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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
The Apocalyptic Vision (Chapters)
When the word “apocalypse” appears in the newspaper, it is usually in connection with the horrors of nuclear war or the threat of environmental ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Azariah, The Prayer of, and the Song of the Three Young Men (A-Z entry)
The Greek translation ( Septuagint ) of the book of Daniel inserts between vv. 23 and 24 of chap. 3 a section embracing sixty‐eight ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Chronicles, The Books of (A-Z entry)
Title. As with Samuel and Kings , the two books of Chronicles are in reality one: the counting of words and sections customary in ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
chronology of the New Testament (A-Z entry)
The life of Jesus and the travels of Paul are fixed by the NT within the stream of secular history. Calculations of the monk ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Coins with Musical Instruments. (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
Cylinder of Cyrus. (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
Daniel, The Book of (A-Z entry)
According to the book that bears his name, Daniel was a pious and wise Jewish youth who was deported to Babylon by King Nebuchadrezzar ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
David (A-Z entry)
One of the best‐known biblical characters, David is a curiously elusive figure. The Bible tells of his carving out an empire unmatched in ancient ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Ecclesiastes, The Book of (A-Z entry)
The title of the book in Hebrew is qōhelet (also transliterated qōheleth and koheleth ), a particular form of the verb “to assemble,” which ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Esther, The Book of (A-Z entry)
The Hebrew Book. Deriving its title from the name of its heroine, the book of Esther presents the story of an unsuccessful attempt to ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Ezra and Nehemiah (A-Z entry)
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah originally constituted one book, better labeled as Ezra-Nehemiah. It depicts the reconstruction of Jewish life in Judah during ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
Ezra, The Book of (A-Z entry)
At an early stage, the books of Ezra and Nehemiah were regarded as a unity. From the time of Origen (third century CE ), ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
hypostasis (A-Z entry)
(Gk “that which stands under,” i.e., the real nature or essence of anything; pl. hypostases ) a Greek philosophical term, meaning both “essential ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Introduction (Chapters)
for introduction to nehemiah, see introduction to Ezra.
Source: The Jewish Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
an introduction to the book of Chronicles precedes 1 Chronicles. [david rothstein]
Source: The Jewish Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
A. Text and Language. 1. Originally one work ( b. B. Bat. 14b–15a); Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 4.26.14), the books of Ezra and Nehemiah share ...
Source: The Oxford Bible Commentary
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
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