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  2. Christian drama - Wikipedia

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    Through the medieval period churches in Europe frequently performed mystery plays, retelling the stories of the Bible. They developed from the representation of Bible stories in churches with accompanying song. As these liturgical plays became more popular, more vernacular or everyday elements were introduced and non-clergy began to participate.

  3. Wedding at Cana - Wikipedia

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    The "Wedding Church" in Kafr Kanna, Israel, one of the locations considered to be the site of the biblical CanaThe wedding at Cana (also called the marriage at Cana, wedding feast at Cana or marriage feast at Cana) is a story in the Gospel of John at which the first miracle attributed to Jesus takes place.

  4. Christian liturgy - Wikipedia

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    The holding of church services pertains to the observance of the Lord's Day in Christianity. [2] The Bible has a precedent for a pattern of morning and evening worship that has given rise to Sunday morning and Sunday evening services of worship held in the churches of many Christian denominations today, a "structure to help families sanctify the Lord's Day."

  5. New Testament places associated with Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Part of the early Byzantine Madaba Map showing Bethabara (Βέθαβαρά) on the Jordan River. The New Testament narrative of the life of Jesus refers to several locations in the Holy Land and a Flight into Egypt.

  6. Church cantata - Wikipedia

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    A church cantata or sacred cantata is a cantata intended to be performed during Christian liturgy. The genre was particularly popular in 18th-century Lutheran Germany, with many composers writing an extensive output: Stölzel , Telemann , Graupner and Krieger each wrote nearly or more than a thousand.

  7. Mystery play - Wikipedia

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    Medieval mystery plays focused on the representation of Bible stories in churches as tableaux with accompanying antiphonal song. They told of subjects such as the Creation, Adam and Eve, the murder of Abel, and the Last Judgment. [2] Often they were performed together in cycles which could last for days. [3]

  8. Wakefield Mystery Plays - Wikipedia

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    An adaptation of the plays was performed at London's National Theatre under the title of 'The Mysteries' first in 1977. in 1985, it was filmed and broadcast for Channel 4. [10] As part of Wakefield's centenary celebrations in 1988, Adrian Henri was commissioned to do a modern adaptation of the Wakefield Medieval Mystery Plays. Simple vernacular ...

  9. Parables of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Parables are one of the many literary forms in the Bible, but are especially seen in the gospels of the New Testament. Parables are generally considered to be short stories such as the Good Samaritan, and are differentiated from metaphorical statements such as, "You are the salt of the earth." A true parable may be regarded as an extended ...