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Slavery
John Byron
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Slavery Introduction Slavery was an accepted part of the world in which the biblical authors lived and wrote. It was a vital part of the empi...
Solomon, Wisdom of
Daniel J. Harrington
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Wisdom of Solomon Introduction The Wisdom of Solomon (known as the Book of Wisdom in the Latin Bible tradition) is a book about wisdom—its ...
Synagogue
Anders Runesson
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Synagogue Introduction The earliest evidence of synagogue institutions consists of two inscriptions and one papyrus text from mid- to late ...
Synoptic Problem
John S. Kloppenborg
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Synoptic Problem Introduction The Synoptic Problem is the problem of the literary relationships among the first three “Synoptic” Gospels. M...
Tales, Court
David M. Valeta
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Court Tales Introduction The Bible is replete with the stories and exploits of kings and queens, including the court history or succession narr...
Thessalonians
Richard Ascough
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
Thessalonians Introduction The two letters written to the Christian group at the city of Thessalonica occupy the thirteenth and fourteenth pla...
Thomas, Gospel of
Stephen J. Patterson
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Gospel of Thomas Introduction The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian gospel comprising 114 sayings and parables of Jesus organized into...
Twelve Prophets, Book of the
Marvin A. Sweeney
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Book of the Twelve Prophets Introduction The book of the Twelve Prophets is the fourth of the major prophetic books of the Tanakh (the canonica...
Ugarit
Robert Hawley
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Ugarit Introduction Ugarit (also spelled “Ougarit,” especially in French publications) was the name of an ancient city (as well as the surround...
Wisdom
Christine Roy Yoder
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-09-30
Wisdom Introduction The term wisdom, in biblical studies, refers to: (1) a movement in the ancient world that was associated with sages and edu...
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