Greek form for the Aramaic (Chaldaic) Cēphās , the nickname given Simon by Jesus when he first saw him (Joh 1:42) and reaffirmed in the Greek form on his great ...

Stoicism had made suicide popular as the escape from trouble like the Japanese harikari . ... Roman privileges and duties in the sequel of the chapter. ... 46, Act ...

This view runs counter to Greek exclusiveness which treated other races as barbarians and to Jewish pride which treated other nations as heathen or pagan (the ...

"Trespasses"is a mistranslation made common by the Church of England Prayer Book. It is correct in Rom 4:14 in Christ' s argument about prayer, but it is not in ...

A late word from epitassō , old Greek verb to enjoin, to give orders to. Paul did have (1Co 7:10) a command from the Lord as we have in Matthew and Mark.

Jacob had a grandson named Job (Gen 46:13) and ... So do not aim at an impossible stoicism, but permit nature ... The Book of Job as a Greek Tragedy. New York ...

The Greek has two forms of the word, both from ... In each contrast the first word is the point of defect in Simon: water (Luk 7:44), kiss (Luk 7:45), oil (Luk 7: ...