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Amos, book of (A-Z entry)
After the introduction ( Amos 1 and 2 ), the book can be divided into the sermons ( chs. 3–6 ) and the five ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Amos, Book of (A-Z entry)
The name Amos ( ‘amôs ) derives from the Hebrew root ‘ms , which means “to bear, carry.” The name could be understood in ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible
Baruch, Book of (A-Z entry)
The book is named for Baruch, the son of Neriah and scribe of the prophet Jeremiah ( see Jer 32:12 ; 36:4 ). The ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible
Biblical History and Archaeology (Chapters)
History in the Biblical Literature The Bible as a Historical Source To what extent is history‐a record of actual past events‐embedded in the diverse ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
The Biblical Texts and Their Background (Chapters)
The biblical writings were created over a wide expanse of time. That broad historical and cultural canvas is one important cause for the Bible's ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
Canon (Chapters)
I. Introduction An examination of the origin and development of the biblical canons of both Judaism and Christianity is essentially about the processes that ...
Source: The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies
The Canonization of the Bible (Chapters)
Canonization, broadly construed as the process through which the Bible became the Bible, is only vaguely understood. We do not know exactly how various ...
Source: The Jewish Study Bible
The Challenges of Biblical Translation (Chapters)
For the average person in the pew, the need for new biblical translations can be bewildering. “Why do we need new translations?” or “What ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
Chapter and Verse Divisions (A-Z entry)
The complete Bible of today is ordinarily divided into chapters and verses, but such divisions were not part of the original texts. They were ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Chronicles, First and Second Books of (A-Z entry)
The manuscript of Chronicles (4Q118), preserved in only one fragment, belongs paleographically to the late Hasmonean period ( ca. 50 – 25 bce ). ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Esther, book of (A-Z entry)
The seventeenth book of the OT in the traditional English order. Harem politics, antisemitism , and an audacious Jewish heroine combine to make this ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Esther, Book of (A-Z entry)
As is well known, only two of the books of the Hebrew scriptures as it now stands were not found among the fragments of ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Ezra and Nehemiah, Books of (A-Z entry)
Only three fragments from Ezra have been recovered from the Judean wilderness (4Q117) and none from Nehemiah . The fragments correspond to Ezra 4.2–6 ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Ezra and Nehemiah, The Books of (A-Z entry)
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah originally constituted one book, better labeled as Ezra-Nehemiah. It depicts the reconstruction of Jewish life in Judah during ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible
Five Scrolls (A-Z entry)
The Megillot , or Five Scrolls, are five books belonging to the Ketuvim , or Writings, division of the Hebrew scriptures: Song of Songs, ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
General Introduction (Chapters)
The book you hold in your hand contains one of humanity's greatest treasures. No one can deny that the Bible has had a profound ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
General Introduction (Chapters)
A. Studying the Bible. 1. People's reasons for studying the Bible—and therefore for using a biblical commentary—are many and various. The great majority of ...
Source: The Oxford Bible Commentary
Genesis (A-Z entry)
The first book of the Bible, which tells the story of God's creation of the world and humankind; and the ancestral history of the ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible
Genesis, Book of (A-Z entry)
Before the discovery of manuscripts at Qumran, there were three major sources for the text of Genesis . The Masoretic Text ( MT ), ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Haggai, Book of (A-Z entry)
The book of Haggai is a succinct and focused collection of prophetic oracles and short prose narratives associated with Haggai, a key Persian-period figure ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible
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