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First and Second Maccabees were Jewish writings regarding the history of the Jews during portions of the time period between the Old and New Testaments. They were written in the second century BC (likely date of 1 Maccabees) or first century BC (likely date of 2 Maccabees), probably originally in Hebrew for 1 Maccabees and…

Abba- Abba is the word that Jesus used to teach people to call God "Father" in prayer. The word meant "Daddy" to the Jewish people. Adoration- Adoration is the act of worshipping or honoring God as divine. Advocate- The Advocate is another name for the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity, who helps…

Timeframe Colossians was written during Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome. Multiple sources list a variety of dates within the timeframe of 57-64 AD. Paul was under house arrest for two years in Rome, and shortly after that time period, he was martyred. Setting Paul was under house arrest in Rome for approximately two years. During…

St. Monica (333-387) was born in Tagaste, northern Africa and died in Ostia, near Rome. Monica was a Christian, but her husband Patricius was a pagan and a man of loose morals. Monica's virtues and prayers, however, converted him, and he was baptized a year before his death. When her son, Augustine, joined the Manichean…