hexateuch

  • 51hexateuchal — |heksə|tükəl, sə.|tyü adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hexateuch the first 6 books of the Bible (from hexa + teuch, as in Pentateuch the first 5 books of the Bible) + English al more at pentateuchal : of or relating to the first… …

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  • 52KUENEN, ABRAHAM — (1828–1891), Netherlands theologian and biblical critic. Although julius wellhausen is generally acclaimed as the chief exponent of the so called literary critical school, earliest scientific espousal of its essential theses must be ascribed to… …

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  • 53RAD, GERHARD VON° — (1901–1971), German Bible scholar. Born in Nuremberg, Von Rad was a disciple of A. Alt. He was professor in Jena (1934), Goettingen (1945), and Heidelberg (from 1949). His earliest research was concerned with the theological aspects of certain… …

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  • 54Jahvist — Yahwist Yah wist, n. Also Jahvist Jah vist, Jahwist Jah wist, older Jehovist Je*ho vist The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled Yahweh, or Jehovah; the author of the Yahwistic, or… …

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  • 55Jahwist — Yahwist Yah wist, n. Also Jahvist Jah vist, Jahwist Jah wist, older Jehovist Je*ho vist The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled Yahweh, or Jehovah; the author of the Yahwistic, or… …

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  • 56Jehovist — Yahwist Yah wist, n. Also Jahvist Jah vist, Jahwist Jah wist, older Jehovist Je*ho vist The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled Yahweh, or Jehovah; the author of the Yahwistic, or… …

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  • 57Yahwist — Yah wist, n. Also Jahvist Jah vist, Jahwist Jah wist, older Jehovist Je*ho vist The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled Yahweh, or Jehovah; the author of the Yahwistic, or Jehovistic,… …

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  • 58Book of Judges — (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים) is a book of the Bible originally written in Hebrew. It appears in the Tanakh and in the Christian Old Testament. Its title refers to its contents; it contains the history of Biblical judges (not to be confused… …

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  • 59New International Version — Cover for a NIV Bible Full name: New International Version Abbreviation …

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  • 60Anglo-Saxon literature — (or Old English literature) encompasses literature written in Anglo Saxon (Old English) during the 600 year Anglo Saxon period of England, from the mid 5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry,… …

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