Law [N] [E] [S]The Nature of Biblical Law. The usual Hebrew term translated as law is tora [h'r/T]. Tora [h'r/T], used 220 times in the Old Testament,...
Book II.Book II.This book can hardly be said to form part of a dialogue. It is rather an argument from Scripture to prove the point of the Augustinian...
Abortion [N]Humankind as God's Unique Image-Bearer. Although only a handful of Old Testament texts, all in Genesis, explicitly portray humankind as Go...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER XII. Persecutions in Judea. SUMMARY.--The First Apostolic Martyr. Peter Seized by Herod. The Prayers of the Church....
Footnotes(1 )Luke xi. 10.(2 )Prov. xvii. 28, lxx.(3 )Is. ii. 3, lxx.(4 )Phil. iii. 14.(5 )i.e., confessed or denied himself a Christian. The Benedicti...
Death, Mortality Death is the absence or withdrawal of breath and the life force that makes movement, metabolism, and interrelation with others possib...
Elder [N] [E] [S]In both the Old and New Testaments, the term elder indicates one of advanced age (Heb. zaqen [eqz]; Gk. presbyteros [presbuvtero]) wh...
Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of In our culture names serve primarily to distinguish one person from another. In Bibletimes names had other significan...
Angel (a spirit) A CELESTIAL SPIRITCalled ANGEL OF THE LORD Matthew 1:20 Matthew 1:24 ; Matthew 2:13 Matthew 2:19 ; 28:2 ; Luke 1:11 ; Acts 5...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XXVI. The Preparation for the Lord's Death. SUMMARY.--The Declaration to the Disciples That the Time Was at Hand. The Wicked Co...
Head, Headship The head is the topmost part of the body, where symbols of power, authority, and honor were displayed. Kings and priests were anointed ...
Hearing whilst in Jerusalem of the imprisonment of Matt. iv. 12. John the Baptist, the Lord leaves Judea and goes into MARKi. 14, 15. Galilee to be...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER XIX. Paul at Ephesus. SUMMARY.--Twelve of John's Disciples Rebaptized. Paul Teaches in the School of Tyrannus. God's...
Salvation [N] [T] [E]Of the many Hebrew words used to signify salvation, yasa [[;vy] (to save, help in distress, rescue, deliver, set free) appears mo...
Discipline [N]The Old Testament Concept of Discipline. The notion of the discipline of God, and eventually the concept of the community and its leader...
AN ADDRESS TO THE INHABITANTS OF OLNEY. My Dear Friends, EVERY person in the parish has a place in my heart and prayers, but I cannot speak to ea...
War, Holy War Despite the fact that many nations have used Scripture passages out of context to promote martial ventures, the Old Testament does not g...
Ministry, Minister It is reasonably clear in Scripture that (1) ministry means the service of God and his creatures; (2) the one essential ministry is...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER IX. The Ministry at Capernaum. SUMMARY.--A Paralytic Healed. The Charge of Blasphemy. Christ's Power to Forgive Sins. Matthew Cal...
Flood, the Terminology. The Genesis flood is denoted in the Old Testament by the technical Hebrew term mabbul [lWB;m] (etymology uncertain; perhaps fr...