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- Jacob Baradeus and ministry
The Syriac archdiocesan history describes Jacob Baradeus rebuilding episcopal ministry in the sixth century. This account explains survival; it does not mean he founded the Syriac church. - Jacob becomes Israel
Jacob's family becomes the ancestral setting for the twelve tribes; the name Israel is associated with his struggle and blessing. - Jacob of Serugh
The Syriac patriarchal encyclical commemorates a poet and teacher whose homilies expound the Gospel. - Jacob wrestles at Peniel
An unnamed man wrestles, blesses, and gives Jacob the name Israel. - Jacob's ladder at Bethel
A dream joins heaven and earth while the LORD promises to accompany Jacob. - Jacob's stairway and the Son of Man
Jesus' promise of angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man recalls Jacob's dream of access between heaven and earth. - Jacob’s Standing Stone
Jacob sets up a stone pillar and pours oil on it in Genesis 28:18; Genesis 35:14 also mentions a pillar, a drink offering, and oil. These standing stones are distinct from the altars he builds in 33:20 and 35:7. This… - Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Humanist and biblical scholar who sought renewal within the Catholic Church. - James son of Zebedee is executed
Acts reports that Herod Agrippa I executes James, the brother of John, and then imprisons Peter. Eusebius preserves both the scriptural account and a later story about James's accuser. - James the brother of Jesus is put to death
Josephus reports that Ananus convenes a council and has James, identified as the brother of Jesus called Christ, and others stoned. Protests lead to Ananus's removal from the high priesthood. - James, the Brother of the Lord
James is named as the Lord's brother, receives a resurrection appearance, becomes a leading figure in Jerusalem, offers a judgment at the council, and is called a pillar by Paul. - Jeanne d’Albret
Queen of Navarre who adopted Protestantism and promoted reform in her territories. - Jehoiachin is released from prison in Babylon
Second Kings ends with the exiled Judean king receiving release, a place at the Babylonian ruler's table, and a regular allowance. - Jehu's tribute in the Black Obelisk
An Assyrian monument identifies tribute from Jehu of Israel. Its scenes place Israel within the diplomatic and military reach of Assyria. - Jennie Evans Moore Seymour
Woman minister associated with the Azusa Street revival. - Jeremiah
Jeremiah joins prophetic speech, personal lament, symbolic action, conflict, and accounts of Jerusalem's collapse. Its promise of a new covenant appears inside a larger book of judgment and restoration addressed to… - Jeremiah 10:1–16
Contrasts powerless handcrafted gods with the living God who made heaven and earth. - Jeremiah and Hananiah dispute the Babylonian yoke
Hananiah predicts a quick return of the exiles and Temple vessels, breaking Jeremiah's symbolic yoke. Jeremiah challenges the announcement. - Jeremiah begins prophetic ministry
Jeremiah warns Judah of covenant failure, witnesses its collapse, and proclaims the promise of a new covenant. - Jeremiah urges the exiles to build lives in Babylon
Jeremiah sends a letter advising deportees to establish households, plant gardens, and seek the welfare of the city where they live. - Jerome proposes a reading education for the younger Paula
Jerome advises Laeta on educating her daughter Paula through letters, writing practice, and a sequence of scriptural readings. He values the accuracy of biblical manuscripts above their expensive decoration. - Jerome recalls Fabiola's care for the sick and travelers
Jerome remembers Fabiola directing her resources toward people who were poor or sick. His letter also describes her cooperation with Pammachius in establishing shelter for travelers at Portus. - Jerome remembers Marcella's questioning and scriptural learning
Jerome's remembrance of Marcella describes a reader who questions his explanations instead of accepting them immediately. He also recalls her life with Principia and the example their community offered to other women. - Jerome, Against Vigilantius 4–6
Jerome reports Vigilantius’s criticism of martyr honors in section 4, distinguishes honoring martyrs from treating them as gods in section 5, and defends apostles and martyrs praying for others with Christ in section… - Jerome’s request to Paula, Letter 108.34
In the closing of a memorial letter to the deceased Paula, Jerome asks her to aid his old age with her prayers and connects her faith and works to Christ and His presence. This is actual second-person petitionary… - Jerusalem
A shared biblical starting point, not a claim that the modern patriarchate is Oriental. - Jerusalem falls; First Temple destroyed
Babylon conquers Jerusalem, destroys Solomon's Temple, and intensifies Judah's exile. - Jerusalem measured and promised God's presence
A measuring-line vision gives way to God's promise of fiery protection, indwelling glory, and nations joined to him. - Jerusalem to Rome: the collection, custody, and an open ending
Paul's intended journey to Rome is bound up with a collection for the poor in Jerusalem. His letters describe delegates, accountability, and the obligation of Gentile communities to share material goods. Acts then… - Jerusalem's siege famine and civilian suffering
Josephus describes civilians trapped between Roman siege operations and internal fighting, with food seized or destroyed and hunger becoming catastrophic. Eusebius excerpts this material at length. - Jerusalem: Gentiles, Scripture, and a shared decision
Acts 15 begins with a concrete claim: Gentile believers must be circumcised to be saved. Peter appeals to God's gift of the Spirit and salvation by grace; Barnabas and Paul report their mission; James relates the… - Jesus ascends and is proclaimed exalted
Jesus is taken up, and the apostles proclaim him exalted at God's right hand. - Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the eternal Son and Word of God incarnate: one divine hypostasis in two complete natures, divine and human, without confusion, change, division, or separation. The same Person acts and is spoken of… - Jesus Christ
The apostles and disciples are witnesses of Jesus Christ: His ministry, death, resurrection, ascension, and the sending of the Holy Spirit. - Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey
Jesus enters Jerusalem with a king's welcome, riding a donkey as Matthew cites Zechariah. - Jesus entrusts his spirit to the Father
Luke presents Jesus' final prayer using the psalmist's words of trust in God's hands. - Jesus is born in Bethlehem
Jesus is born in Bethlehem; the announcement to the shepherds identifies the child as Savior, Messiah, and Lord. - Jesus is crucified and dies
Jesus dies on the cross; the passion narratives connect his suffering, clothing, thirst, and pierced side with Israel's Scriptures. - Jesus is laid in the tomb
Joseph of Arimathea places Jesus' body in a new tomb while the women observe. - Jesus is tested in the wilderness
Jesus faces temptation in the wilderness and answers with words from Deuteronomy.