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advent (A-Z entry)
An alternative translation of the Greek parousia , otherwise rendered ‘coming’ in the English versions, with reference to the eschatological expectation of Christ's coming ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Afterlife and Immortality (A-Z entry)
This entry consists of two articles on views of life after death within the historical communities of Ancient Israel and Second Temple Judaism and ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Agabus (A-Z entry)
One of several Christian prophets resident in Jerusalem who visited the Church at Antioch and predicted a severe famine ( Acts 11: 28 ) ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Amen (A-Z entry)
A Hebrew word meaning “certainly” or “may it be so.” In the Hebrew Bible amen appears as a response to someone else's statement. Sometimes ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Antichrist (A-Z entry)
The word “antichrist” occurs in the Bible only in 1 and 2 John. The prefix anti‐ in Greek means “over against,” “instead of,” and ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Antipas (A-Z entry)
The son of Herod the Great. After his father's death, Herod Antipas was assigned the territory of Galilee and Perea , and was ruler ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Antipatris (A-Z entry)
A town on the coast of Palestine. Paul spent a night in prison here en route from Jerusalem to his trial in Caesarea ( ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
The Apocalyptic Vision (Chapters)
When the word “apocalypse” appears in the newspaper, it is usually in connection with the horrors of nuclear war or the threat of environmental ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
Apostle (A-Z entry)
The Greek word apostolos (“someone who has been sent”) is seldom used in classical Greek, but it occurs eighty times in the New Testament, ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Apostolic Council (A-Z entry)
The gathering of the Jerusalem church under the leadership of apostles and elders reported in Acts 15.4–29 . The meeting took place after unnamed ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
ascension (A-Z entry)
The ascent of Jesus into heaven ( Acts 1: 2–11 ; a shorter version is in Luke 24: 50–3 ). There are two OT ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Ascension of Christ (A-Z entry)
Despite the great importance and influence of the early church's belief in the ascension of Christ , it is described explicitly in the New ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Authority of the Bible (A-Z entry)
This terminology is characteristic of Christian theology, and so the following entry appropriately discusses the issue from a Christian perspective. For consideration of the ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Baptism (A-Z entry)
A term first appearing in the New Testament as a purification ritual used by an unorthodox Jewish figure named John (the Baptist) . All ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Base Community (A-Z entry)
a translation of a Spanish term, comunidad de base: “basic or foundational society,” for certain popular church groups in Central and South America ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
basilica (A-Z entry)
a church built according to an ancient Roman plan, with a rectangular nave and a semicircular apse at one end; also, a Catholic ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
The Bible in Catholic Life (Chapters)
Church Life Today One of the great achievements of the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) has been the renewal of interest in the Bible among ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
The Bible in the Eastern Churches (Chapters)
It is important to remember the two communities of eastern Christianity, the Chalcedonian and the non-Chalcedonian Orthodox churches. Greek, Russian, Romanian, Coptic, Syrian, Indian, ...
Source: The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible
The Bible in the Lectionary (Chapters)
One of the enduring results of the Second Vatican Council has been a renewed emphasis on the place of the Bible within Catholic life, ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church (Chapters)
The Bible of the Early Christians Christianity's entry to the world as a Jewish sect had profound consequences for its development. Possessing a distinctive ...
Source: The Oxford Study Bible
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