Introductory Note to the Works of Origen.INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE WORKS OF ORIGEN. [a.d. 185-230-254.] The reader will remember the rise and rapid dev...
CHAPTER I. THE MATTER OF CRITICISM. first duty of the student who is seeking the true text of the New Testament is obviously to collect and examine...
JUSTIFICATION jus-ti-fi-ka'-shun (tsedheq, verb tsadheq; Septuagint and New Testament dikaioma, dikaiosis, verb dikaioo, justification to justify, in ...
WISDOM wiz'-dum: 1. Linguistic 2. History 3. Religious Basis 4. Ideals 5. Teaching of Christ 6. Remainder of the New Testament (1) James (2) P...
AUTHORITY IN RELIGION o-thor'-i-ti rabhah; toqeph; exousia; exousiazo; katexousiazo; epitage; huperoche; authenteo; dunastes _I. GENERAL IDEA_ 1. Of...
NEGEB neg'-eb (ha-neghebh, the negeb or simply, neghebh, from a root meaning to be dry, and therefore in the first instance implying the dry or parche...
SEPTUAGINT, 1 sep'-tu-a-jint: I. IMPORTANCE II. NAME III. TRADITIONAL ORIGIN 1. Letter of Aristeas 2. Evidence of Aristobulus and Philo 3. Later...
SYRIAC VERSIONS || 1. Analogy of Latin Vulgate 2. The Designation Peshito (Peshitta) 3. Syriac Old Testament 4. Syriac New Testament 5. Old Syria...
COMMENTARIES, HEBREW he'-broo: $ 1. Philo Judaeus$ $ 2. Targum$ $ 3. Midrash$ $ 4. Talmud$ $ 5. Karaites$ $ 6. Middle Ages$ (1) Saadia ben Jose...
Works which are particularly recommended for further study of the Book of Revelation are emphasized.Aland, Kurt and Bruce M. Metzger. The Greek New Te...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 1-7 a-pos'-ls: Title. It is possible, indeed probable, that the book originally had no title. The manuscripts give the title in...
PERSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (ANCIENT) pur'-shan, pur'-zhan,RATURE (ANCIENT): I. LANGUAGE (Introductory) Dialects II. OLD PERSIAN INSCRIPTIONS ...
BOOK book (cepher; he biblos): $ 1. Definition$ $ 2. Inward Books$ $ 3. Publication$ (1) Mechanical Copies (2) Personal Copies $ 4. Oral Transmi...
JEZEBEL jez'-e-bel 'izebhel, unexalted, unhusbanded (?); Iezabel; see BDB; 1?Kings 16:31; 18:4,13,19; 19:1,2; 21:5; 2?Kings 9:7,30; Revelation 2:20): ...
JAMES II. AND THE SEVEN BISHOPS. The reign of James II. is a period of English history which has left a greater mark on this country than any period ...
CHILD; CHILDREN child, chil'-dren (ben, son, yeledh, child na`ar, lad; teknon, paidion): The Hebrews regarded the presence of children in the family ...
Editor's Preface Editor's Preface ------------The City of God is the masterpiece of the greatest genius among the Latin Fathers, and the best known an...
BEL, AND THE DRAGON bel, bal, drag'-un (Greek words: drakon, dragon, serpent; ektos, except; horasis vision, prophecy; ophis, serpent; sphragisamenos...
COMMUNION WITH DEMONS; DEVILS de'-monz, (dev'-'-lz): $ I. Use of Term:$ The actual expression communion with demons (koinonoi ton daimonion) occurs ...
Prolegomena. Prolegomena. The Life and Work of St. John Chrysostom. By Philip Schaff. Chapter I.-Literature. I. Editions of Chrysostom's Works S...