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Nehemiah

A NOTABLE LAY LEADER NEHEMIAH Scripture references: The Book of Nehemiah ————————v———————— Date: 450 B.C. Name: Nehemiah [NEE-uh-MI-yuh; “Yahweh comforts”] Greatest Accomplishment: He governed Judah for two lengthy terms and rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem.   ————————v———————— NEHEMIAH’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE Nehemiah stimulated yet another return to God and His ways while he was governor […]

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Nicodemus

NICODEMUS Scripture references: John 3; 7:50; 19:39 ————————v———————— Date: a.d. 30s Name: Nicodemus [NIK-uh-DEEM-uhs; “conqueror of the people”] Greatest Accomplishment: His visit to Jesus elicited the statement, “You must be born again.”   ————————v———————— NICODEMUS’S LIFE AND TIMES We know little of Nicodemus other than that he was a member of the Sanhedrin, the ruling […]

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Noah

NOAH Scripture references: Genesis 5–9; Ezekiel 14:14–20; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20 ————————v———————— Date: Unknown Name: Noah [NOH-uh; “rest” or “comfort”] Greatest accomplishment: Noah built the giant ship in which his family and land animals survived the Genesis Flood.   ————————v———————— NOAH’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE When God determined to wipe out a corrupt human society, […]

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Paul

PAUL Scripture References Acts 9; 13–28; Paul’s epistles ————————v———————— Date: About a.d. 1–67 Name: Paul [PAWL, “little”] Greatest Accomplishment: Paul led the first-century expansion of the church and was its greatest theologian and minister.   ————————v———————— To some, the apostle Paul seems the corrupter of Christianity, a man who took the “simple” religion of Jesus […]

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Peter

PETER Scripture references: the Gospels; 1, 2 Peter; Acts 1–5; 10–12; Galatians 2:11–21 ————————v———————— Date: About 5 b.c.–a.d. 65 Name: Peter [PEE-tuhr; “rock”] Greatest Accomplishment: Peter was the acknowledged leader of Jesus’ twelve disciples and preached the first gospel sermons to Jews and Gentiles.   ————————v———————— PETER’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE Peter was a central figure […]

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Philip, The Evangelist

PHILIP THE EVANGELIST Scripture references: Acts 6:5; 8:5–40; 21:8 ————————v———————— Date: About a.d. 35 Name: Philip [FIL-ip; “lover of horses”] Greatest Accomplishment: One of the seven deacons in the Jerusalem church, Philip became one of the earliest Christian missionaries.   ————————v———————— Several Philips are mentioned in the New Testament, including one of Jesus’ twelve disciples. […]

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Stephen

STEPHEN Scripture references: Acts 6:1–8:2 ————————v———————— Date: Died about a.d. 35 Name: Stephen [STEE-vuhn; “crown”] Greatest Accomplishment: Stephen was the first Christian martyred for his faith.   ————————v———————— ———————— As Stephen was being stoned he saw a vision of Jesus in glory and prayed for his persecutors. ————————v———————— STEPHEN’S LIFE AND TIMES Stephen was a […]

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Timothy

TIMOTHY Scripture references: Acts 16:1; 17:14–15; 18:5; 19:22; 20:4; Romans 16:21; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 16:10; Philippians 1:1; 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 3:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Timothy; 2 Timothy ————————v———————— Date: a.d. 50 Name: Timothy [TIM-uh-thee; “honored by God”] Greatest Accomplishment: Timothy was a second-generation leader of the church, trained by the apostle Paul.   […]

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What The English Bible Cost One Man

What the English Bible Cost One Man The betrayal and death of William Tyndale. by Mark Galli William Tyndale studied at Oxford and Cambridge. He could speak seven languages and was proficient in Hebrew and Greek. He was a priest whose intellectual gifts and disciplined life could have taken him a long way in the […]

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How Bibles Were Made

How Bibles Were Made (from Gutenberg until presses were mechanized in the early 1800s)   The typefoundercasts every single letter from a combination of three metals: bismuth, tin, and lead. Separate sets must be made for different alphabets—Roman, Gothic, and Greek—as well as for capital letters and punctuation marks. Most letters will wear out after […]

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