Sacred Scripture
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Ab ('AB)
AB. - Fifth month of the Hebrew calendar, of 30 days. It began with the new moon of July. The name, corresponding to the Assyrian abu, does… -
'Abba
ABBA. - 1. An Aramaic term, the emphatic state of 'ab, "father," which occurs in a vocative sense in the New Testament, always followed by… -
Abomination of Desolation (ABOMINAZIONE DELLA DESOLAZIONE)
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION. - Idolatrous profanation in the devastated Temple, at the approach of the collapse of Jerusalem, foretold by… -
Acacia
ACACIA. - A tree of the mimosa family, mimosa nilotica of Linnaeus or acacia arabica; it is the spina aegyptiaca of the ancients. Very… -
Adar
ADAR. - Twelfth month, of 29 days (from mid-February to mid-March approximately), of the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian (addaru,… -
Agraphon (Greek: "Unwritten Thing"; plural Agrapha) (ÁGRAPHON (GRECO: «COSA NON SCRITTA»; PLURALE AGRAPHA))
AGRAPHON (Greek: "Unwritten Thing"; plural Agrapha). - An isolated saying (λόγιον) of Jesus (in his earthly life), transmitted outside the… -
Altar (ALTARE)
ALTAR. - A flat, horizontal surface, raised from the ground, destined for sacrifice. 1. HEBREW ARCHAEOLOGY. - In the Old Testament (Hebr.… -
Angel (ANGELO)
ANGEL. - A spiritual creature, messenger (ἄγγελος from ἀγγέλλω = announcement) of God and his minister in his relations with men. SUMMARY:… -
Ani, Wisdom (Maxims) of (ANI, SAPIENZA (MASSIME) DI)
ANI, WISDOM (MAXIMS) OF. - Egyptian collection of gnomic sentences, akin, in subject matter, to the biblical wisdom books. The text is… -
Annunciation (ANNUNCIAZIONE)
ANNUNCIATION. - It is the angelic message of the incarnation of the Word of God to the Virgin Mary. 1. IN HOLY SCRIPTURE. - The episode… -
Antisemitism (ANTISEMITISMO)
ANTISEMITISM. - Aversion to the Jewish people, occurring in ancient and modern times, based on social rather than religious grounds. The… -
Archangel (ARCANGELO)
ARCHANGEL. - The term occurs only twice (I Thess. 4:16; with the article: Jude 9) in the New Testament, in the singular, and designates… -
Bamah (Heb. "height"; plural Bāmāth) (BAMÁH (EBR. «ALTURA»; PLURALE BĀMĀTH))
BAMAH (Heb. "height"; plural Bāmāth). - In biblical language, these are places of worship - idolatrous and Yahwistic - often erected on… -
Bath Qol (BATH QÓL)
BATH QOL. - A supernatural voice manifesting a divine warning to man, according to the belief that spread in Judaism around the 2nd century… -
Beatitudes, Evangelical (BEATITUDINI EVANGELICHE)
BEATITUDES, EVANGELICAL. - Proclamations (Mt. 5:3-10) that begin the "Sermon on the Mount" (Mt. 5-7), addressed by Jesus to the "disciples"… -
Behemoth (BĒHĒMÖTH)
BEHEMOTH. - Plural of bēhēmāh, a Hebrew word of generic meaning (= "beast"). Among the ancient translators, some simply transliterated the… -
Benedictus
BENEDICTUS. - Canticle that Zechariah uttered at the birth of his son John the Precursor (Lk. 1:67-79), so named from the first word in the… -
Bestiaries (BESTIARI)
BESTIARIES. - Didactic-moral books of the Middle Ages, in Latin or in the vernacular, in verse or in prose, containing the description of… -
Biblical Anthropomorphism (ANTROPOMORFISMO BIBLICO)
BIBLICAL ANTHROPOMORPHISM. - It is the depiction of God made in the sacred books, especially of the Old Testament, in "human form," either… -
Bronze Sea (MARE DI BRONZO)
BRONZE SEA. - A vast water reservoir resting on 12 bronze oxen arranged in groups of three at the four cardinal points. Circular in shape,… -
Bronze Serpent (SERPENTE DI BRONZO)
BRONZE SERPENT. - On the march of some months that brought the Israelites from Moses to the Arnon, in view of the "steppes of Moab," the… -
Burning Bush (ROVETO ARDENTE)
BURNING BUSH. - The expression recalls the miraculous event of Ex. 3:2-22, containing the account of the "vocation of Moses" (v.). The… -
Candelabrum With Seven Branches (CANDELABRO A SETTE BRACCI)
CANDELABRUM WITH SEVEN BRANCHES. - A candlestick of purest gold, of a single piece, placed on the southern side (Ex. 26:35) of the… -
Capro Emissary (CAPRO EMISSARIO)
Three works of his are known: Adoration of the Shepherds, 1518 (Treviso, picture gallery); Assumption, 1520 (Treviso, cathedral); Portrait… -
Catalogues of the Apostles (CATALOGHI DEGLI APOSTOLI)
CATALOGUES OF THE APOSTLES. - In Mt. 10:2-4; Mk. 3:14-19; Lk. 6:14-16 and Acts 1:13 is found the list of the names of the twelve Apostles.… -
Charisms (CARISMI)
CHARISMS. - The word c. (χάρισμα) occurs 16 times in the letters of Paul and once in 1 Pt. (4:10). Sometimes it has the generic meaning of… -
Cherubim (Hebrew Plural Hērubhîm) (CHERUBINO (EBR. PLUR. HĒRUBHÎM))
CHERUBIM (Hebrew Plural Hērubhîm). - An invisible spirit and minister of God, executor of his wills, of which he further manifests the… -
Childhood of Jesus (INFANZIA DI GESÙ)
CHILDHOOD OF JESUS. - I. THE GOSPEL OF THE INFANCY OF JESUS. - The first two chapters of Matthew and of Luke constitute the canonical… -
Christ (CRISTO)
CHRIST. - Greek equivalent (χριστός "anointed," verbal adjective of χρῶ "I anoint") of the Hebrew māšīah or "messiah." Māšīah, a passive… -
Christian (CRISTIANO)
CHRISTIAN. - Name of the followers of Jesus. Acts 11:26 relates: "And it came to pass for them (Paul and Barnabas)... that it was first in… -
Cinnamon (Heb. Qinnāmōn, Greek κυνάμωμον) (CINNAMOMO (EBR. QINNĀMŌN, GRECO ΚΥΝΆΜΩ-ΜΟΝ))
CINNAMON (Heb. Qinnāmōn, Greek κυνάμωμον). - An aromatic element of the anointing oil (Ex. 30:23). It is often joined in enumeration with… -
Cohort (COORTE)
COHORT. - Gruppo di soldati (ca. 600), formanti la decima parte di una legione romana. In the New Testament the term (σπείρα, cohors) is… -
Colletta in the New Testament (COLLETTA NEL NUOVO TESTAMENTO)
COLLETTA IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. - The Church of Jerusalem, during the first decades of its life, lived in destitution and in constant need… -
Comma Ioanneum (COMMA GIOVANNEO)
COMMA IOANNEUM. - Famous verse inserted in the first epistle of St. John concerning the three heavenly witnesses who attest to the divinity… -
Corban (CORBAN (EBR. QORBĀN, GR. ΚΟΡΒΆΝ; VOLG. CORBAN E CORBONA))
CORBAN. - In Hebrew c., like its Akkadian counterpart qurbān, means "offering" or, according to the etymology, "presentation of a gift to… -
Cubitus (CUBITO)
CUBITUS. - A linear unit of measure of the ancient Hebrews, as of other Oriental peoples, corresponding to the length of the forearm, from… -
Decalogue (DECALOGO)
DECALOGUE. - The ten commandments (δέκα λόγοι "the ten words", Ex. 34:28), given by God to Moses on Sinai, as obligations of the covenant… -
Decima
DECIMA. - I. IN THE BIBLE. - The part (originally, the 10th part) of the produce that the Israelites had to pay over to the Temple and its… -
Deluge (DILUVIO)
DELUGE. - Cataclysm that struck humanity in the time of Noah. I. BIBLICAL ACCOUNT (Gen. 6:1-9:19). - God saw that human wickedness had… -
Demoniacs in the Bible (INDEMONIATI NELLA BIBBIA)
DEMONIACS IN THE BIBLE. - In the Gospels (and Acts) numerous healings of demoniacs are narrated. With possession, a demon (v.) or several… -
Denarius (DENARO (LAT. DENARIUS))
DENARIUS. - Roman silver coin (10 asses or 2 1/2 sesterces), equal to the Attic drachma. It was the 25th part of an aureus; but under Nero… -
Devil (DIAVOLO)
DEVIL. - An invisible personal power, mentioned in the Bible, that directs the forces of evil, in opposition to God's designs and to man's… -
Diaspora
DIASPORA. - The term διασπορά ("dissemination," "dispersion") occurs 7 times in the Greek Bible (Deut. 28:25 [cod. B]; Ps. 146:2; Jud. 5:19… -
Didrachma (DIDRAMMA)
DIDRACHMA. - A silver coin worth two drachmas, also designated by the term stater (στατής). It corresponded to half a shekel of the Hebrew… -
Disciples Of The Lord (DISCEPOLI DEL SIGNORE)
DISCIPLES OF THE LORD. - This title (μαθηταί Κυρίου) in the Gospel often designates the Apostles (v.), in Acts all believers. In a stricter… -
Dragone
DRAGONE. - A (mythical) monster that in the ancient East symbolized the cosmic forces hindering human life and well-being; it represents… -
Drama (Ἄρχιμῆ) (DRAMMA (ἌΡΧΙΜΉ))
DRAMA (Ἄρχιμῆ). - Hellenic coin. According to the Greek translation of the Septuagint and the Vulgate, it already appears in the 5th… -
Dupondius (Dupondio) (DIPONDIO (DUPONDIO))
DUPONDIUS (DUPONDIO). - Roman coin worth two asses or half a sestertius. During the empire it was struck in brass with a weight between 11… -
Earthly Paradise (PARADISO TERRESTRE)
EARTHLY PARADISE. - A most fertile garden, the cradle of the human race, prepared by the Creator so that Adam and Eve might lead there, in… -
El
EL. - The primitive and personal name of God among all the ancient Semites: Hebrew and Aramaic 'E., Akkadian ilu, Arabic ilāh, as proved by… -
Eletta
ELETTA. - Nell'intestazione di II Io. si legge: « Il presbitero a una E. Signora (ἐκλεκτῆ, κυρία) e si figli di lei ». Nell'epilogo: « Ti… -
Ephod (Heb. אֵרֶד) (EPHOD (EBR. ἘΡΘΆΔΙ))
EPHOD (Heb. אֵרֶד). - Among the sacred vestments of Aaron there appear (Ex. 28:4) the ῥόξειν ("breastpiece," Vulg. rationale), and the e.… -
Ethnic (ETNICO)
ETHNIC. - A Greek term (ἐθνικός, Vulgate ethnicus or gentilis) with which Hellenistic Jews designated the pagan, a member of the "nations"… -
Ethnic-Christians (ETNICO-CRISTIANI)
ETHNIC-CHRISTIANS. - Name by which one customarily designates the non-Jews converted to Christianity in the apostolic age ("Ἕλληνες: Acts… -
Evangelist (EVANGELISTA)
EVANGELIST. - A title, in the writings of the New Testament, of the preacher or propagator of the Gospel (v.). While the terms "Gospel"… -
Feast of the Tabernacles (TABERNACOLI, FESTA DEI)
FEAST OF THE TABERNACLES. - One of the three annual feasts of Israel, together with Passover and Pentecost, at which "every male" had to… -
Firstborn (PRIMOGENITO)
FIRSTBORN. - Every male that was the first birth (Heb. bēkhār, whose synonym is pēter rēhem, rendered exactly by the Vulgate as "qui aperit… -
Gadd, Chronicle of (GADD, CRONACA DI)
GADD, Chronicle of. - A cuneiform tablet preserved in the British Museum (no. 21901) in London is so called from the name of its first… -
Gazophilacium (Gazophylakion) (GAZOFILACIO (ΓΑΖΟΦΥΛΆΚΩΝ))
GAZOPHILACIUM (Gazophylakion). - From γάζα (cf. Acts 8:27; which in Persian means "treasure") and φυλάκιον (= "to guard"): in the… -
Gentiles (GENTILI)
GENTILES. - A term that in the Latin New Testament (Vulgate: gentes, gentiles, Graeci) designates all the non-Jewish peoples, participants… -
Go'el (GÔ'EL)
GO'EL. - A Hebrew-biblical term roughly equivalent to "avenger" and "redeemer." The concept originated in the family and tribal setting, in… -
Golden Calf (VITELLO D'ORO)
GOLDEN CALF. - A religious symbol which, at the request of the Israelites, Aaron (v.) had made near Sinai (Ex. 31:14) during the 40 days in… -
Gradual, Psalms (GRADUALI, SALMI)
GRADUAL, PSALMS. - Fifteen Psalms (119-33 according to the Vulgate; 120-34 according to the Hebrew) that form a short collection of their… -
Harosheth (HAROSETH)
HAROSHETH. - A symbolic dish made of fruit, part of the Jewish Passover supper ritual. The Mishnah prescribes (Pesahim, II, 8; X, 3) that… -
Hexaemeron (ESAMERONE)
HEXAEMERON. - Technical word indicating the biblical narrative (Gen. 1-2, 3) of the work of creation, presented as having taken place in… -
Holy Places (LUOGHI SANTI)
HOLY PLACES. - I. NOTION. - In Christian language, the antonomastic designation of the places sanctified by the presence of Jesus in… -
Holy Sepulchre, The (SEPOLCRO, SANTO)
HOLY SEPULCHRE, THE. - The most venerated among the Holy Places (v.), a goal of pilgrimage that the Christians obtained the right to visit… -
House of the Forest of Lebanon (CASA DELLA FORESTA DEL LIBANO)
HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON. - A great hall, built by Solomon, whose purpose is still debated; some, in fact, see in it a hall for… -
Issop (Hebrew Ἔσοβή; Greek Ἄσωπος) (ISSOPO (EBR. ἜΣΟΒΉ; GRECO ἌΣΩΠΟΣ))
ISSOP (Hebrew Ἔσοβή; Greek Ἄσωπος). - A small plant that was used for sprinkling in Hebrew rites. Hyssop is already mentioned in Ex. 12:22,… -
Jewish Law (LEGGE EBRAICA)
JEWISH LAW. - In the writings of the New Testament, by L. is often meant, besides the Sinaitic legislation and the books that contain it,… -
Kingdom of God (REGNO DI DIO)
KINGDOM OF GOD. - A biblical expression that has a twofold sense, abstract and concrete: the dominion or lordship of God, and the territory… -
Lamb (AGNELLO)
LAMB. - Born of the ram and the ewe, whose symbolism presents itself so immediately to the mind no, morning and evening, called 'olat… -
Lapidation (LAPIDAZIONE)
LAPIDATION. - Among the Hebrews, it was the ordinary capital punishment, which was applied when a different torture was not specified. In… -
Law of Jealousy (GELOSIA, LEGGE DI)
LAW OF JEALOUSY. - According to the law contained in Num. 5:11 ff., a husband who harbors suspicions regarding his wife's fidelity,… -
Legate (LEGATO)
LEGATE. - This is the title attributed, in various legal systems, to one who exercises the functions of a representative, with or without… -
Lithostrotos (LITHÓSTROTOS)
LITHOSTROTOS. - A Greek term ("stone pavement," "paved area") to which corresponds the Aramaic Gabbatha ("elevated place," "height") by… -
Lunatic (Σεληνιαζόμενος, from Σελήνη "Moon") (LUNATICO (ΣΕΛΓΝΙΑΖΌΜΕΝΟΣ, DA ΣΕΛΉΝΗ «LUNA»))
LUNATIC (Σεληνιαζόμενος, from Σελήνη "Moon"). - The ancients called "lunatics" those afflicted with epilepsy (the falling sickness, the… -
Mammon (MAMMONA)
MAMMON. - Term (Μαμωνάς, Aramaic māmōnā', Neo-Hebrew māmōn, "money", "gain"), which occurs 4 times in the New Testament on the lips of… -
Manna (Hebrew: mān; Septuagint: Mánna) (MANNA (EBR. MĀN; SETTANTA ΜΆΝΝΑ))
MANNA (Hebrew: mān; Septuagint: Mánna). - Food with which the Hebrew people were nourished for 40 years in the desert (Ex. 16:35). The… -
MaranaTha
MARANATHA. - An Aramaic phrase, used by St. Paul in the closing of 1 Corinthians (16:22). He does not translate it for his Greek… -
Massacre Of The Holy Innocents (INNOCENTI, STRAGE DEI SANTI)
INNOCENTS, MASSACRE OF THE HOLY. - I. SACRED SCRIPTURE. - After the flight into Egypt, Mt. 2:16-18 describes the vengeance of Herod the… -
Mello
MELLO. - A grandiose masonry work (Heb. Millò), which appears in the list of Solomonic constructions (1 Kings 9:15-24), and occasioned the… -
Mina (Heb. Mâneh; Gr. Μνᾶ; Lat. Mina or Mna) (MINA (EBR. MÂNEH; GR. ΜΝΑ͂; LAT. MINA O MNA))
MINA (Heb. Mâneh; Gr. Μνᾶ; Lat. Mina or Mna). - A unit of weight, used in biblical times for gold (1 Kings 10:17) and for silver (Esther… -
Myrrh (Heb. Môr; LXX Αὐωρία; Lat. Myrrha) (MIRRA (EBR. MÔR; SETTANTA ΑΥΏΡΙΑ, LAT. MYRRHA))
MYRRH (Heb. Môr; LXX Αὐωρία; Lat. Myrrha). - A kind of fragrant gum. It exudes spontaneously or through incisions, in liquid form, from a… -
Nazareno (Nazorean) (NAZARENO (NAZOREO))
NAZARENO (NAZOREAN). - Title attributed to Jesus and to Christians in the New Testament. The form N. (Ναζαρηνός) is read in Mk. 1:24;… -
New Covenant (NUOVA ALLEANZA)
NEW COVENANT. - A Jewish sect, about which information is given by an incomplete Hebrew codex, discovered in the winter of 1896-97 and… -
Nisān (From Babylonian Nisannu) (NISĀN (DAL BABILONESE NISANNU))
NISĀN (From Babylonian Nisannu). - First month of the year in Israel; in the oldest biblical literature, it is identified with ḥōdheṣ… -
Paraclete (PARACLITO)
PARACLETE. - Attribute of the Holy Spirit. It means literally "he who is called near" (παράκλητος, from παρακαλέω = "I call near"),… -
Parasceve
PARASCEVE. - Day of preparation for the Sabbath. The Greek term Παρασκευή literally means "preparation." The Vulgate simply transcribes the… -
Patriarchs, Biblical (PATRIARCHI BIBLICI)
PATRIARCHS, BIBLICAL. - Descendants of Adam down to Noah (antediluvian) and of Shem down to Terah (postdiluvian). Also called P. are… -
Phylacteries (Greek: ΦΙΛΑΚΤΗΡΙΑ « Smultei ») (FILATTERIE (GR. ΦΙΛΑΚΤΉΡΙΑ « SMULTEI »))
PHYLACTERIES (Greek: ΦΙΛΑΚΤΗΡΙΑ « Smultei »). - Strips of parchment on which passages of the Mosaic Law are written. This custom, attested… -
Prophet (PROFETA)
PROPHET. - I. NELLA S. SCRITTURA. - (Heb. nābhi; Lat. propheta from Gk. προφήτης). One who, by divine vocation, speaks in the place and in… -
Propitiatory (Heb. Happōreth, Septuagint Ἐναστήρων) (PROPIZIATORIO (EBR. HAPPŌRETH, SETTANTA ἘΝΑΣΤΉΡΩΝ))
PROPITIATORY (Heb. Happōreth, Septuagint Ἐναστήρων). - A gold plate that covered the upper part of the Ark of the Covenant (v.). Of… -
Proposition, Breads of the (PROPOSIZIONE, PANI DELLA)
PROPOSITION, Breads of the. - Twelve ritual loaves offered to God every Sabbath on a special table in the Sanctuary, where they remained… -
Proselyte (PROSELITO)
PROSELYTE. - A believer of non-Israelite origin who had embraced the Mosaic religion (προσήλυτος "one who has come over, added"). Philo… -
Publicans (Telōnai) (PUBLICANI (ΤΕΛΏΝΑΙ))
PUBLICANS (Telōnai). - Persons commissioned, by contract of lease, to collect the taxes of the State. In Rome a distinction was made… -
Purity And Legal Impurity (PURITÀ E IMPURITÀ LEGALE)
PURITY AND LEGAL IMPURITY. - From the ritual or legal point of view, most non-Christian religions consider "pure" whatever they regard as… -
Raca
RACA. - Transcription into Greek (ḥuxā), then into Latin, of an Aramaic word (rēqā). Etymologically (cf. Hebrew rīq; Akkadian rēqu or rāqu)… -
Rainbow (ARCOBALENO)
RAINBOW. - 1. THE RAINBOW IN THE BIBLE. - The phenomenon - called simply "bow" in the Hebrew text - is mentioned for the first time after… -
Rifugio, City of (RIFUGIO, CITTÀ DI)
RIFUGIO, City of. - One of the Mosaic laws dating from the period of the stay in the "steppes of Moab" (Num. 21:1 ff.; 35:1 ff.) prescribes… -
Sabaoth
SABAOTH. - A Hebrew term (ṣābhā'ōth), often transcribed in Greek, especially in Isaiah (more than 50 times). In the Vulgate it is… -
Sabbatical Year (SABBATICO, ANNO)
SABBATICAL YEAR. - The last of a week of years, among the Hebrews. In Ex. 23:10 ff. it is prescribed that in such a period the land was to… -
Satanism (SATANISMO)
SATANISM. - The state of that which is satanic, that is, subject to the action of Satan, or consecrated to the antagonist of God, or… -
Scribe (Heb. Sôphêr, pl. Sôphêrîm; Gr. Γραμματεύς) (SCRIBA (EBR. SÔPHÊR, PLUR. SÔPHÊRÎM, GR. ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΌΣ))
SCRIBE (Heb. Sôphêr, pl. Sôphêrîm; Gr. Γραμματεύς). - I. In the sense of "scribe, copyist, secretary" there were "scribes" in Israel from… -
Seraphim (SERAFINO)
SERAPH - St. in Isaiah's vision (Is. 6:2-7), Ministura of the end of the 9th century. Detail of fol. 67v of the Greek ms. 510, of the… -
Seraphim (Heb. Iāraph, pl. Iēraphim) (SERAFINO (EBR. IĀRĀPH, PLUR. IĒRĀPHIM))
SERAPHIM (Heb. Iāraph, pl. Iēraphim). - The only biblical text that speaks of S. is the vision with which Isaiah's prophetic ministry is… -
Servant of Yahweh (Heb. 'Ēbhedh Yahweh) (SERVO DI JAHWEH (EBR. 'ÉBHEDH JAHWEH))
SERVANT OF YAHWEH (Heb. 'Ēbhedh Yahweh). - A figure described in four songs of Isaiah: I) 42:1-7 (9); II) 49:1-7 (9); III) 50:4-9; IV)… -
Shekel (Heb. Šéqel) (SICLO (EBR. ŠÉQEL))
SHEKEL (Heb. Šéqel). - A weight and coin used in the ancient Mediterranean East. In the biblical texts referring to the pre-exilic period,… -
Son of Man (FIGLIO DELL'UOMO)
«SON OF MAN». — A Semitic expression normally meaning "man." In Hebrew ben 'ādhām ("s. of m.") is found in parallelism with 'ādhām or 'ēnās… -
Spirit and Flesh (SPIRITO E CARNE)
SPIRIT AND FLESH. - Antithesis of biblical anthropology between the perishable and the enduring in man, analogous to the antithesis between… -
Taglione (Talion) (TAGLIONE (TALIONE))
TAGLIONE (TALION). - Use and penal law first set forth in the "Code of the Covenant" (Ex. 20:24; 23:12), where it deals with the… -
Talent (Greek: Talanton) (TALENTO (GR. ΤΆΛΑΝΤΟΝ))
TALENT (Greek: Talanton). - A weight used among many ancient peoples. Among the Hebrews, according to Ex. 28:25-27, it was equivalent to… -
Temple of Jerusalem (TEMPIO DI GERUSALEMME)
TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM. - A permanent sanctuary, the only one for the conduct of Israelite worship, conceived by King David and built by… -
Teraphim (THERAPHIM)
TERAPHIM. - Latin transcription (Vulgate) of the Hebrew tērāphim in Judg. 17:5; 18:14, 17; Hos. 3:4, which occurs, variously translated, in… -
Torah (TÔRÂH)
TORAH. - A Hebrew term which in the Bible means a directive authoritatively imparted (by God, by the priest, by the prophet, by the king,… -
Transfiguration (Gr. Metamórphōsis) (TRASFIGURAZIONE (GR. ΜΕΤΑΜΌΡΦΩΣΙΣ))
TRANSFIGURATION (Gr. Metamórphōsis). - I. THE EVENT. - Miraculous apparition of Jesus Christ, toward the end of his preaching, to the three… -
Tree of Life (ALBERO DELLA VITA)
TREE OF LIFE. - Tree "in the midst" of the earthly paradise, to which the Creator had given the power to preserve man's life and to keep… -
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (ALBERO DELLA SCIENZA DEL BENE E DEL MALE)
TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. - Tree of the earthly paradise, appointed by the Creator to make the first parents know… -
Tribes (TRIBÙ)
TRIBES. - A simple social group, of fundamental ethnic significance, yet different in the classical world (Lat. tribus; Gk. φιδές), in the… -
Urim and Thummim (URIM E TUMMIM)
URIM AND THUMMIM. - Mysterious objects used in ancient Israel to cast the sacred lots (I Sam. 28:6). The most probable meaning of the two… -
Vacca Rossa
VACCA ROSSA. - A particular rite ordained by God during the Israelites' journey from Sinai to Kadesh. A "red heifer, without blemish,… -
Wandering Jew (EBREO ERRANTE)
WANDERING JEW. - A popular myth, which under the name "Ahasuerus" personifies the eternal wanderer, who after the drama of Calvary has… -
Yahweh (JAHWEH)
YAHWEH. - Divine name, called the "tetragrammaton" because it has 4 letters, the most used in the Hebrew Bible (ca. 6823 times), revealed… -
Zizania (τὰ ζιζάνια)
ZIZANIA (τὰ ζιζάνια). - A weed very similar to wheat, which, in the parable of Jesus related in Mt. 13:20-30, 36-43, must be identified as…