Dionysius
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Dionysius the pseudo-Areopagite (
c.500). The name given to the author of a corpus of theological writings; until the end of the 19th cent., their authorship was generally ascribed to the Dionysius whom Paul had converted (Acts 17. 34).
Four of his works (
The Celestial Hierarchy,
The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy,
The Divine Names, and
The Mystical Theology) and ten letters are extant. The central characteristic of these works is the synthesis of Christian and
Neoplatonic thought. The leading theme is that of the intimate union (
henōsis) of God and the soul, and the progressive deification of the human
(theiōsis), by a process of unknowing in an ascent to God through the three ways of the spiritual life:
purgative,
illuminative, and
unitive.
Dionysius exerted a profound influence on Christianity. See also
NEOPLATONISM.
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Pugnacious Precursors and the Bearer of Peace: Jael, Judith, and Mary in Luke 1:42
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
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Jael H. Gosnell-Haught 2008
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 4/3/2008; 281 words
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Jane Jael Arico
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 9/25/2003; 700+ words
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Jael Caplinger, 17, W. Reading native
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 11/21/2003; 340 words
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The Restorationist: Text One, a Collaborative Fiction by Jael B. Juda.
Magazine article from: The Women's Review of Books; 4/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...task of restoring the house to its former glory--hence the most obvious meaning of the book's title. The "author" is Jael B. Juba. Whether Juba is actually the other authors, Elbrecht and Fakundiny (whose names appear on the book jacket and may...
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Gigi Annette (Jael) HarrisAge 37, of Hammond, IN, formerly of North Chicago, IL, left this life on June 6, 2001, at St. Margaret's Mercy Hospital, Hammond, IN, where she lived.
Newspaper article from: News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL); 6/9/2001; 437 words
; GiGi was born February 22, 1964 in Chicago, IL. GiGi attended North Chicago High School and later finished her college education in 1983 at Robert Morris College in Carthage, IL, with a medical assisting degree. Throughout her life, GiGi worked within the medical profession from office management
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Volunteer tutor, 87, says he's 'kid crazy'
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 5/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...David Gets In Trouble,'" 7-year-old Jael Weston reads, naming the title of the book. "Do...get in trouble?" Allan Lowenberg asks. "No," Jael answers. "Never?" Jael shakes her head, the beads in her hair clicking...
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Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 4/7/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...joined his 21-year-old daughter, Jael, a senior airman in the guard, at Prince...returns to Madison on Wednesday, while Jael stays on longer in a 90-day rotation...son. It happened like this: Dobbe took Jael to her first recruiting appointment at...
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Jael
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Jael Wife of Heber the Kenite (Judg. 4: 17); she invited Sisera , commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor , into...
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Heber
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Heber , in the Bible. 1 Eponym of the Hebrews. It also appears as Eber. 2 Kenite, husband of Jael. 3, 4 Benjamites. 5 Gadite. 6 Judahite. 7 Asherite. 8 Eber, priest.
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Brutality
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...1945) Nazi dictator; architect of “ Final Solution ” to exterminate Jews. [Ger. Hist.: Hitler ] Jael drove tent-peg through skull of Sisera. [O.T.: Judges 4:19 – 21] Koch, Ilse “ Bitch of Buchenwald...
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Sisera
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...rain and rising flood waters were Israel's salvation and Sisera' forces were routed. Sisera sought refuge in the tent of Jael , a Kenite woman, who pretended to offer the proper hospitality but killed him while he slept (Judg. 4: 17–22...
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Judges
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...under the leaders called ‘judges’ in an account that is parallel to that of the Book of Joshua and is probably more accurate historically. The book includes the stories of Deborah, Jael, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson.
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