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Hosea

Hosea is listed as the first of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He was active in the 8th century BCE and his ministry extended over 60 years, from King Jeroboam II (787-747 BCE) to King Hoseah (731-722 BCE). He was one of the first to write down his prophecies. Hosea ("salvation") may have derived from Joshua ("he saves"). Prophets Prophets were the Jewish version of oracles in the ancient world. It was a term for a person as well as a place. C...

Ezekiel

Ezekiel was both a priest and a prophet who lived in the 6th century BCE. The prophets of Israel were oracles (a term for a person as well as a place) for ways in which humans communicated with their gods. The oracle was possessed by the deity and served as a vehicle for the words. Sometimes the deity appeared in a vision. At other times, the prophet could experience an out-of-body journey to heaven and receive information from God or his angels. The Prophets of Israel In 722 BC...

Council of Chalcedon

The Council of Chalcedon was called in 451 CE by the Roman Emperor Marcian (r. 450-457) to settle debates regarding the nature (hypostases, "reality") of Christ that had begun at two earlier meetings in Ephesus (431 CE and 439 CE). The question was whether Christ was human or divine, a man who became God (through the resurrection and ascension) or God who became a man (through the incarnation, "taking on flesh"), and how his humanity and divinity affected his essence and b...

A Summary and Analysis of the Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth is one of the shorter books of the Bible, but the story it tells is one of the most movingly ‘human’ in all of the Old Testament. However, how the story of Ruth should be interpreted is not an easy question to answer. Let’s delve deeper into the Biblical Book of Ruth to discover a world of outsiders, love, law, and mysterious customs involving shoes. Before we come to the analysis, though, it might be worth summarising the plot of the story of Ruth as it’s laid out in t...

SAINT-JOHN'S-BREAD - JewishEncyclopedia.com

SAINT-JOHN'S-BREAD: Fruit of the carobtree. It is not mentioned in the Masoretic text of the Old Testament, though Cheyne assumes that in three passages (II Kings vi. 25, xviii. 27 = Isa. xxxvi. 12; Isa. i. 20) ("carob-fruit") should be read instead of ("Expositor," July, 1899). In the New Testament St.-John's-bread is called swine's food (Luke xv. 16); and it is mentioned as such in the Mishnah. The law regarding the edge of the field that may not be harvested applied to the caro...

And when I looked … a book was therein

And when I looked … a book was thereinSourceURL: https://www.tcd.ie/library/epb/blog/and-when-i-looked-a-book-was-therein/ Sometimes it’s obvious that a book has a story to tell before you even look at the text. The volume at OLS X-1-60 is a good example. As soon as it is lifted from its protective storage box, the hand-made brown velvet case begs to be stroked. The initials TW are embroidered on the top; the pink felt lining protrudes; and the cardboard backing s...

Sidney’s Psalms

Impersonating Devotion by Constance M. Furey What can biblical psalms teach us about literary devotion? An unexpected answer to that question is provided by Philip Sidney’s The Defence of Poesy (1595), a touchstone of literary criticism in its time and in ours. The argument in this essay unfolds from analysis of a single paragraph, which reveals how Sidney’s description of King David’s Psalms challenges our regnant categories in the following way: If today religion connotes fidelity or ...

SimpC - Rebecca Bees

"Rebecca" Bees http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2020/09/rebecca-bees/ Created September 9, 2020 at 08:54PM Eight and a half years ago Variety‘s Jeff Sneider reported that DreamWorks and Working Title Films had agreed to pool forces on a remake of Alfred Hitchcock‘s Rebecca (’40). The plan was for Nikolaj Arcel to direct and Eastern Promises scribe Steven Knight to write the script, but that fell by the wayside along with Universal’s participation. The project eventually wound up at Netflix ...

Philosopher AI - Do filmmakers hide secret messages in their films?

Philosopher AI - Do filmmakers hide secret messages in their films?SourceURL: https://philosopherai.com/philosopher/do-filmmakers-hide-secret-messages-in-their-films-f1af72 Philosopher AINew topicDo filmmakers hide secret messages in their films?➹ Share ⟳ Try againArt is a good vehicle for any kind of message, both explicit and hidden. If the artist wants to communicate something, he can do it in different ways.28 Aug 2020, 23:36An explicit message is a direct statement about the topic. It ca...

history - In Deuteronomy 4:13 why were the Ten Commandments written on two tablets? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange

In Deuteronomy 4:13 why were the Ten Commandments written on two tablets? Dr. Meshulam Margaliot points out that Midrashic tradition is divided about what was written on which tablet. The options seem to be: 1–5 on one and 6–10 on the other. (This is the tradition interpretation that is most common in art and synagogue decoration.) All 10 on each tablet. Even numbered on one and odd on the other (as suggested by Mike Bull), does not seem to be a Jewish interpretation represented in the ...

The Fifteen Commandments - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The Fifteen Commandments By Jewniverse Advertisement AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to EmailShare to WhatsAppShare to More"All pay heed!" cries Mel Brooks, playing Moses in History of the World, Part I–"The Lord has given unto you these Fifteen Commandments!...

Genesis Tablet Theory

Genesis Tablet Theory Genesis Tablet Theory News in Stone? In our six-part article discussing the Genesis tablet-theory we will present the following terms and concepts: - Genesis writings parallel the writing-format of ancient Near Eastern tablets. - JEDP Documentary Hypothesis is obsolete. - "Wiseman Hypothesis," Percy&Donald Wiseman, Assyriologist. - R.K. Harrison, Cuneiform&Mesopotamian Historiography. - Colophons&Toledoths (genealogies follow completed texts). - Ancient literary ...

Numbers 19 (thing) by dann-o-matic - Everything2.com

Numbers 19 (thing) See all of Numbers 19, there is 1 more in this node. by dann-o-matic (12.6 y) CC Rep: 10 ( +12 / -2 ) (Rep Graph) (+) Thu Jun 28 2001 at 23:51:01 Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible back to: Numbers Book: Numbers Chapter: 19Overview: The Ashes of a Heifer. (1-10) Used to purify the unclean. (11-22)1-10 The Heifer was to be wholly burned. This typified the painful sufferings of our Lord Jesus, both in soul and body, as a Sacrifice made By Fir...

Rebekah: Name Meaning and Origin - SheKnows

Rebekah Over 30,000 Unique Baby Name Meanings Image: RebeccaVC1/Flickr Rebekah The name Rebekah is a baby girl name. Meaning Biblical Names Meaning: The name Rebekah is a Biblical Names baby name. In Biblical Names the meaning of the name Rebekah is: Fat, fattened, a quarrel appeased. Hebrew Baby Names Mea...

Book

Book see Flower see Pig That the word ‘‘book’’ occurs over a hundred times in the Old Testament is not surprising given the importance of sacred books to the Hebrews. Books were far less important to the Greeks, who tended to rely more on oral tradition; for all the care given to editing him even ‘‘Homer’’ was never a holy text. Various particular books are named in the Old Testament, some of them otherwise unknown to us, but when the Lord tells Joshua that ‘‘This book of the law shall not...

Abraham's Family Tree Chart

Abraham's Family Tree ChartQuestions?    -    Our Newsletter View Larger ImageAbraham, who begins the above family tree, was originally named Abram (Genesis 17:1-5). He left his home in Ur of the Chaldees to live in Haran, but soon moved from there to live in the land of Canaan. He is considered the 'father' of those who are faithful to God (Romans 4:16).Sarah, whose original name was Sarai, was the wife of Abraham. After God healed her so that she could have a family, she gave b...

Esau and Jacob - Twins and metaphor

Esau and Jacob - Twins and metaphorMap According to the Hebrew Bible, Esau is the progenitor of the Edomites and the elder brother of Jacob, the patriarch of the Israelites. Esau and Jacob were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. Of the twins, Esau was the first to be born with Jacob following, holding his heel. Wikipedia › wiki › Esau Esau and Ishmael and Jacobs Friends - more_otter.ai.docxAuthor: Ziad Shihab Esau and Ishmael and Jacobs Fr...