The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1877 page)

Prothesis
or proskomide
.

The ceremonial preparation of the bread and wine which takes place at a table apart within the sanctuary before the beginning of the
Orthodox
eucharist
.

 
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Protocols of the Elders of Zion
.

An
anti-Semitic
forgery of the 19th cent., written to demonstrate a Jewish conspiracy to achieve financial and political power world-wide. Despite their evident falsity, they were used by the Nazis, and have resurfaced as anti-Jewish propaganda during the conflict over Palestine/Israel.

 
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Proverbs, Book of
.

One of the three
wisdom
books in the Hebrew scriptures. Traditionally ascribed to ‘
Solomon
, son of
David
, King of
Israel
’, it is generally dated in the post-
exilic
period, but obviously contains much earlier material.

 
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(Lat.,
providere
, ‘to foresee’). The belief that all things are ordered and regulated by God towards his purpose. A distinction is usually made between general providence (which occurs through the laws of nature) and special providence (which is related to individuals).

 
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Providence Industrial Mission
.

The first independent church related to
Ethiopianism
in Malawi (formerly Nyasaland), founded in 1900 by John Chilembwe (
c.
1870–1915). Chilembwe was educated in the USA, and supported then and later by the National
Baptist
Convention. He organized an abortive rising in 1915. Chilembwe was killed and the rising easily suppressed, but he remains a national hero in Malawi today. His ‘New Jerusalem’ church, built in 1913 at Chiradzulu, was demolished by the authorities. His followers were allowed to reorganize in 1926, under the leadership of Dr Daniel S. Malekebu (also educated in the USA). The Church split in the 1970s. One branch, the Independent Baptist Convention, claims a following of 25,000–30,000, and is a member of the Christian Council of Malawi.

 
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see
GREAT TRADITION, LITTLE TRADITION
.

 
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