Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia - New Testament
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament - Books Of The New Testament
The 27 books of the New Testament were written by various authors at various times and places. Unlike the Old Testament, the New Testamen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament - What Is The New Testament?
The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures, is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John: Encyclopedia Ii - John - New Testament
In the context of the New Testament, the name typically refers to one of the following: Gospel of John John the Baptist John the Apostle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jezebel Biblical: Encyclopedia Ii - Jezebel Biblical - New Testament
In the New Testament, Jezebel is a prophetess in the city of Thyatira. She is accused in Revelation 2:20 of inducing members of the churc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith In Christianity - New Testament
The word "faith", translated from the Greek πιστις (pi´stis), primarily conveys the thought of confidence, trust, firm persuasion....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Son Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Son Of Man - New Testament
Son of man - Matthew. Son of man - Mark. Son of man - Luke. Son of man - John. Son of man - Acts. Son of man - Hebrews. Son ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Biblical Figures: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Biblical Figures - New Testament
List of Biblical figures - Christian Apostles of Jesus. Peter Andrew (Simon's brother) James son of Zebedee John son of Zebedee (aka J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Names For The Biblical Nameless: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Names For The Biblical Nameless - New Testament
List of names for the Biblical nameless - The Magi. Names: Balthasar, Melchior, and Caspar (or Gaspar) Source: European folklore Nam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament - Views On New Testament Authority
All Christian groups respect the New Testament, but they differ in their understanding of the nature, extent, and relevance of its author...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylon New Testament: Encyclopedia - Babylon New Testament
Babylon occurs in the Christian New Testament both with a literal and a figurative meaning. In the time of the New Testament, there was p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament Apocrypha: Encyclopedia - New Testament Apocrypha
The category of New Testament apocrypha reminds the modern reader of the wide range of responses that were engendered in interpreting the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Testament: Encyclopedia - Old Testament
The Old Testament or the Hebrew Scriptures (also called the Hebrew Bible) constitutes the first major part of the Bible according to Chri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Jerusalem: Encyclopedia - New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem is the concept of Jerusalem (in the definite or indefinite sense) as being renewed or rebuilt, either in the present day or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herod Antipas: Encyclopedia - Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas (short for Antipatros) was an ancient leader (tetrarch, meaning "ruler of a quarter") of Galilee and Perea. Born in 20 BC, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Biblical Figures: Encyclopedia - List Of Biblical Figures
An alphabetical list of people featured in the Bible. (Note, the Torah or "Old Testament" of Judaism is the source of the Bible. Judaism ...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Gehenna: Encyclopedia - Gehenna
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tartarus: Encyclopedia - Tartarus
In Greek mythology, Tartarus, or Tartaros, is both a deity and a place in the underworld — even lower than Hades. In ancient orphic sou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - New Testament: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On New Testament
New Testament.   See also BIBLE {SD; BCW; Fund}   (See also: New Testament , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylon New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylon New Testament - Book Of Revelation
In the Book of Revelation the destruction of Babylon, a city which seems to be a symbol of every kind of evil, is foretold. The connectio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament Apocrypha: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament Apocrypha - Infancy Gospels
The paucity of information about the childhood of Jesus in the canonical Gospels led to a hunger of early Christians for more detail abou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament Apocrypha: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament Apocrypha - Gnostic Esoterica
In the modern era, many Gnostic texts have been uncovered, especially from the Nag Hammadi library. Some texts take the form of an expoun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epistles: Encyclopedia Ii - Epistles - New Testament Epistles
The epistles of the New Testament are Christian writings of Apostles to churches in particular parts of the world. The most prolific apos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament Apocrypha: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament Apocrypha - Sayings Gospels
One or two texts take the form of sets of brief logia—sayings and very short parables—which are not embedded in a connected narrative...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament Apocrypha: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament Apocrypha - Passion Gospels
A number of Gospels are concerned specifically with the Passion (i.e. Jesus' death, and Resurrection): The Gospel of Peter The Gospel of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhema: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhema - ρημα And λόγος In The New Testament
Rhema (ρημα) is the Ancient Greek word that describes the act of speaking. It can be found in the following New Testament passages: M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament Apocrypha: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament Apocrypha - Acts Of The Apostles
Several texts concern themselves with the subsequent lives of the apostles: Works said to be written by Leucius Charinus (known as the Le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazirite: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazirite - Nazarites And The New Testament
The practice of a Nazarite vow is part of the obscurity of the Greek term "Nazarene" that appears in the New Testament; the sacrifice of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament Apocrypha: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament Apocrypha - Judeo-christian Gospels
The sects within the early church that retained a strong allegiance to Judaism, upholding Jewish law, used a Gospel specific to themselve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jews In The New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Jews In The New Testament - Christian Views
Like most of the Bible, and indeed most of any religious book, different groups and individuals have interpreted these verses in differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The New Testament
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews. Within the Jewish tradition the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jews In The New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Jews In The New Testament - Biblical Scholarship
Most of the verses in question are attributed not to Jesus (who was himself a Jew) but to the authors of the New Testament. Jesus' discip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jews In The New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Jews In The New Testament - Use Of Critical Verses
These verses have been used to incite prejudice and violence against Jewish people. Professor Lillian C. Freudmann, author of "Antisemiti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satan: Encyclopedia Ii - Satan - In The New Testament
Satan figures much more prominently in the New Testament and in Christian theology generally. In the New Testament, Satan appears as a te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jerusalem - New Jerusalem In The New Testament
In the New Testament, the term New Jerusalem occurs two times: verses 3:12 and 21:2 in the Book of Revelation. It is mentioned in 21:16 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jews In The New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Jews In The New Testament - Jewish Views
Most Jewish scholars and rabbis today consider themselves to be the heirs of the Pharisees. Thus verses that single out the Pharisees for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The New Testament
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews. Within the Jewish tradition the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Righteousness: Encyclopedia Ii - Righteousness - Righteousness In The New Testament
The New Testament continues the Hebrew Bible's tradition of the ethical (1 Thessalonians 2:10) and legal (1 Corinthians 4:4) aspects of r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antinomianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Antinomianism - Antinomianism In The New Testament
Paul of Tarsus, in his Letters, mentions several times that we are saved by the unearned grace of God, not by our own good works, "lest a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament View On Jesus' Life: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament View On Jesus' Life - The Resurrection
According to the Christian Gospels, Jesus' disciples encountered him again on the third day after his death, raised to life. No one was a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hades: Encyclopedia Ii - Hades - Usages In The New Testament
The Greek New Testament uses hades several times, with various connotations of bodily decay and the power of death, none of them applicab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feast Of Trumpets: Encyclopedia Ii - Feast Of Trumpets - In The New Testament
Some Christian groups, most notably those associated with the Worldwide Church of God, also observe Rosh Hoshanah, though they normally c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop - Bishops In The New Testament
The New Testament uses the word episkopos five times. Acts of the Apostles 20:28 Epistle to the Philippians 1:1 First Epistle to Timothy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demon: Encyclopedia Ii - Demon - In The New Testament And Christianity
"Demon" has a number of meanings, all related to the idea of a spirit that inhabited a place, or that accompanied a person. Whether such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legalism Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Legalism Theology - In The New Testament
A number of Biblical passages indicate that the tension between legalism and antinomianism goes back to the very beginnings of Christiani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament View On Jesus' Life: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament View On Jesus' Life - Final Days
According to the Bible, Jesus came with his followers to Jerusalem during the Passover festival. He was involved in a public disturbance ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament View On Jesus' Life: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament View On Jesus' Life - Works And Miracles
According to the Gospels, Jesus began his public ministry of preaching, teaching, and healing soon after he was baptized by John the Bapt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melisende Psalter: Encyclopedia Ii - Melisende Psalter - The New Testament Cycle
The first twenty-four illustrations (on each side of the first twelve folios) depict scenes from the New Testament. New Testament images ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salt Of The Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Salt Of The Earth - Salt In The New Testament
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount contains a reference to salt: "You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosh Hashanah: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosh Hashanah - In The New Testament
Some Christian groups, most notably those 7th day Church of God groups with origins in the Worldwide Church of God also observe Rosh Hosh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sadducee: Encyclopedia Ii - Sadducee - New Testament/greek Scriptures
The Sadducees are mentioned in the New Testament/Greek Scriptures of the Bible. The Gospel of Matthew indicates that the Sadducees did no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Isaiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Isaiah - Use In The New Testament
Isaiah was quoted extensively by the authors of the New Testament. A selection of such quotations is discussed here. Book of Isaiah - Pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agape: Encyclopedia Ii - Agape - Descriptions Of Love In The New Testament
The New Testament provides a number of definitions and examples of love. Agape - The greatest Commandment. Jesus said, "A new command I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luke The Evangelist: Encyclopedia Ii - Luke The Evangelist - Luke And The New Testament Books
Contemporary scholarship is far more skeptical about Luke's authorship of the Gospel attributed to him, and Acts. Neither work contains t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elijah Prophet: Encyclopedia Ii - Elijah Prophet - New Testament References
No one of the old prophets is so frequently referred to in the New Testament. The priests and Levites said to John the Baptist (John 1:25...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Slavery: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Slavery - Slavery In The New Testament
The apostle Paul never explicitly addresses the issue of slavery as an institution. Slaves, equally with the free, have their value in Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aramaic Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Aramaic Of Jesus - Aramaic Phrases In The Greek New Testament
Within the text of the Greek New Testament a few words and phrases in Aramaic are included untranslated. These are mainly words of Jesus,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gehenna: Encyclopedia Ii - Gehenna - Christian New Testament Observations And Matters Of Translation
It is often mentioned in the New Testament of the Christian Bible as the place of condemnation of unrepentant sinners. In the Book of Mat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament View On Jesus' Life: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament View On Jesus' Life - Preaching The Kingdom Of God
According to the Bible, the theme of Jesus' preaching was "Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near" (Matt 4:17). Jesus' com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament View On Jesus' Life: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament View On Jesus' Life - Childhood And Family Background
Jesus Christ, whom some believe was the promised Messiah, was born in Bethlehem, while Nazareth in Galilee was his childhood home. Jesus'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Jude: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Jude - Jude In The New Testament
Jude was the one who asked Jesus at the Last Supper why he would not manifest himself to the whole world after his resurrection. Jude is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Magdalene: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Magdalene - Mary Magdalene In The New Testament
In Luke 8:3 she is mentioned as one of the women who "ministered to him [Christ] of their substance". The book also tells the story of an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Magdalene: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Magdalene - Mary Magdalene In The New Testament
In Luke 8:3 she is mentioned as one of the women who "ministered to him [Christ] of their substance". The book also tells the story of an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalyptic Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalyptic Literature - New Testament Apocalyptic
When we pass from Jewish literature to that of the New Testament, we enter into a new and larger atmosphere at once recalling and transce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Jakob Griesbach: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Jakob Griesbach - New Testament Text Critic
Griesbach's critical edition of the New Testament first appeared at Halle, in three volumes, in 1774-1775. The first volume contained the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inconsistencies In The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Inconsistencies In The Bible - Between The New Testament And The Old
According to many commentators, several of them Christian, God in the Old Testament is often vengeful, taking abrupt and often merciless ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Internal Consistency And The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Internal Consistency And The Bible - Between The New Testament And The Old
According to many commentators, several of them Christian, God in the Old Testament is often vengeful, taking abrupt and often merciless ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible Conspiracy Theory - Lost Books Of The New Testament
See the main article on Apocrypha The Apocrypha are texts which are not considered part of the Biblical canon by a particular denominatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Magdalene: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Magdalene - Identification With Other Women Of The New Testament
Tradition as early as the 3rd century [citation needed] identify Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany and the woman sinner, who anointed J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbath: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbath - New Testament Basis For Christian Sabbatarianism
There are Christians that continue to keep the seventh day as the Sabbath day of rest. Some of the New Testament reasons for this are as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virgin Birth: Encyclopedia Ii - Virgin Birth - Alleged Late Appearance In The New Testament
There are explicit references to the virgin birth in only two places in the New Testament: the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, which are bel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Textual Criticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Textual Criticism - Textual Criticism Of The New Testament
The New Testament has been preserved in more manuscripts than any other ancient work, having over 5,300 Greek manuscripts, 10,000 Latin m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And Anti-semitism - Anti-semitism And The New Testament
Few Jews consider the New Testament anti-Semitic as such. The main concern of most Jews today is how the New Testament has been used to l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aramaic Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Aramaic Of Jesus - Aramaic Personal Names In The New Testament
Personal names in the New Testament come from a number of languages, Hebrew and Greek are most common. However, there are a good few Aram...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herod The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Herod The Great - Herod In The New Testament
Herod the Great plays a minor role in The Gospel according to Matthew (ch. 2), which describes an event known as the Massacre of the Inno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Thomas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Thomas - The Gospel Of Thomas And The Canon Of The New Testament
The fact that the Gospel of Thomas does not seem to have been considered for the New Testament is seen by some as an indication of its be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antichrist: Encyclopedia Ii - Antichrist - Appearance Of The Word In The New Testament
Contrary to a popular misconception and to the surprise of many Christians and Non-Christians alike, the actual words "Antichrist" or "An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Testament - Naming Of The Old Testament
Tertullian, in the 2nd century, was the first to use the terms novum testamentum/new testament and vetus testamentum/old testament, for e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible And Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible And Reincarnation - New Testament Passages Seen To Be In Opposition
There are also some Biblical passages commonly seen to refute a Christian belief in reincarnation: Bible and reincarnation - Hebrews 9:2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Thomas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Thomas - Comparison Of The Gospel Of Thomas To The New Testament
The Gospel of Thomas does not refer to Jesus as "Christ" or "Lord" as the New Testament does, but simply as "Jesus." The Gospel of Thomas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Testament - Christian Use Of The Old Testament
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 - The Bible And History: Encyclopedia Ii - The Bible And History - New Testament/greek Bible
For more detail, see main article: Historicity of Jesus The Bible and history - Historicity of Christian beliefs. The historicity, teac...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Salt Of The Earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Salt Of The Earth - Salt In The Old Testament
The Hebrew people harvested salt by pouring sea water into pits and letting the water evaporate until only salt was left. They used the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Testament - Christian View Of The Law
Traditional Christianity affirms that the laws or Torah of the Old Testament is the word of God, but many Christians deny that all of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Testament - Christian View Of The Law
Traditional Christianity affirms that the laws or Torah of the Old Testament is the word of God, though many Christians deny that all of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Books Of The Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - Books Of The Bible - Notes
Return links: Tanakh/Old Testament — New Testament 1 This book is not in the Protestant Old Testament. 2 The Catholic and Orthodox Book...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - New Jerusalem - New Jerusalem In America
Lutheran minister John Christopher Hartwick unsuccessfully attempted to establish the utopian community of New Jerusalem in Otsego County...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Curiosities: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Curiosities - Old Testament
Leviticus 16:8 ...place lots upon the 2 goats, one marked for the Lord and the other marked for Azazel This verse is the origin of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Biblical Figures: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Biblical Figures - Priests
List of Biblical figures - Old Testament. Aaron Elazar Eli Phinehas List of Biblical figures - New Testament. Caiaphas ... See ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Biblical Figures: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Biblical Figures - Prophets
List of Biblical figures - Old Testament. Amos Aaron Daniel Deborah Elijah Elisha Ezekiel Habakkuk Hosea Joel Samuel Moses List of B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazareth: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazareth - Modern Nazareth
Nazareth is situated in the ridges of the Nazareth Mountains, on the steep slope of a hill, about 31 km from the Sea of Galilee and about...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christ: Encyclopedia Ii - Christ - Distinctions Between Jesus Christ And God
The term "Christ" is often used synonymously with "Jesus". A difference in usage is sometimes for variety of speech, and sometimes a subt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament - The Canonization Of The New Testament
The process of canonization was complex and lengthy. It was characterized by a compilation of books that early Christians found inspiring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament - Language
The common language spoken in the time of Jesus was Aramaic. However, the original text of the New Testament was most likely written in K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament - Authorship
The New Testament was written by many different people. The traditional view is that all the books were written by apostles or their foll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament - New Testament Text Types
There are several distinctive types of New Testament texts. The Alexandrian text-type is usually considered the best and most faithful at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament - Date Of Composition
According to tradition, the earliest of the books were the letters of Paul, and the last books to be written are those attributed to John...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - New Testament - The History Of Translation And Usage Of The Phrase New Testament
The English phrase New Testament ultimately comes from the Hebrew language. New Testament is taken from the Latin Novum Testamentum. This...   » Read the article