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Book of life
Book of life (Heb., Sefer ha-Ḥayyim). A book in heaven in which Jews believe the names of the righteous are inscribed. In Psalm 69. 28, the poet declares that his enemies should be ‘blotted out of the book of the living; let them not be enrolled with the righteous’. According to Ashkenazi belief, God's judgement is sealed during Sukkot, when a slip of paper recording each person's fate falls from heaven—hence the Yiddish greeting, ‘A gute kvitl’, ‘A good slip/seal!’
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JOHN BOWKER. "Book of life." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Book of life." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Bookoflife.html JOHN BOWKER. "Book of life." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Bookoflife.html |
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Book of Life
Book of Life The Hebrews believed that Yahweh kept a register of living persons, from whom the ungodly could be blotted out (Ps. 69: 28). In the NT Paul mentions a book which records the names of believers (Phil. 4: 3). At the judgement of the dead (Rev. 20: 12) some are entered in the ‘book of life’, according to their works. The seer seems to envisage a kind of accounts book (or scroll, Rev. 5: 1) with debit and credit columns.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Book of Life." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Book of Life." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-BookofLife.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Book of Life." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-BookofLife.html |
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book of life
book of life. The phrase occurs some 6 times in the NT. The conception of a heavenly register of the elect is based on ideas found in the OT and in 1 Enoch.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "book of life." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "book of life." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-bookoflife.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "book of life." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-bookoflife.html |
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Life, book of
Life, book of A list of names of people who are destined to enter the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21: 27).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Life, book of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Life, book of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Lifebookof.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Life, book of." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Lifebookof.html |
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