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R (A-Z entry)
The conventional symbol for ‘Redactor’, an editor or collector of material of books of the Bible to whom we owe the completed form, and ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Ra's Al-hadd (A-Z entry)
site located in the Sultanate of Oman (22°31′ N, 50°47′ E), at the point where the Arabian coast turns from running southeastward to running ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Rabbanite (A-Z entry)
an adherent of the rabbinic teaching tradition, in contrast to the Karaites, who questioned or denied many halakhic interpretations of the Rabbis.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Rabbi (A-Z entry)
A term that arose in the first century CE for those ordained to be authoritative in their study, exposition, and practice of Jewish law. ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
rabbi (A-Z entry)
In 1st-cent. ce Palestine in the time of Jesus the word was a form of address, equivalent to ‘sir’ but by the end of ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Rabbinic Exegesis (A-Z entry)
For reasons of space and because of the other entries available in this Encyclopedia, this article will focus on Rabbinic exegesis in the Middle ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation
Rabbinic Innovation and Development (Chapters)
Rabbinic prayer incorporated material from a broad set of prayer traditions known at Qumran, as well as from various other contexts of the Second ...
Source: The Jewish Study Bible; from chapter The Bible in the Liturgy
Rabbinic Interpretation (Chapters)
There is a final, crucial assumption of the classical rabbinic world, which is best represented by the Mishnah (codified ca. 200 ce ), the ...
Source: The New Oxford Annotated Bible; from chapter The Interpretation of the Bible
Rabbinic Literature (A-Z entry)
See Midrashim ; Mishnah and Tosefta ; and Talmudim .
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Rabbinic Literature (A-Z entry)
[ This entry contains three subentries , Introduction, Hebrew Bible and Jewish Scriptures, and New Testament.] Introduction The term “rabbinic literature” refers to the ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
Rabshakeh (A-Z entry)
An emissary from Sennacherib to Hezekiah of Judah demanding tribute ( 2 Kgs. 18: 17 ). This was duly paid, but Isaiah Assyrian plague
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Rabud, Khirbet (A-Z entry)
site located south of Hebron, surrounded by the namesake river Wadi en-Nar, a region that experiences meager precipitation (31°25′ N, 35°01′ E; map reference ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
raca (A-Z entry)
Aramaic for ‘fool’, and a term of abuse probably forbidden by a Jewish rabbinic source known to Matthew. The word occurs nowhere else in ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
race (A-Z entry)
Athletic games were an important part of Greek cultural life; they included races on foot and in chariots, and were staged in honour of ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Race (A-Z entry)
The concept of race in human beings has come under considerable debate during the twentieth century. Recent surveys show that approximately half the anthropologists ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Race, Ethnicity, and Biblical Criticism (A-Z entry)
Ethnicity and race are important modes of group social organization that draw on various elements, including a sense of common origin and destiny, religion, ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation
Rachel (A-Z entry)
Daughter of Laban ; Jacob 's second wife ( Gen. 29: 17 ) and mother of Joseph and Benjamin ; she died while giving ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Rachel (A-Z entry)
Rachel, whose name means “ewe,” was the younger daughter of Laban (brother of Rebekah ) and the wife of Jacob . The account of ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Rachel (A-Z entry)
The story of Rachel, whose name in Hebrew means “ewe,” perhaps indicating Rachel's vulnerability or possibly suggesting that the sons/tribes she birthed were sheep ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible
Rad, Gerhard von (A-Z entry)
( 1901 – 71 ) German OT scholar, professor at Jena and Göttingen universities, when love of the OT was defended through the anti–Semitic ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
