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- The angel over Jerusalem
David sees an angel with an outstretched sword as judgment is restrained. - The angel who bears God's name
Israel is promised a guiding messenger in whom God's name is present. - The angel who is the God of Bethel
An angel in Jacob's dream identifies himself with the God of his earlier vow. - The angel who redeemed Jacob
Jacob's final blessing remembers God as shepherd and an angel as redeemer. - The angel with the drawn sword
A heavenly opponent blocks Balaam's journey before his eyes are opened. - The annunciation and conception
Gabriel announces Jesus' conception by the Holy Spirit and his royal identity as David's heir. - The Apostolic Church in Jerusalem
Acts traces the praying apostolic community through Pentecost, common worship, diaconal service, persecution, mission, and the Council of Jerusalem. - The Apostolic Faith begins reporting Azusa
A September issue opens the preserved periodical sequence. - The blind see and the lame walk
Jesus answers John's question with works that echo Isaiah's signs of restoration. - The blood of the covenant
The supper's covenant-blood language recalls Sinai, and Hebrews compares covenant inauguration through blood with Christ's saving work. - The bronze serpent: gift and danger
A commanded object becomes an object of illicit incense and is destroyed; Jesus also uses it typologically. - The burning bush
The angel appears in flame; God calls Moses and reveals the divine name. - The children God has given and Christ's solidarity
Hebrews places Isaiah's words of trust and God-given children in its account of Jesus sharing humanity and overcoming death. - The Christian paintings at Dura-Europos
The excavated Christian baptistery preserves biblical paintings, including the Good Shepherd. - The Christological councils and their reception
Ephesus, Chalcedon, Constantinople II, and Constantinople III addressed linked questions about the one Christ: who is born of Mary, how divinity and humanity are united, and whether His humanity includes a real human… - The Church
The Church is the Body of Christ, temple of the Holy Spirit, Eucharistic assembly, communion of local churches, and foretaste of the Kingdom. Apostolic succession is continuity of faith, sacramental ministry, and… - The cloud at Joshua's commissioning
Yahweh appears at the tent as Moses' death approaches and Joshua receives the promise of God's presence. - The cloud fills Solomon's temple
The ark's arrival is followed by overwhelming glory; Solomon confesses that even heaven cannot contain God. - The command against idols
God forbids rival gods, carved likenesses, and bowing to or serving them. - The commander of the LORD's army
Joshua meets an armed figure who commands him to recognize holy ground. - The covenant in smoke and fire
The word of the LORD comes in a vision and a fiery sign seals the promise. - The covenant voice at Bochim
The angel of the LORD claims the exodus and covenant as his own acts. - The Crown dissolves monasteries
Religious houses lose property and institutional existence. - The Day of Atonement and the once-for-all offering
Hebrews contrasts the annual high-priestly rite with Jesus' once-for-all self-offering and entry into God's presence. - The Early Church Fathers
The Fathers are trusted teachers and witnesses whose holiness, ecclesial reception, scriptural interpretation, and defense of the faith help the Church speak faithfully. Patristic study is not quote collecting:… - The Ecumenical Councils
The Seven Ecumenical Councils received in Eastern Orthodoxy defended the confession of the Trinity, the full divinity and humanity of Christ, His one person and two natural wills and operations, and the veneration of… - The Egyptian prophet and Felix's suppression
Josephus describes an Egyptian leader gathering followers near Jerusalem before Felix disperses them by force. In Acts, a Roman officer initially wonders whether Paul is that Egyptian. - The elders behold the God of Israel
Israel's leaders see God and share a meal after the covenant is ratified. - The empty tomb and the risen Jesus
The tomb is found empty; the risen Jesus appears, and the apostolic proclamation reads his resurrection through Scripture. - The enduring Creator and the Son
Hebrews applies the psalm's praise of God's enduring creative power to the Son. - The enduring Davidic promises and resurrection
Paul cites Isaiah's enduring Davidic promises in his proclamation that God raised Jesus without abandonment to decay. - The enduring house of David
The annunciation describes Jesus as heir to David's throne and an enduring kingdom. - The Episcopal Church · communion relationship
The Episcopal Church and the ELCA entered full communion on January 6, 2001. This is a relationship between churches that retain their identities. - The Epistle to Diognetus portrays Christians in ordinary cities
An anonymous Christian writer describes believers sharing their neighbors' cities, languages, clothing, and food while living according to a distinct religious commitment. The account explores belonging to society… - The Father
The Father is one of the three divine persons, the source of the Son by eternal begetting and of the Spirit by eternal procession. Father, Son, and Spirit share the one divine nature. - The first Adam and the life-giving last Adam
Paul explicitly contrasts the first man's received life with the last Adam's life-giving role in his argument for resurrection. - The Four Evangelists
The Church receives four canonical Gospels under the names Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Two evangelists are also among the Twelve; Mark and Luke appear as missionary coworkers in the apostolic writings. - The fourth figure in the furnace
Three faithful men survive the fire in the company of an extraordinary fourth figure. - The God of glory calls Abraham
Stephen describes a divine appearance behind Abraham's first call, before his residence in Haran. - The God of the living and Jesus' resurrection argument
Jesus quotes God's self-identification to Moses as the God of the patriarchs when defending resurrection before his own death.