Old+and+New+Testaments
11Japanese New Interconfessional Translation Bible — New Interconfessional Translation Bible (新共同訳聖書 in Japanese, pronounced Shin Kyōdō Yaku Seisho ) is the most recent Japanese translation of the Christian Bible, completed in 1987, and is now the most widely used Japanese Bible, by both Catholics… …
12Development of the Old Testament canon — For the Jewish canon, see Development of the Jewish Bible canon. For the New Testament canon, see Development of the New Testament canon. Part of a series on …
13Canon of the Old Testament — • Signifies the authoritative list or closed number of the writings composed under Divine inspiration, and destined for the well being of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canon of the Old Testament …
14APOCRYPHA AND PSEUDEPIGRAPHA — Definition Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha are two separate groups of works dating primarily from the period of the Second Temple. The name Apocrypha is applied to a collection of books not included in the canon of the Bible although they are… …
15fable, parable, and allegory — Introduction any form of imaginative literature (allegory) or spoken utterance constructed in such a way that readers or listeners are encouraged to look for meanings hidden beneath the literal surface of the fiction. A story (rhetoric) is… …
16Beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses — The beliefs and practices of Jehovah s Witnesses are based on the Bible teachings of its founder, Charles Taze Russell and his successors, Joseph Franklin Rutherford and Nathan Homer Knorr. Since about 1976 they have also been based on decisions… …
17Syriac Language and Literature — • Syriac is the important branch of the group of Semitic languages known as Aramaic Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Syriac Language and Literature Syriac Language and Literature …
18Moffatt, New Translation — Holy Bible, The Full name: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments, a New Translation Abbreviation: MNT Language: English Complete Bible published: 1922 Publisher: The University of Chicago Press Genesis 1:1 3 …
19Declaration and address — Published December 1809 The Declaration and Address was written by Thomas Campbell in 1809. It was the founding document for the Christian Association of Washington, a short lived religious movement of the 19th century. The Christian Association… …
20Hymnody and Hymnology — • Hymnody means exactly hymn song , but as the hymn singer as well as the hymn poet are included under (hymnodos), so we also include under hymnody the hymnal verse or religious lyric. Hymnology is the science of hymnody or the historico… …
