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Seven Words from the Cross
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Revelation
Revelation or Apocalypse , the last book of the New Testament. It was written c.AD 95 on Patmos Island off the coast of Asia Minor by an exile named John, in the wake of local persecution by the Emperor Domitian (AD 81-96). Tradition has identified John with the disciple St. John , but many... Read more |
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Frigg
Frigg In Norse* mythology, Frigg was the wife of Odin, father of the gods. She was associated with marriage and the birth of children. In earlier Germanic mythology, Frigg was called Frija, from which the word Fridaycomes. For many years, Germans considered Friday a lucky ... Read more |
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Good Friday
Good Friday anniversary of Jesus' death on the cross. According to the Gospels, Jesus was put to death on the Friday before Easter Day. Since the early church Good Friday has been observed by fasting and penance. In the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican traditions, the celebration of the... Read more |
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Encounter
ENCOUNTER The word encounter designates the coming together of two elements, fortuitous or not, that are going to have an impact on each other. This notion is central to the theories of Piera Aulagnier, as it correlates to potentiality (psychotic potentiality). "To live is to experience in a... Read more |
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Sabbath
Sabbath [Heb.,=repose], in Judaism, last day of the week (Saturday), observed as a rest day for the twenty-five hours commencing with sundown on Friday. In the biblical account of creation (Gen. 1) the seventh day is set as a Sabbath to mark God's rest after his work. In Jewish law, starting with... Read more |
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sacred
sacred connected with God or a gods; deserving veneration.sacred cow an idea, custom or institution held, especially unreasonably, to be above criticism (with reference to the Hindus' respect for the cow as a holy animal). The term is recorded in English in its literal sense from the late 19th... Read more |
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emanation
emanation [Lat.,=flowing from], cosmological concept that explains the creation of the world by a series of radiations, or emanations, originating in the godhead. It is characteristic of Neoplatonism and of Gnosticism and is frequently encountered in Indian metaphysics. In the history of... Read more |
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Nile
Nile The great river, over 6,400 km. (4,000 miles) long, which flows from south to north through Egypt and has been fundamental for the maintenance of life. Its tremendous floods made an enormous impression on the Hebrews, who knew nothing like it in Palestine. Pharaoh ordered Hebrew male infants... Read more |
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Transgression
TRANSGRESSION The notion of transgression entered psychoanalysis only gradually. In fact, the word already had a well-established meaning in ethnology, a science from which Sigmund Freud drew inspiration. Its definition was to some extent a negative one, in opposition to taboo (a term that was... Read more |
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Cambridge church schedules Lenten Bible study sessions.(Religion)
CAMBRIDGE - "Thank God It's Friday: Encountering the Seven Last Words from the Cross" will be the focus of a Lenten Bible study on seven Sunday evenings from Feb. 18 through ... |