9).

A 1,000 year time period referred to in Revelation 20. There are four schools of thought regarding the millennium.
1) Amillenialism The belief that the millennium is not to be taken literally as a 1,000 year period, but rather as a figurative long period of time during which Christ rules, that began with, and continues throughout the church age, after which Christ will return. This view became prominent as a part of Augustinian teachings and was the prominent view throughout the medieval ages.
2) Dispensational Premillennialism The belief that Christ will return to take the church out of the world (rapture) just prior to the "great tribulation," during which God will once again deal with Israel as a nation, after which Christ will return to judge the world and establish a 1,000 year reign on earth. This view surfaced in the mid 1800s and has been the prominent view among evangelicals since.
3) Historic Premillennialism The belief that Christ will return at the end of the "great tribulation" to establish a 1,000 year reign on earth. This view claims to be the historic view held by the church in the first century.
4) Postmillennialism The belief that the millennium will be ushered in after the world has been "Christianised" by the Holy Spirit through the church, followed by the return of Christ. This view became prominent at the time of the Reformation in the 16th century.

In 2 Corinthians 3:6, we read, "Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament" (KJV).
Contrast this with the NCV: "He made us able to be servants of a new agreement."
So what we really mean by ministry is just service.

A sign whereby God supersedes the normal laws of nature in a mysterious way in order to manifest His power as Master of the universe.
Jesus Christ performed many miracles - some showing His mastery over nature, others demonstrating His power over sin, disease, and death. The apostles continued to manifest the power of God through miracles.
Psalm 77:11-15
Matt. 8:1-34;
Luke 7:11-17
John 10:22-42
Acts 2:22
Acts 3:1-9
Hebrews 2:1-4

Studies the mandate, message and work of the Christian missionary. Missiology is a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural reflection on all aspects of the propagation of the Christian faith, embracing theology, anthropology, history, geography, theories and methods of communication, comparative religion, Christian apologetics, methodology, and inter-denominational relations.

Because mission science considers both the positive and the negative consequences, as well as the strategies of the spread of Christianity, missiology also touches on the environmental impact of evangelisation and charitable work, including practical facets of international politics and economic development. One of its most difficult challenges is to distinguish between Christian practices that are essential to Christianity and therefore must be practised by Christians in all cultures, and other strictly cultural expressions of Christianity that can be changed and adapted to a different culture.

A task given by God to His people. Christ sent the Seventy on a mission (Luke 10:1-24). St. Paul went on three missionary journeys to preach the gospel (Acts 13:1 - 14:28; 15:36 - 18:22; 18:23 21:16). The mission of the Church today is to proclaim Christ to the world.

One who goes to people other than those of his own ethnic or cultural background to preach the gospel and/or establish churches.

In a religious sense, the term refers to a movement which started in the 19th century which was sceptical of traditional Christian dogma, such as the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. Modernists applied rationalistic thinking to studies of the Bible and of religious belief. The Bible was studied as a historical document rather than as the Word of God. The Fundamentalist movement within Christianity was created largely as a response to modernism.

Muslims do not say Muhammad was the founder of Islam. Instead, he is viewed as the last prophet who modified and shaped the religion that was given to Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. Islam sees its beliefs as primordial, having its beginning with the earliest humans

The moneychangers in the temple probably conducted their business in the Court of the Gentiles. Most of the coins in circulation were of Roman or Greek origin and therefore had images of pagan deities embossed on them. Such coins were not acceptable as a gift to God or as payment of the annual temple tax. The moneychangers exchanged unacceptable coins for the acceptable Tyrian coins, taking a small commission for themselves.

When exchanging coins brought to the festivals by pilgrims from far countries, the moneychangers could manipulate the exchange rates. They could readily abuse their position during the times of major festivals. When Jesus overturned the tables of the moneychangers, he accused them of turning the house of prayer into a "den of thieves."

A religion devoted to the worship and adoration of a single god as opposed to polytheism, the worship of many gods. Greek and Roman cultures were rooted in polytheism. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are known as the world's three great monotheistic religions.

Morality is a complex of concepts and philosophical beliefs by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong.
Oftentimes, these concepts and beliefs are generalised and codified in a culture or group, and thus serve to regulate the behaviour of its members.

[L. mortalis, from mors, death, or morior, to die, that is, to fall.]
Subject to death; destined to die. Man is mortal.

A great leader of the people of Israel in the Old Testament. Moses led the people out of slavery in Egypt and brought God's law to them. See Exodus 1-20. Later, he directed them through the desert. See Numbers 10-14. Moses died just before the Israelites entered the Promised Land. See Deuteronomy 34.
The New Testament often refers to Moses as a faithful leader who pointed forward to the time of Christ.
Matthew 17:1-13
Luke 24:44-49
Hebrews 3
Hebrews 11:23-29

A Muslim is a believer or follower of Islam. The word Muslim means one who submits and implies complete submission to the rule of God.

Thus a Muslim's life is governed by God's commands every step of the way. There is no distinction made between daily life and religion or politics.

First mentioned as a principal ingredient in the holy anointing oil (Ex. 30:23). It formed part of the gifts brought by the wise men from the east, who came to worship the infant Jesus (Matt. 2:11). It was used in embalming (John 19:39), also as a perfume (Esther 2:12; Ps. 45:8; Prov. 7:17).

It was a custom of the Jews to give those who were condemned to death by crucifixion "wine mingled with myrrh" to produce insensibility. This drugged wine was probably partaken of by the two malefactors, but when the Roman soldiers pressed it upon Jesus "he received it not" (Mark 15:23).