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TheChurch of the Holy Sepulchre in theChristian Quarter of theOld City of Jerusalem, aholy place of Christianity

Christianity is anAbrahamic monotheistic religion, which states thatJesus is theSon of God androse from the dead afterhis crucifixion, whose coming as themessiah (Christ) wasprophesied in theOld Testament and chronicled in theNew Testament. It is theworld's largest and most widespread religion with over 2.3 billion followers, comprising around 28.8% of theworld population. Its adherents, known asChristians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in120 countries and territories.

Christianity remainsculturally diverse in itsWestern andEastern branches, and doctrinally diverse concerningjustification and the nature of salvation,ecclesiology,ordination, andChristology. MostChristian denominations, however, generally hold in common the belief that Jesus isGod the Son—theLogos incarnated—whoministered,suffered, and died on a cross, but rose from the dead for thesalvation of humankind; this message is calledthe gospel, meaning the "good news". The fourcanonical gospels ofMatthew,Mark,Luke andJohn describe Jesus' life and teachings as preserved in the early Christian tradition, with the Old Testament as the gospels' respected background.

The three mainbranches of Christianity areCatholicism (1.3 billion people),Protestantism (800 million), andEastern Orthodoxy (300 million), while other prominent branches includeOriental Orthodoxy (60 million) andRestorationism (35 million). Smaller church communities number in the thousands. In Christianity, efforts toward unity (ecumenism) are underway. In theWest, Christianity remains the dominant religion even with adecline in adherence, with about 70% of that population identifying as Christian.Christianity is growing in Africa and Asia, the world's most populous continents. Many Christians are stillpersecuted in some regions of the world, particularly where they are a minority, such as in theMiddle East,North Africa,East Asia, andSouth Asia. (Full article...)

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Joseph PriestleyFRS (/ˈpriːstli/; 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an Englishchemist, Unitarian,natural philosopher,separatist theologian,grammarian, multi-subject educator andclassical liberal political theorist. He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in several areas of science.

Priestley is credited with his independent discovery ofoxygen by the thermal decomposition of mercuric oxide, having isolated it in 1774. During his lifetime, Priestley's considerable scientific reputation rested on his invention ofcarbonated water, his writings onelectricity, and his discovery of several "airs" (gases), the most famous being what Priestley dubbed "dephlogisticated air" (oxygen). Priestley's determination to defendphlogiston theory and to reject what would become thechemical revolution eventually left him isolated within the scientific community. (Full article...)

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Image 1Three doors representing the trinity ata cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio (fromTrinity)
Image 2A compact diagram of the Trinity, known as the "Shield of the Trinity", consisting ofGod the Father,God the Son (Jesus), andGod the Holy Spirit (the Shield is generally not intended to be a schematic diagram of the structure of God, but it presents a series of statements about the relationship between the persons of the Trinity) (fromTrinity)
Image 3Jesus'Farewell Discourse to his eleven remaining disciples after theLast Supper, from theMaestà byDuccio (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 4TheChurch of the Holy Sepulchre is aholy site inJerusalem believed by mostChristians to encompass thetomb of Jesus and the site of his crucifixion and resurrection. (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 5Nativity at Night, byGeertgen tot Sint Jans,c. 1490 (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 6PopeClement I prays to the Trinity, in a typical post-Renaissance depiction byGianbattista Tiepolo (d. 1770). (fromTrinity)
Image 7The Good Samaritan byJames Tissot. TheParable of the Good Samaritan is one of the parables of Jesus. (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 8Detail of theearliest known artwork of the Trinity, theDogmatic or Trinity Sarcophagus,c. 350 (Vatican Museums).
Three similar figures, representing the Trinity, are involved in the creation ofEve, whose much smaller figure is cut off at lower right; to her right,Adam lies on the ground. (fromTrinity)
Image 9God the Father (top), the Holy Spirit (a dove), and the child Jesus, painting byBartolomé Esteban Murillo (d. 1682) (fromTrinity)
Image 10The "Heavenly Trinity" joined to the "Earthly Trinity" through theIncarnation of theSon–The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities byMurillo (c. 1677) (fromTrinity)
Image 11Depictions of the Resurrection of Jesus arecentral to Christian art (Resurrection of Christ byRaphael, 1499–1502). (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 12God in the person of the Son confrontsAdam and Eve, byMaster Bertram (d. c. 1415) (fromTrinity)
Image 13Atypical depiction of the Trinity where the Son is identified by a lamb, the Father anEye of Providence, and the Spirit a dove (fromTrinity)
Image 14Representation of the Trinity in the form of themercy seat (epitaph from 1549) (fromTrinity)
Image 15A Greekfresco of Athanasius of Alexandria, the chief architect of the Nicene Creed, formulated at Nicaea (fromTrinity)
Image 16The Trinity by Russian icon painterAndrei Rublev, early 15th century. (fromTrinity)
Image 17An anonymous 18th century Catholic painting from the PeruvianCuzco School. This work depicts the Holy Triune God; one in essence, with three persons. (fromTrinity)
Image 18The Holy Trinity in an angelic glory over a landscape, byLucas Cranach the Elder (d. 1553) (fromTrinity)
Image 19The Glory of Saint Nicholas, byAntónio Manuel da Fonseca;Nicholas of Myra, a participant in the First Council of Nicaea, achieves thebeatific vision in the shape of the Holy Trinity. (fromTrinity)
Image 20TheAdoration of the Trinity byAlbrecht Dürer (1511)
From top to bottom: Holy Spirit (dove), God the Father and Christ on the cross (fromTrinity)
Image 21TheCommunion of the Apostles, byLuca Signorelli, 1512 (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 2213th-century depiction of the Trinity from aRoman de la Rose manuscript (fromTrinity)
Image 23First page ofMark, bySargis Pitsak (14th century): "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God". (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 24Jesushealing the paralytic inThe Pool byPalma il Giovane, 1592 (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 25A 'Jesus Saves'neon cross sign outside of a Protestant church inNew York City (fromSalvation in Christianity)
Image 26Christ on the Cross, 1870, byCarl Heinrich Bloch, depictingJesus's crucifixion (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 27The Baptism of Christ, byPiero della Francesca, 15th century (fromTrinity)
Image 28Depiction of Trinity fromSaint Denis Basilica in Paris (12th century) (fromTrinity)
Image 29Many Christians use thecrucifix to symbolise Jesus' sacrificial death and as a focus fordevotion. (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 30Renaissance painting byJerónimo Cosida depicting Jesus as atriple deity Inner text: The Father is God; the Son is God; the Holy Spirit is God (fromTrinity)
Image 31The Father, The Holy Spirit, and Christ crucified, depicted in aWelsh manuscriptc. 1390–1400 (fromTrinity)
Image 32AGospel of John, 1056 (fromJesus in Christianity)
Image 33The Holy Trinity on the stained glass windows of the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul inBrockdish (fromTrinity)
Image 34A depiction of theCouncil of Nicaea in AD 325, at which the Deity of Christ was declared orthodox andArianism condemned (fromTrinity)
Image 35The Trinity by Russian icon painterAndrei Rublev, early 15th century: this portrayal of the threeangels who visitedAbraham at theOak of Mamre (Genesis 18:1-8) (fromTrinity)
Image 36God the Father (top), and the Holy Spirit (represented by a dove) depicted above Jesus Painting byFrancesco Albani (d. 1660) (fromTrinity)

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"Remembering You" is a song by Americancontemporary Christian music singer-songwriterSteven Curtis Chapman. Written and composed by Chapman, Caleb Chapman, andDavid Campbell, it was released in August 2005 as the first single from thesoundtrack albumMusic Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), a collection of songs recorded by contemporary Christian music artists that was released to promote the upcomingWalt Disney Pictures filmThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to Christian audiences. Apop song withCeltic andfolk influences, and a prominent string section, the song is written from the perspective of the characters inThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe at the end of the story.

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ThePauline epistles,Epistles of Paul, orLetters of Paul, are the thirteenNew Testament books which have the name Paul (Παῦλος) as the first word, hence claiming authorship byPaul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents. They provide an insight into the beliefs and controversies ofearly Christianity and as part of thecanon of the New Testament they are foundational texts for bothChristian theology andethics.

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Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven. Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants. When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed himten thousandtalents. But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!' The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. "But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed himone hundreddenarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!' "So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you!' He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due. So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done. Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me. Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?' His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him. So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother truly from all his misdeeds."

—Parable of the unforgiving servant,Matthew 18:21-35;World English Bible

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