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Baruch (Judaism) Baruch (Judaism)
Baruch early Jewish book included in the Septuagint, but not included in the Hebrew Bible and placed in the Apocrypha in the Authorized Version. It is named for a Jewish prince Baruch (fl. 600 BC), friend and editor of Jeremiah the prophet (see Jeremiah , book of the Bible). Baruch comprises: a... Read more
Baruch Baruch
Baruch , in the Bible. 1 Jeremiah's scribe, for whom the book of Baruch is named. 2 Builder of the wall. 3 Signer of the Covenant.... Read more
apocalypse apocalypse
apocalypse [Gr.,=uncovering], genre represented in early Jewish and in Christian literature in which the secrets of the heavenly world or of the world to come are revealed by angelic mediation within a narrative framework. The genre seems to have arisen in Palestine in the 3d cent. BC, perhaps as a... Read more
Pseudepigrapha Pseudepigrapha
Pseudepigrapha [Gr.,=things falsely ascribed], a collection of early Jewish and some Jewish-Christian writings composed between c.200 BC and c.AD 200, not found in the Bible or rabbinic writings. Apocalypses are well represented in the Pseudepigrapha; those of the early Judaic period may date from... Read more
alchemy alchemy
alchemy , ancient art of obscure origin that sought to transform base metals (e.g., lead) into silver and gold; forerunner of the science of chemistry. Some scholars hold that it was first practiced in early Egypt and others that it arose in China (in the 5th or 3d cent. BC) and was carried... Read more
Apocrypha Apocrypha
Apocrypha [Gr.,=hidden things], term signifying a collection of early Jewish writings excluded from the canon of the Hebrew scriptures. It is not clear why the term was chosen. The Apocrypha include the following books and parts of books: First and Second Esdras ; Tobit ; Judith ; the Additions... Read more
Roman art Roman art
Roman art works of art produced in ancient Rome and its far-flung provinces. Early Influences From the 7th to the 3d cent. BC, Etruscan art flourished throughout central Italy, including Latium and Rome. It was strongly influenced by the early art of Greece, although it lacked the basic sense of... Read more
Gemariah Gemariah
Gemariah , in the Bible. 1 Jewish noble favorable to Jeremiah and Baruch. 2 Envoy to Nebuchadnezzar.... Read more
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Cilicia Cilicia
Cilicia , ancient region of SE Asia Minor, in present S Turkey, between the Mediterranean and the Taurus range. It included a high and barren plateau, Cilicia Trachia or Cilicia Tracheia, and a fertile plain, Cilicia Pedias. The area was under the domination of the Assyrian Empire before it became... Read more

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