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41patristic literature — Body of literature that comprises those works (excluding the New Testament) written by Christians before the 8th century. It refers to the works of the Church Fathers. Most patristic literature is in Greek or Latin, but much survives in Syriac… …
42Matthew 27:55-56 — Andrea Mantegna s 1459 depiction of the women at the crucifixion. Matthew 27:55 56 are the fifty sixth and fifty seventh verses of the twenty seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The crucifixion and death of Jesus have… …
43Matthew 28:9 — William Holman Hunt s Christ and the Two Marys Matthew 28:9 is the ninth verse of the twenty eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse is part of the resurrection narrative. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary are… …
44Tafsīr (Koranexegese) — Tafsīr, arabisch  تفسير „Erläuterung, Kommentar“, die Exegese des Korans, gehört zu den wichtigsten islamischen Wissenschaftsdisziplinen. Die klassischen Kommentare zum Korantext folgen überwiegend dem Aufbau des Korans nach Sure/Vers… …
45ELEAZAR BEN JUDAH OF WORMS — (c. 1165–c. 1230), scholar in the fields of halakhah, theology, and exegesis in medieval Germany. Eleazar was the last major scholar of the Ḥasidei Ashkenaz movement (see Ḥasidei Ashkenaz ). Born in Mainz, he traveled and studied in many of the… …
46FISHBANE, MICHAEL — (1943– ), U.S. scholar of Bible and Midrash. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after early studies in philosophy and Jewish thought in America and Israel he became a student of nahum m. sarna and nahum n. glatzer and earned his M.A. and Ph.D.… …
47HOMILETIC LITERATURE — The scope of this article extends from the Middle Ages to modern times (for the talmudic period see midrash , aggadah , and preaching ) and deals with the nature of the homily and works in the sphere of homiletic literature. For a discussion of… …
48Baptism — This article is about the Christian religious ceremony. For other uses, see Baptism (disambiguation). Baptism of Neophytes by Masaccio, 15th century, Brancacci Chapel, Florence.[ …
49Baptist Faith and Message — The Baptist Faith and Message (BF M) is the Southern Baptist Convention confession of faith. It summarizes key Southern Baptist thought in the areas of the Scriptures (Bible) and their authority, the nature of God as expressed by the Trinity, the …
50Aggadah — Not to be confused with Haggadah of Pesach. Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus)… …
