Hellenism
51Israel — Israelites † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Israelites The word designates the descendants of the Patriarch Jacob, or Israel. It corresponds to the Hebrew appellation children of Israel , a name by which together with the simple form Israel… …
52Christian views on the old covenant — Depicted is the famous Sermon on the Mount of Jesus in which he commented on the Old Covenant. Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant.[1] Painting by Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter, d. 1890 …
53MASORAH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: 1. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE 1.1. THE SOFERIM 1.2. WRITTEN TRANSMISSION 1.2.1. Methods of Writing 1.2.1.1. THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS 1.2.1.2. SEDARIM AND PARASHIYYOT …
54Northern Epirus — Note: For the autonomous state formed in the region at 1914, see: Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus. The region of Epirus, stretching across Greece and Albania. Legend grey: Approximate extent of Epirus in antiquity orange: Greek periphery… …
55Levitation (paranormal) — A representation of a person levitating. Most actual accounts of alleged levitation (as detailed in this article) claim that the levitator only levitated a few feet off the ground, and extremely seldom is the claim made that anyone is able to… …
56Hellenization — See also: Hellenism Hellenization (or Hellenisation) is a term used to describe the spread of ancient Greek culture, and, to a lesser extent, language. It is mainly used to describe the spread of Hellenistic civilization during the Hellenistic… …
57Phanariotes — Phanariotes, Phanariots, or Phanariote Greeks (Greek:Φαναριώτες, Romanian: Fanarioţi , Bulgarian:Фанариоти ) were members of those prominent Greek (including Hellenized Romanian and Albanian) familiesEncyclopedia Britannica, The Phanariotes, 2008 …
58Hebraism — is the identification of a usage, trait, or characteristic of the Hebrew language. By successive extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people, their faith, national ideology, or culture. Idiomatic Hebrew There exist in the Hebrew… …
59Modern Greek literature — Greek literature Ancient Greek literature (until 4th century AD) Byzantine literature (4th – 15th century) Modern Greek literature (post 11th century) Modern Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language from the 11th… …
60Martin Hengel — Professor Martin Hengel Martin Hengel (14 December 1926[1] – 2 July 2009[2]) was a German historian of religion, focusing on the Second Temple Period or Hellenistic Period of early Judaism …
