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AntichristA single human figure who will have great evil influence in the last generation before Christ returns. Also called the "man of lawlessness." | |
AntiochCity in Syria from which Paul and Barnabas were sent on the first missionary journey | |
ApostleSomeone chosen by Christ to minister, taught directly by Christ, and a witness of Christ after his resurrection | |
ArabiaDesert region where Paul spent three years after his conversion | |
ArtemisThe patron goddess of Ephesus. The artisans who crafted shrines for her opposed Paul. | |
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BarnabasPaul's missionary companion on his first journey | |
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CabirusName of the Greek god who supposedly had left and returned, and whose worship involved sexual immorality in Thessalonica | |
ChristMessiah. Comes from “Christos” in Greek, which means the same as “Messiah” in Hebrew. | |
CircumcisionOld Testament ceremony that symbolized self-cursing | |
CyprusIsland in the Mediterranean where Paul visited on his first missionary journey | |