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Revelation (Apocalypse)
Daniel J. Harrington
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Revelation (Apocalypse) Introduction The book of Revelation is an apocalypse or revelation (1:1) and a prophecy (1:3) in letter form (1:4)....
Romans
Mark Reasoner
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Romans Introduction Placed first among Paul’s letters in the canon, Romans is often considered to be the most influential and comprehensive of ...
Sacrifice
William K. Gilders
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Sacrifice Introduction “Sacrifice” is a word that evokes multiple meanings and connotations in modern contexts. When dealing with the Hebre...
Samuel, 1 and 2
Graeme Auld
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
1 and 2 Samuel Introduction The books 1 and 2 Samuel tell the story of King David, founder of the line that would rule in Jerusalem for over fo...
Satan
Lynn R. Huber
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Satan Introduction The Satan of popular imagination, God’s cosmic archenemy and the source of evil, has a long and complex history. Although sc...
Scriptures
Vincent L. Wimbush
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Scriptures Introduction Used interchangeably with Sacred Book, “Scriptures” is the English-language term that is still popularly used to refer ...
Septuagint
Leonard J. Greenspoon
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Septuagint Introduction The term Septuagint (or LXX) refers to the oldest Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible and of other ancient Jewish scr...
Sermon on the Mount
Jonathan T. Pennington
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Sermon on the Mount Introduction There is no portion of the Bible that plays a more central role in the history of the Church than the Sermon o...
Sirach
Jeremy Corley
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Sirach Introduction This article deals with a 2nd-century bce Jewish wisdom book, known variously as Ben Sira (its Hebrew name), Sirach (its Gr...
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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