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Lot (Bible)
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Targum
Targum [Aramaic,=translation], Aramaic paraphrase of the Hebrew Bible. When Aramaic replaced the Hebrew tongue among the Jews of Palestine and Babylon, interpreters were called to translate and explain the scriptural passages that were read aloud during synagogue services. The oral Aramaic... Read more |
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Mazarin Bible
Mazarin Bible , considered to be the first important work printed by Gutenberg and the earliest book printed from movable types. The Bible, printed at Mainz, probably required several years of work; it was completed not later than 1455 and printed in an edition of about 180 copies. The text of the... Read more |
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible
REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE Publication On 30 September 1952 the Revised Standard Version (RSV) of the Bible was published under the sanction of the National Council of Churches of Christ. A group of thirty-two scholars worked for fifteen years to produce this... Read more |
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Charles Simeon
Simeon, Charles (1759–1836). A leading evangelical. Born in Reading, Simeon had religious experiences at Eton (1776) and again at King's College, Cambridge. A fellow of Queens' and later vice-provost of King's, after taking orders (1782) he became incumbent of Holy Trinity, Cambridge... Read more |
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Becher
Becher , in the Bible. 1 Son of Benjamin. In First Chronicles "his first-born" should perhaps be read "Becher" ; cf. Bocheru . See Bichri . 2 Son of Ephraim. His descendants are called Bachrites. He also appears as Bered.... Read more |
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reading
reading process of mentally interpreting written symbols. Facility in reading is an essential factor in educational progress, and instruction in this basic skill is a primary purpose of elementary education. The ability to read was not considered important for most laymen until sometime after... Read more |
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epistle
epistle , in the Bible, a letter of the New Testament. The Pauline Epistles (ascribed to St. Paul) are Romans , First and Second Corinthians , Galatians , Ephesians , Philippians , Colossians , First and Second Thessalonians , First and Second Timothy , Titus , Philemon , and Hebrews .... Read more |
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atonement
atonement the reconciliation, or "at-one-ment," of sinful humanity with God. In Judaism both the Bible and rabbinical thought reflect the belief that God's chosen people must be pure to remain in communion with God. The Bible prescribed Temple sacrifice for the removal of sin and uncleanliness.... Read more |
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Jael
Jael , in the Bible, heroine of the time of Deborah. She murdered Sisera, her guest.... Read more |
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Jesus scholar to offer alternative viewpoint 'in lion's den'
...described in the Bible. Eventually...thinking, but reflective...corpse, but not necessarily...Christian but don't believe...book is "Reading the Bible Again for the First ... |
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RELIGION NEWS
...for adults that begins April 15. The first book to be studied is Marcus J. Borg's "Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously ... |
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Governing by instinct ; The President of Good and Evil: Taking George W. Bush...
...became a bible for the animal...for many, but of immense...s ethic seriously, as tens...Europeans. But Bush has...policy, again a clear ethic...Court). But he has also...interventionism. The first, the ... |
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act in the court
...antics - but, Leslie...physically. But although...re always reading things he...When I first got in touch...in 1996, taking the production...lawyer. But it wasn...this play again," he ... |
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Memoir of a Wall Street Geek;Tricks of the Traders in Michael Lewis's `Liar's...
...Street is taking it in stride...book the first day it was...who were reading the book...and risk-taking acumen...taken all the time-though...think the first half of the...and no. But if you...Bakker, born ... |
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Psychologist Bernstein pens fifth book
...and once again, he's...book. This time: "How to...time and again in his practice...at you for taking them seriously,' he continued...that means taking them by the...to track, but ... |
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LEGEND THAAT WILL NOT DIE; 10 years after Nirvana idol Kurt Cobain's death,...
...week, music bible NME marked...copy of the first Vaselines...split up, but asked if...faded away. But the fact...That was the first time I...s 1991 Reading festival...with Nirvana again with ... |
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Vancouver, Wash., Psychologist Offers New Self-Help Book.
...and once again, he's...book. This time: "How to...time and again in his practice...at you for taking them seriously,' he continued...that means taking them by the...to track, but ... |
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Lewis drug revelations prove I was right to be sceptical of athletics.(Column)
...of a Holy Bible. I felt...doing so, but Carl clearly...recidivist, but Lewis himself...Johnson again beat Lewis...them from taking part. The...results seriously. Events...ridiculed at the time, may ... |
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ABOVE IT ALL
...conversation was taking place as...hiding it. But suddenly...no choice but to put together...valuable time reading this column...checked "B," but seriously considered...passages in the ... |