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- Amos: justice and judgment
Amos denounces injustice and empty worship in the prosperous northern kingdom. - An archive search supports the Temple rebuilding
Ezra recounts a search for the earlier royal authorization. A memorandum found at Ecbatana supports continued building and imperial assistance. - An earthquake disrupts Judea during Herod's war
Josephus describes collapsing houses and heavy losses in Judea while Herod's army is encamped outside. The disaster affects morale during conflict with the Nabataeans. - An English chronicler records harvest failure and hunger
Heavy rain and food shortages produce hunger and sharply rising prices. A monastic chronicler records the difficulty of finding bread even when the king visits St Albans. - An epidemic overwhelms Constantinople
Procopius describes illness, disruption of work, and difficulty burying the dead during an epidemic in the capital. Imperial officials organize responses as ordinary arrangements fail. - Anacletus of Rome
Irenaeus places Anacletus after Linus in the Roman succession. - Anatolius writes on calculating Pascha
Eusebius quotes Anatolius on the timing of Pascha and describes his mathematical learning. The passage shows the use of astronomy and calendrical reasoning in Christian observance. - Andronicus and Junia
Romans 16:7 greets Andronicus and Junia as Paul's kinspeople or fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners who were in Christ before him. The description translated by the BSB as 'outstanding among the apostles' has also… - Angels and departed humans are distinct
Raphael’s presentation of prayer and Revelation’s incense scene concern heavenly or angelic service. Why transfer a role assigned to angels to every departed human saint? - Anglican historic episcopate
The Chicago–Lambeth Quadrilateral names the historic episcopate, locally adapted, among the elements proposed for visible Christian unity. Anglican accounts of succession vary in emphasis across the Communion. - Anicetus of Rome
Irenaeus names Anicetus after Pius in the Roman succession. - Announcements Lectern
Some churches use a separate lectern for announcements or other non-scriptural speaking. Its presence and location are practical local choices. - Anointed to announce good news
Jesus reads Isaiah's Spirit-anointed proclamation and announces its fulfillment in his hearers' presence. - Anointing and Prayer for the Sick
Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament for those seriously ill or weakened by old age; it gives grace, peace, strength, and union with Christ's suffering. - Another Counselor, sent by the Father
The wording distinguishes the one speaking, the Father addressed, and the Counselor given. The Spirit remains with the disciples, teaches, and reminds them of Jesus’ words. - Anselm of Canterbury
Benedictine monk and archbishop remembered for a prayerful method of faith seeking understanding and for influential arguments about God and redemption. - Anskar reaches the trading settlement of Birka
Anskar and Witmar travel to Birka after a request conveyed to the Frankish emperor. Rimbert describes robbery en route, royal permission to preach, and an existing population of Christian captives. - Anthony of Padua
Franciscan preacher and biblical teacher whose learned sermons connect Scripture, conversion, sacramental life, and care for the poor. - Antioch
Antioch connects the New Testament's Gentile mission with the later episcopal witness of Ignatius. Catholic reception values both its apostolic memory and the episcopal and Eucharistic unity described in Ignatius's… - Antioch sends: Cyprus and the Galatian cities
Acts traces the Antioch community to believers scattered after Stephen's death, then introduces Barnabas and Saul teaching there. During worship and fasting the community sets them apart for mission. Their journey… - Antioch: Ignatius in a later succession report
Eusebius describes Ignatius as bishop of Antioch and second in succession to Peter. The formulation is a later historical report; it should be read alongside Ignatius's own letters, which directly attest his role. - Antony's life becomes a model for monastic readers
The Life of Antony narrates renunciation, ascetic struggle, instruction, and death. Its portrait of a desert elder becomes a powerful literary model for Christian monastic life. - Apollinarianism
Catholic teaching confesses Christ's complete human nature, including a human intellect and will, united to the eternal Son. - Apollos of Alexandria
Acts introduces Apollos as a Jew from Alexandria, eloquent and well versed in the Scriptures, who teaches about Jesus while knowing only John's baptism. Priscilla and Aquila explain the way of God more accurately to… - Apostasy, Conversion, and Religious Coercion
The Qur'an says there is no compulsion in religion and repeatedly describes unbelief and apostasy with divine or eschatological consequences rather than a stated temporal penalty. Canonical hadith also transmit… - Apostle Andrew
Andrew is called with Peter in the Synoptic Gospels and appears several times in John bringing people or questions to Jesus. - Apostle Bartholomew
Bartholomew appears in the apostolic lists. The New Testament does not narrate a separate episode under this name. - Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus
James son of Alphaeus is consistently named in the apostolic lists but is not given a separate narrative episode under that designation. - Apostle James, Son of Zebedee
James belongs to the inner group present at several major events and is the first of the Twelve whose martyrdom is narrated in Acts. - Apostle John
John appears with Peter and James in the Synoptic inner group, with Peter in the early chapters of Acts, and in the Church's tradition as the beloved disciple and Evangelist. - Apostle Judas (Thaddaeus)
The apostolic lists preserve variant naming: Matthew and Mark use Thaddaeus in the familiar textual tradition, while Luke and Acts name Judas son of James. - Apostle Matthew
Matthew is called from the tax booth and named among the Twelve. The Church receives him as the Evangelist associated with the first canonical Gospel. - Apostle Matthias
Matthias is selected from those who accompanied Jesus's ministry from John's baptism through the Ascension and becomes a witness of the resurrection with the apostles. - Apostle Paul
Formerly a persecutor, Paul encounters the risen Christ, receives baptism, proclaims the gospel, undertakes extensive missions, suffers for the churches, and writes apostolic letters. - Apostle Peter
Simon, named Peter by Christ, appears prominently among the Twelve, confesses Jesus as the Christ, fails and is restored, preaches at Pentecost, and receives Gentiles in Acts. - Apostle Philip
Philip is prominent in John's Gospel as one who is called directly, brings Nathanael, participates in the feeding narrative, and asks Jesus to show the Father. - Apostle Simon the Zealot
Simon is distinguished from Simon Peter by the designation Cananaean or Zealot in the apostolic lists. - Apostle Thomas
Thomas appears especially in John, moving from courageous willingness and questioning to the climactic confession of the risen Christ. - Apostolic Mission and Coworkers
Acts and the Epistles portray mission as a network: apostles travel with coworkers, appoint and send trusted delegates, teach in households, and maintain communion among local churches. - Arian controversy intensifies
The dispute about the Son's relation to the Father prompts a wider conciliar response and careful language about the Son's full divinity.