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New Testament

The Gospels, Acts, the letters, and the people who carried the message out of Jerusalem.

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Lucius of Cyrene in the doorway of an upper room in Antioch, lamplight on his face, a small circle seated behind him

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Who Was Lucius?

Who Was Lucius? You might not know his name, but Lucius was a key figure in the early church—a teacher and prophet who helped shape the gospel's spread to the Gentiles.

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People of the Bible

Bible Characters in the New Testament: The Complete Guide

The complete guide to bible characters in the New Testament — from Jesus and the twelve apostles to Paul, Mary Magdalene, and the early church leaders.

People of the Bible

Who Was John the Baptist? The Voice Crying in the Wilderness

John the Baptist lived in the desert, ate locusts and wild honey, and declared that someone greater than himself was coming. Discover the prophet who prepared the way for Jesus.

A gaunt man in a camel-hair garment standing knee-deep in the Jordan with one arm raised, a few people waiting in the shallows

People of the Bible

Who Was Mary, the Mother of Jesus? The Young Woman Who Said Yes

Mary was a teenager in a small town when an angel arrived with news that would change the world. Discover her courage, her faith, and her extraordinary role in history.

Mary in the doorway of a stone house in Nazareth at first light, a clay water jar against her hip, stopped mid-task

People of the Bible

Who Was Thomas? The Disciple Remembered for His Doubt

Thomas refused to believe in the resurrection without proof — but his story is about far more than doubt. Discover the loyalty, honesty, and faith of 'Doubting Thomas.'

A man standing apart with folded arms in the corner of a shuttered upper room, others seated around a lamp behind him

People of the Bible

Who Was Peter? From Fisherman to the Rock of the Church

Peter walked on water, denied Jesus three times, and became the bold leader of the early church. Discover the story of the apostle Jesus called 'the Rock.'

Peter in the shallows of the Sea of Galilee at dawn, a wet net over one shoulder, a charcoal fire on the stones

People of the Bible

Who Was Paul? The Persecutor Who Became the Greatest Missionary

Paul once hunted Christians to imprison and kill them — until a blinding light on the road to Damascus changed everything. Discover his dramatic transformation.

A balding bearded man writing on papyrus with a reed pen at a plain table in a bare room, lit only by a single clay lamp

People of the Bible

Who Was Mary Magdalene? The First Witness of the Resurrection

Who Was Mary Magdalene? Mary Magdalene's name appears in the Gospels more times than most of the twelve apostles — twelve appearances across all four Gospels, always at the most pivotal moments of Jesus's ministry.

Mary Magdalene turning in a walled garden at sunrise, an alabaster jar in her hand, the open tomb in the hillside beyond

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