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twelve patriarchs. — See under patriarch (def. 5) … Useful english dictionary
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs — The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs is an important)Use of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs in the New TestamentCharles (l.c.) called attention to the frequent use of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs by Paul and other writers of … Wikipedia
Twelve Patriarchs, Testaments of the — ▪ pseudepigrapha pseudepigraphal work (not in any biblical canon) purporting to present the last words of the 12 sons of Jacob founders of the 12 tribes of Israel. The book is an imitation of the “blessing of Jacob” described in chapter 49… … Universalium
PATRIARCHS, TESTAMENTS OF THE TWELVE — PATRIARCHS, TESTAMENTS OF THE TWELVE, an early Jewish pseudepigraphic work, giving the last words of the 12 sons of Jacob to their descendants who assembled before their deaths. Although there are Christian passages in the book, with clear hints… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs — A Christian work of the 2nd cent. CE, though the core of it is a Jewish document containing doctrines found also in the Dead Sea scrolls (e.g. a belief in two Messiahs) and therefore in existence before 70 CE. The content, exhortations supposedly … Dictionary of the Bible
Patriarchs (Bible) — For the movement within evangelical Christianity, see Biblical patriarchy. For uses not directly related to the Bible, see Patriarch (disambiguation). The Patriarchs (Hebrew: אבות Avot) of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, the… … Wikipedia
Cave of the Patriarchs — Southern view of the enclosure … Wikipedia
Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ) — Community of Christ v · d … Wikipedia
Church of the Twelve Apostles — For the eponymous structure in Constantinople, see Church of the Holy Apostles. The Church of the Twelve Apostles (Russian: церковь Двенадцати Апостолов) is a minor cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, commissioned by Patriarch Nikon as part of his… … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium