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feasts (A-Z entry)
Occasions of commemoration and religious thanksgiving . Regular days were set aside for Hebrews when they could relax and enjoy themselves with music and ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Gloria in Excelsis (A-Z entry)
A liturgical hymn based on the angels ' song of Luke 2: 14 ; in early and medieval times of the Church it formed ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
hallel (A-Z entry)
The hymn of praise sung by Jesus and the eleven disciples after the Lord's Supper ( Mark 14: 26 Psalms 115–18 Exodus
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
harp (A-Z entry)
The Hebrews had a family of stringed instruments under the general category of harp. They included psalteries, lyres, lutes, and dulcimers. The psaltery was ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Hodayot (A-Z entry)
Among the literary genres recognized in the Essene literature from the Qumran library, the genre of hymns holds an important place. The Scrolls. Among ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
hymn (A-Z entry)
Broadly, a spiritual theme which could be sung, as were the psalms in the Temple . Jesus and the Eleven sang a hymn, the ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
Unique in the Bible, this collection of songs sensitively touches several major chords in the love life of a young man and a maiden. ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
The three most substantial of many additions to the Hebrew- Aramaic text of Daniel are: The Prayer of Azariah and The Song of the ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
The prophet * Habakkuk is primarily concerned about believing in God's just rule over a world that appears to be overwhelmingly unjust. In this ...
Source: The Access Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Jews are placed between Dan 3.23 and 3.24 in two Greek versions of ...
Source: The Access Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
After a hymnic address that culminates with a celebration of God's mercy ( v. 6 ; see merciful and mercies in vv. 6–7 sin ...
Source: The Access Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
Luke is the third of the Synoptic Gospels. * Early interpreters recognized that Matthew, Mark, and Luke were so closely related that they should ...
Source: The Access Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
In the psalms there are many voices, from various times and places, from Joshua to Ezra, and from Jerusalem to Babylon. Gathered by unknown ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
The Psalms is a collection of 150 songs of praise, prayers, and spiritual poems. All or parts of the book may have served as ...
Source: The Access Bible
Introduction (Chapters)
A. Problems of Interpretation. 1. Interpretation of the Psalms is not simple. This will surprise many people, for some of the psalms are the ...
Source: The Oxford Bible Commentary
Introduction (Chapters)
the book of psalms is the first book of Kethuvim, or Writings—probably because of its size and significance and also perhaps because it was ...
Source: The Jewish Study Bible
Jashar (A-Z entry)
A Book of Jashar is quoted in Josh. 10: 13 and 2 Sam. 1: 18 and apparently consisted of songs and poems.
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Judith (Chapters)
The Book's Literary Form There have been several attempts at classifying the book of Judith according to its literary type. The book is certainly ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
Laws of Eshnunna (A-Z entry)
the legal collection of a Mesopotamian city‐state, about 50 km (30 mi) from present‐day Baghdad, that flourished in the early part of the ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Magnificat (A-Z entry)
Latin for ‘magnifies’, the first word of the canticle or psalm of Mary ( Luke 1: 46–55 ) expressing her joy at being chosen ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
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