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acrostic (A-Z entry)
a poetic form in which the first letter of each new line or series of lines within a larger group follows the order ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
almighty (A-Z entry)
Frequently used in OT of God, especially in Job, and in the NT especially in Rev. Paul uses the word once (= ‘All-Sovereign’, 2 ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
bulla (A-Z entry)
a clay seal with the impression of a signet ring or other symbol of authority.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
homily (A-Z entry)
a sermon
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Introduction (Chapters)
A brief narrative informs the reader that the hero is subjected to a divine test as a means of ascertaining whether or not he ...
Source: The Oxford Bible Commentary
Introduction (Chapters)
A. Author and Date. Most of this book takes the form of a monologue, spoken by a character called ‘(the) Qoheleth’ (‘the Teacher’): its ...
Source: The Oxford Bible Commentary
Introduction (Chapters)
A. Subject-Matter and Literary Genre. The English title of the book, Lamentations, sums up very well its subject-matter. As is commonly the case, the ...
Source: The Oxford Bible Commentary
Introduction (Chapters)
In the Book of Job, a gifted poet and theologian examines the problem of a just God allowing the innocent to suffer. While the ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
The Book of Proverbs is a distillate of centuries of Israelite instruction in the home, court, and school. Called by some a foreign body ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
This book stands alone in the Hebrew Bible, both in theology and style. It asserts that God and divine ways are inscrutable, and that ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
Unique in the Bible, this collection of songs sensitively touches several major chords in the love life of a young man and a maiden. ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
This collection of five carefully structured poems is unified by a common theme: lamentation over the fall of Jerusalem and its temple to the ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
The book of Job offers a sustained reflection on a single topic—God's governance of the world of human beings. It asks passionately: Is that ...
Source: The Access Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
Along with other wisdom literature * of the Hebrew Bible (Proverbs and Job), Ecclesiastes offers observations based on human experience; but while Proverbs optimistically ...
Source: The Access Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
Song of Solomon (Song of Songs or Canticles) is a collection of love poems exchanged between a woman and a man, with occasional remarks ...
Source: The Access Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
See RG 236–43 The Book of Job, named after its protagonist, is an exquisite dramatic poem which treats the problem of the suffering of ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
See RG 267–71 The Song of Songs, meaning the greatest of songs ( 1, 1 ), contains in exquisite poetic form the sublime portrayal ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
See RG 310–14 The sixth century b.c. was an age of crisis, a turning point in the history of Israel. With the destruction of ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
A. Problems of Interpretation. 1. Interpretation of the Psalms is not simple. This will surprise many people, for some of the psalms are the ...
Source: The Oxford Bible Commentary
Introduction (Chapters)
A. The book and its background. 1. The book of Proverbs presents itself as a textbook designed to educate humans in general and the ...
Source: The Oxford Bible Commentary
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