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Abortion (A-Z entry)
Abortion as such is not discussed in the Bible, so any explanation of why it is not legislated or commented on is speculative. One ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Abortion (A-Z entry)
There are no references to intentionally induced abortion in the Bible. The closest possible allusion is in Numbers 5:11–30 , where drinking bitter water ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Ethics
Albright, W. F. (A-Z entry)
( 1891 – 1971 ) American OT scholar who exercised great influence, both as the founder of a ‘school’ of interpreters and in his ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Analytical Techniques (A-Z entry)
The traditional archaeological methods of classification and seriation were developed on the basis of the physical appearance of archaeological artifacts, but it is increasingly ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Androgyny/Hermaphroditism: Early Judaism (A-Z entry)
While Judaism never adopted “hermaphroditism” as a term because of its mythological connotations to the Greek god Hermaphroditus (son of Hermes and Aphrodite), the ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible
Androgyny/Hermaphroditism: Hebrew Bible (A-Z entry)
The Hebrew Bible lacks a term for androgyny or hermaphroditism. The term tumtumim , which identifies persons of indeterminate or “hidden” sex, appears later ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible
anthropology (A-Z entry)
Usually the study of mankind's cultures, customs, and cults—but in Christian theology it is used for the doctrine that men and women are made ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Apocalyptic (Chapters)
Introduction The word ‘apocalyptic’ is nowadays used to describe a scenario that heralds the end of the world, or at least the end of ...
Source: The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies
Assumption of Moses (A-Z entry)
The story of the world, written about 90 ce , in terms of conflict between God and Satan beginning with Moses and culminating in ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
balm of Gilead (A-Z entry)
Resin gathered from the mastic tree. Joseph 's brothers ( Gen. 37: 25 ) sold him to merchants whose caravan of camels conveyed this ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Bioethics (A-Z entry)
The Rise and History of Bioethics. The term “bioethics” is in the vernacular. News magazines and television shows devote special issues to developments in ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Ethics
Blindness (A-Z entry)
Due to several causes, blindness was common in the ancient world. The blind were one of the groups to whom special protection was due; ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Christian Science and the Bible (A-Z entry)
Christian Science began in the United States during the latter half of the nineteenth century, appearing first as a religious teaching and later as ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Circumcision (A-Z entry)
Circumcision is the ritualistic removal of the male's foreskin, practiced by many African, South American, and Middle Eastern peoples. Often performed at puberty, it ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Climate, Flora, and Fauna (Chapters)
Seasons The latitude of Palestine is roughly that of southern Spain in Europe or Georgia in the USA. Its climate is also influenced by ...
Source: Oxford Bible Atlas
Cloning (A-Z entry)
See Bioethics .
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Ethics
Computers and the Bible (A-Z entry)
Just as all humanistic study of ancient texts is enhanced by the application of computing technologies, the modern study of biblical texts is increasingly ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
corvée (A-Z entry)
forced labor for the state
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Death and Dying (A-Z entry)
Death is physiologically the end of life, the process by which all of the vital functions of the body stop. Yet scripturally, death is ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Ethics
Deformity (A-Z entry)
See Body and Embodiment .
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Ethics
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