Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit: Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit
The Book of Tobit (or Book of Tobias in older Catholic Bibles) is a book of scripture that is part of the Catholic and Orthodox biblical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Tobit - Narrative
The book tells the story of a righteous Jew of the Tribe of Naphtali named Tobit living in Nineveh after the deportation of the northern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Tobit - Significance
Catholics list the book of Tobit among the "historical books" of the Bible, but most scholars regard it more as a religious novel with ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asmodai: Encyclopedia - Asmodai
Asmodai (also Asmodeus, Asmodaeus) is mostly known thanks to the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit; he is also mentioned in some Talmudic le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Judith: Encyclopedia - Book Of Judith
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book, included in the Septuagint and in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian Old Testament ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maria Gowen Brooks: Encyclopedia - Maria Gowen Brooks
Maria Gowen (or Gowan) Brooks (1794 - 1845) was an American poetess. She was born Abigail Gowen in Medford, Massachusetts. Her father was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Esther: Encyclopedia - Book Of Esther
The Book of Esther is a book of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and of the Old Testament. The Book of Esther or the Megillah is the basis for t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deuterocanonical Books: Encyclopedia - Deuterocanonical Books
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollyon: Encyclopedia - Apollyon
Apollyon appears in the New Testament (Book of Revelation 9:7 – 11) leading the locust-like swarm of demons that will be released in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Septuagint: Encyclopedia - Septuagint
The Septuagint (LXX) is the name commonly given in the West to the Koine Greek Alexandrine text of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athanasius Of Alexandria: Encyclopedia - Athanasius Of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled "Athanasios") (298–May 2, 373) was a Christian bishop, the Patriarch of Alexandria, in the fourt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Canon: Encyclopedia - Biblical Canon
The Biblical canon is an exclusive list of books written during the formative period of the Jewish or Christian faiths; the leaders of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel: Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel
The Book of Daniel, written in Hebrew and Aramaic, is a book in both the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Christian Old Testament. The book ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible: Encyclopedia - Bible
The Bible (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) bibl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia - Angel
An angel is an ethereal being found in many religions, whose duties are to assist and serve God or the gods. Angel - Etymology. The Engl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollonius Of Perga: Encyclopedia - Apollonius Of Perga
Apollonius of Perga [Pergaeus] (c. 262 BC–c. 190 BC) was a Greek geometer and astronomer, of the Alexandrian school, noted for his writ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tithe: Encyclopedia - Tithe
A tithe (from Old English teogotha "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax or levy, usual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vulgate: Encyclopedia - Vulgate
The Vulgate Bible is an early 5th century translation of the Bible into Latin made by St. Jerome on the orders of Pope Damasus I. It take...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asmodai: Encyclopedia Ii - Asmodai - Asmodai In Judaism
In Judaism Asmodai appears in the Book of Tobit and the Talmud. Note, however, that the Book of Tobit is not part of the established Jewi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raphael Archangel: Encyclopedia Ii - Raphael Archangel - Raphael In Christianity
The name of the archangel Raphael appears only in the Book of Tobit (Tobias). There he first appears disguised in human form as the trave...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apocrypha: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Apocrypha
Apocrypha (Greek: hidden) It is used in a general sense to describe a list of books written by Jews between 300 and 100 B. C. More spe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apocrypha: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Apocrypha
A Christian theological definition of Apocrypha according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Esther: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Esther - Historical Reading
Those arguing in favour of an historical reading of Esther, who usually write from a traditionalist Jewish or Christian perspective, most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raphael Archangel: Encyclopedia Ii - Raphael Archangel - Raphael In Judaism
The angels mentioned in the older books of the Hebrew Bible are without names. Indeed, Rabbi Simeon ben Lakish of Tiberias (230-270 CE), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocrypha: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocrypha - Old Testament Apocryphal Books
We shall now proceed to enumerate the apocryphal books: first the Apocrypha Proper, and next the rest of the Old and New Testament apocry...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asmodeus, Ashmedai: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Asmodeus, Ashmedai
Asmodeus 'ashmedai (Hebrew) (cf Zend aeshma-daeva from daeva ethereal being, cosmic spirit)   Covetous; an evil demon in later Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Esther: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Esther - Debate Over Historicity
The historical accuracy of the Book of Esther is disputed. As early as the eighteenth century, the lack of corroboration of any of the de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Esther: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Esther - Additions To Esther
An additional six chapters appear interspersed in Esther in the Septuagint, the Greek translation, which then was used by Jerome in compi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Septuagint: Encyclopedia Ii - Septuagint - Books Of The Septuagint
The vast majority of the Septuagint coincides with the Jewish Tanakh, although the order does not always coincide with the modern orderin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Daniel - Influence Of Daniel
Due to the specificity of its prophecy and its place in both the Jewish and Christian canons, the book of Daniel has had great influence ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asmodai: Encyclopedia Ii - Asmodai - Asmodai In Demonology
The importance given to Asmodai in demonology is less than in Judaism, being considered somewhat lower to other hellish authorities by mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peshitta: Encyclopedia Ii - Peshitta - Content And Style Of The Peshitta
The Peshitta version of the Old Testament clearly draws on Aramaic Targums and the Greek Septuagint. The influence of the Septuagint is p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia Book - The Meaning Of The Work
One of the most troublesome questions about Utopia is Thomas More's reason for writing it. Some of the ideas in it, such as the ease of d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Daniel - Unity Of Daniel
The scholarship concerning the question of unity in Daniel differs greatly from the scholarship concerning the dating. Whereas almost all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Angels As A Development Step Of The Soul
Some mystics believe, that a soul is growing in steps from minerals, plants and animals to men. When the human body dies, a soul could be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - In The Hebrew Apocrypha
In Wisdom ii. 24 Satan is represented, with reference to Gen. iii., as the father of all lies, who brought death into the world; he is ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2 Esdras: Encyclopedia Ii - 2 Esdras - Naming Numbering And Language
As with 1 Esdras, there is some confusion about the numbering of this book. Some early Latin manuscripts call it 3 Esdras, and Jerome den...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raphael Archangel: Encyclopedia Ii - Raphael Archangel - Raphael In Angelology And The Occult
According to the occultist, Johannes Trithemius (1462–1516), Raphael is one of the 7 angels of the Apocalypse and numbered among the 10...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Daniel - Christian Uses Of Daniel
As mentioned above, the prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Children from the deuterocanonical parts of Daniel are widely used in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Esther: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Esther - Interpretation Of Esther As An Allegory Of Babylonian Mythology
The History of Religions school of thought, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, argued against the historicity of the Bibl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vulgate: Encyclopedia Ii - Vulgate - Relation With The Old Latin Bible
The Latin Bible used before the Vulgate is usually referred to as the Vetus Latina, or "Old Latin Bible", or occasionally the "Old Latin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Septuagint: Encyclopedia Ii - Septuagint - Naming And Designation
The Septuagint derives its name (derived from Latin septuaginta, seventy, hence the abbreviation LXX) from a legendary account in the Let...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2 Esdras: Encyclopedia Ii - 2 Esdras - Author And Criticism
The main body of the book appears to be written for consolation in a period of great distress (most likely Titus' destruction of the Seco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ge'ez Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ge'ez Language - History And Literature
Ge'ez literature includes the Bible and its Apocrypha, as well as Christian liturgy (service books, prayers, hymns), Lives of Saints, Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athanasius Of Alexandria: Encyclopedia Ii - Athanasius Of Alexandria - Historical Significance
In about 319, when Athanasius was a deacon, a presbyter named Arius began teaching that there was a time before God the Father begat Jesu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athanasius Of Alexandria: Encyclopedia Ii - Athanasius Of Alexandria - Historical Significance
Athanasius of Alexandria - Opposition to Arianism. In about 319, when Athanasius was a deacon, a presbyter named Arius began teaching t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athanasius Of Alexandria: Encyclopedia Ii - Athanasius Of Alexandria - Historical Significance
Athanasius of Alexandria - Opposition to Arianism. In about 319, when Athanasius was a deacon, a presbyter named Arius began teaching t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Jewish Views
Angels appear in several Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) stories, in addition to the ones previously mentioned above. These include the warn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Latter-day Saint Views
Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), and several of his associates, claimed that they were visited by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Other Religions
Angels are also a part of Zoroastrianism (called Amesha Spentas, of whom six are extremely important) and New Age beliefs. Also, angel-li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Islamic Views
The belief in angels is central to the religion of Islam, beginning with the belief that the Qur'an was dictated to the Prophet Muhammad ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Daniel - Apocalyptic Visions In Daniel
The second part, the remaining six chapters, are visionary, an early example of apocalyptic literature, in which the author, now speaking...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Other Religions
Angels are also a part of New Age beliefs. In Zoroastrianism, the Amesha Spentas have often been regarded as angels, but this is not stri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psalms: Encyclopedia Ii - Psalms - Sections Of The Book
In Jewish usage, the Psalter is divided, after the analogy of the Pentateuch, into five books, each closing with a doxology or benedictio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peshitta: Encyclopedia Ii - Peshitta - Modern Developments
The Peshitta, lightly revised and with missing books added, is the standard Syriac Bible for churches in the Syriac tradition: the Syriac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ge'ez Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ge'ez Language - Writing System
The origins of the Ge'ez abugida are controversial. As Stuart Munro-Hays notes, "the arguments advanced for the origins of the Ge'ez scri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible - The Canonization Of Scripture
In Judaism it is commonly thought that the canonical status of some books was discussed between 200 BC and AD 100, though it is unclear a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Septuagint: Encyclopedia Ii - Septuagint - Dating And Critical Scholarship
Modern scholarship holds that the LXX was translated and composed over the course of the 3rd through 1st centuries BC(E), beginning with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Angels In The Tanakh
The Biblical name for angel, מלאך ('malakh"), obtained the further signification of "angel" only through the addition of God's name, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Biblical Figures Identified In Extra-biblical Sources: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Biblical Figures Identified In Extra-biblical Sources - Biblical Figures Identified In Contemporary Sources
These are Biblical figures unambiguously identified in contemporary sources. List of Biblical figures identified in extra-Biblical sourc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible - The Christian Bible
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible - The Christian Bible
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity of God God t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Canon: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Canon - Christian Canon
Biblical canon - Orthodox Catholic and Protestant. When Christianity began: it had no well-defined set of scriptures outside of the Sep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexuality In Christian Demonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexuality In Christian Demonology - Lust In Demons
Lust in demons is a controversial theme for Christian demonology. As usual, scholars disagree on the subject. On one hand, it is consider...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psalms: Encyclopedia Ii - Psalms - Composition Of The Book Of Psalms
The Book of Psalms is divided into 150 Psalms, each of which constitutes a religious song or chant, though one or two are long and may co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Books Of Samuel: Encyclopedia Ii - Books Of Samuel - Tribes And Peoples
Although most traditional interpretations of Jewish history view the Israelites as the ancestors of both the Kingdom of Israel and that o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible - Bible Versions And Translations
In scholarly writing, ancient translations are frequently referred to as "versions", with the term "translation" being reserved for medie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - Satan In Islam
Shaitan (شيطان) is the devil, or the enemy of Allah and is the equivalent of Satan in Christianity and Judaism. The Islamic view of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerome: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerome - Writings
Jerome - Translations. Jerome was a noted scholar of Latin at a time when that statement implied a fluency in Greek. He knew some Hebre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexuality In Christian Demonology: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexuality In Christian Demonology - The Sexuality Of Demons
To Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Jews there were male and female demons (Jewish demons were mostly male, but Lilith was female)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psalms: Encyclopedia Ii - Psalms - Authorship And Ascriptions
Traditionally the Psalms were thought to be the work of David, but many modern scholars see them as the product of several authors or gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible - The Introduction Of Chapters And Verses
; see Tanakh for the Jewish textual tradition. The Hebrew Masoretic text contains verse endings as an important feature. According to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Daniel - Narratives In Daniel
The first part, consisting of the first six chapters, is comprised of a series of lightly connected court tales, connected instructive na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Biblical Figures Identified In Extra-biblical Sources: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Biblical Figures Identified In Extra-biblical Sources - Biblical Figures Tentatively Identified In Contemporary Sources
These are Biblical figures for which tentative but likely identifications have been found in contemporary sources based on matching names...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Judges: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Judges - Structure And Content
Academics treat the text of Judges as having three distinct sections: The Introduction (1:1-3:10 and 3:12) giving a summary of the book ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Daniel - Dating
Traditionally, the book of Daniel was believed to have been written by its namesake during and shortly after the Babylonian exile in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Septuagint: Encyclopedia Ii - Septuagint - Use Of The Septuagint
Septuagint - Jewish use. Jewish attitudes toward translations of their scriptures developed with time. By the 2nd century BC, it was of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psalms: Encyclopedia Ii - Psalms - Use Of The Psalms In Jewish Ritual
The Mosaic ritual set out in the books of the Pentateuch or Torah makes no provision for the service of song in the worship of God. The e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible - The Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible (also known as the Jewish Bible, or תנ"ך, Tanakh in Hebrew) consists of 24 books. Tanakh is an acronym for the three ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible - The Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Hammer (also known as the Jewish Bible, or תנ"ך, Tanakh in Hebrew) consists of 24 books. Tanakh is an acronym for the three...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Daniel: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Daniel - Historical Accuracy
Certain statements in Daniel are considered to be in conflict with known history. This is one reason why modern historians of Babylonia o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Canon: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Canon - Christian Canon
Biblical canon - Orthodox Catholic and Protestant. When Christianity began: it had no well-defined set of scriptures outside of the Sep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tithe: Encyclopedia Ii - Tithe - Tithing In The Bible
The practice of regular tithes was not established until after Exodus. Tithes were common throughout the ancient Near East, as well as in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Personification - Death In Mythological Portrayals
Main article: death deity Several mythologies had gods who embodied Death or aspects of Death: Ankou (Breton) Izanami (Shinto) Mictlante...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tithe: Encyclopedia Ii - Tithe - Governmental Collection Of Religious Offerings
Tithe - England. The right to receive tithes was granted to the English churches by King Ethelwulf in 855. The Saladin tithe was a roya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Personification - Death In Mythological Portrayals
Main article: death deity Several mythologies had gods who embodied Death or aspects of Death: Ankou (Breton) Izanami (Shinto) Mictlante...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia Ii - Angel - Christian Views
In the New Testament angels appear frequently as the ministers of God and the agents of revelation (E.g. Matthew 1:20 (to Joseph), 4:11. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utopia Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Utopia Book - Plot
Utopia book - Book 1: Dialogue of Counsel. The work begins with some letters between Thomas More and a couple of real people he met on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anchor Bible Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Anchor Bible Series - Works In The Anchor Bible Commentary Series
Works in the Anchor Bible Commentary Series include: Anchor Bible Series - Tanakh ~ Old Testament ~ Hebrew Bible. Genesis, E. A. Speis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - Among Polytheists
Satan - Syncreto-Paganism. In Neopagan religions that have assimilated aspects of Abrahamic mythology into their own pantheons, Satan, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - In Rabbinic Literature
Early rabbinic Jewish statements in the Mishnah and Talmud show that Satan played little or no role in Jewish theology. In the course of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocrypha: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocrypha - Other Old Testament Apocryphal Literature
Apocrypha - Historical. The History of Johannes Hyrcanus is mentioned in 1 Macc. xvi. 23-24, but no trace has been discovered of its e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anchor Bible Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Anchor Bible Series - Works In The Anchor Bible Commentary Series
Works in the Anchor Bible Commentary Series include: Anchor Bible Series - Tanakh ~ Old Testament ~ Hebrew Bible. Genesis, E. A. Speis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocrypha: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocrypha - Religious Usage
In Judeo-Christian theology, the word apocrypha refers to texts that are not considered canonical, part of the Bible, but are of roughly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerome: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerome - Life
Jerome was born at Stridon, on the border between Pannonia and Dalmatia (most likely modern Grahovopolje in Bosnia and Herzegovina), in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Books Of Samuel: Encyclopedia Ii - Books Of Samuel - Authorship
Traditionally, the authors of the books of Samuel have been held to be Samuel, Gad, and Nathan. Samuel is believed to have penned the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Personification - Death As A Fictional Character
The character of Death is typically depicted in the West as wearing a dark hooded cloak and wielding a scythe. Death is one of the four h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - In The Hebrew Bible
In the Hebrew Bible, Satan is to be better understood as an "accuser" or "adversary" than as an embodiment of "evil." The term is applied...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Tobit: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Tobit - Date Of Composition
The book was originally written in Aramaic, but the original was lost, so that the surviving Greek translation is considered the standard...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - B
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - B . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article