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Emmaus Bible College was an Australian Bible College established in 1954 last located in
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, a suburb of
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, Australia. It was associated with the
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(
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). It was affiliated with the
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and the Sydney College of Divinity. In late 2017 it amalgamated with the
Australian College of Christian Studies The Australian College of Christian Studies (formerly part of Tabor College Australia) is an Australian Bible college offering vocational and under-graduate courses in ministry, theology and counselling and chaplaincyEmmaus Bible College, opened in 1941 in
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, Canada. The college had about 30 full and part-time students. Sixty percent of the student body were Brethren. Its library held the largest collection of Brethren books in the southern hemisphere.


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* 1954 establishments in Australia Evangelical seminaries and theological colleges in Australia Educational institutions established in 1954 Plymouth Brethren Seminaries and theological colleges in New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-struct-stub