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The Way of the Lord the truth and the life
The Way is the spiritual path following Jesus Christ through prayer. There may be different styles of worship, but the Way is the same way, and the destiny is to enter into close personal communion with the same God and father.
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Bio of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, born in 1 BC / 1 AD lived for 33 years in the province of Judea under the rule of the Roman Empire at a time of turmoil. (He did not live in Palestine as this was the name given to the territory by the British in 1918 when it belonged to the British Empire nearly two millennia later). He was crucified for being the Messiah. But He rose from the dead. He established the New Covenant between God and mankind. Then He returned to His place in heaven. He fulfilled the prophecies of the Old Testament. The Church was His legacy. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of Jesus given to all of His followers. He is reputed as being the most famous person who has ever lived and being the Son of God.
3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Book of Odes Apocryphal books not included in Catholic Bibles: 3 and 4 Maccabees The books 3 and 4 Maccabees were written in Greek and conserved only in Constantinople by Orthodox Christians. They are not used or recognized by Catholics or Protestants. The theme of these two books follows the details…
Judith means ‘Jewess’ What is the Value of the Book of Judith? The book of Judith describes how a Jewess used her beauty and charm to trick an Assyrian general into inviting her into his tent as he laid siege to Jerusalem. The story goes that she takes the opportunity of being alone with him…
Value of 1 and 2 Maccabees These two books are historically valuable. Maccabees helps fill in the Second Temple time between the last of the Old Testament prophets and the New Testament. They show how Judaism formed during the centuries after the return from exile and how the Jewish nation survived in the years leading…
Esther chapters 10:4 onwards, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 are additional parts of the same text and story belonging to the Apocrypha. These chapters include the text of the first and second decrees of King Xerxes I / Ahasuerus to governors of the provinces of the Persian Empire. These Apocryphal chapters of the…
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children Susanna and the Elders Bel and the Dragon Exiled Jews Close to Kings When I examined the lives of the Old Testament prophets and the rulers under which they lived, I realized that half of them lived as exiles outside Israel. I realized that many…