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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
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
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
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: pageId="iii"Oxford Bible Atlas
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
Deutscher Palästina- Verein (A-Z entry)
By 1876 the need for a scientific society to coordinate and support the efforts of German scholars exploring Palestine—Arabists, archaeologists, geographers, historians, Orientalists, theologians—became ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
disease (A-Z entry)
Many kinds of disease are mentioned in the Bible but it is difficult to identify them by their modern names. The incidence of disease ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
dysentery (A-Z entry)
Gastric fever, or some other violent stomach disorder. Jehoram king of Judah died in agony from chronic dysentery ( 2 Chron. 21: 18 ). ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
ear (A-Z entry)
Literally, the human organ (e.g. Luke 22: 50 ), but also metaphorically of the inward disposition to listen and take heed (e.g. Mark 4: ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
earthquakes (A-Z entry)
Frequently experienced in Palestine ( Amos 1: 1 ) as natural phenomena; but also earthquakes are the product of apocalyptic symbolism, such as the ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
east (A-Z entry)
One of the points of the compass, the direction of sunrise, and in combination with the other three points ( Ps. 107: 3 ) ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
῾Ein-Boqeq (A-Z entry)
oasis in Israel on the southwest shore of the Dead Sea (31°10′ N, 35°20′ E; map reference 1854 × 0676). Its ancient name is ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
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