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ephphatha

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

ephphatha Aramaic command, ‘Be opened’, uttered by Jesus (Mark 7: 34), after he had put his fingers into the ears, and spat and touched the tongue, of a deaf and dumb man, and healed him; a method recorded of other charismatic healers in Hellenistic society, and of the emperor Vespasian.

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Ephphatha

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Ephphatha [Aramaic,=be opened], in the Gospel of St. Mark, words addressed by Jesus to a deaf-mute as Jesus made him hear and speak. As elsewhere in Mark, the Greek text retains and translates the Aramaic words.

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Ephphatha

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Ephphatha. A ceremony in the RC Baptismal rite in which the celebrant, pronouncing the words ‘Ephphatha, that is, Be opened’ (Mk. 7: 34), touches the ears and mouth of the candidate.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Ephphatha." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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	Ephphatha! Be opened. (Lay Movements XXII). Magazine article from: Catholic Insight; 6/1/2003
	Ephphatha.(Brief Article)(Poem) Magazine article from: Christianity and Literature; 9/22/2004
	Hearing their need.(deaf orphanage)(LIFE) Magazine article from: The World and I; 5/1/2009