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51Christ and Satan — is an anonymous Old English religious poem consisting of 729 verse lines, contained in the Junius Manuscript. Contents 1 Junius Manuscript 2 Authorship 3 Structure and synopsis 4 …
52Classic Judaism — or classical Judaism represents a theology comprising a unique set of discernible styles, modes, forms, and content prevalent from the year 70 until the 19th century, styles rooted in classical Jewish thought as found in classical rabbinic… …
53Livre de Verceil — Le Livre de Verceil ou Codex Vercellensis est l’un des quatre principaux codex[Note 1] restant de la littérature anglo saxonne en vieil anglais. Il est conservé à la bibliothèque de la cathédrale Saint Eusèbe de Verceil, sous la référence Codex… …
54AGGADAH or HAGGADAH — (Heb. הַגָּדָה, אַגָּדָה; narrative ), one of the two primary components of rabbinic tradition, the other being halakhah, usually translated as Jewish Law (see: kadushin , The Rabbinic Mind, 59f.). The term aggadah itself is notoriously difficult …
55ḤAYYIM (Eliezer) BEN ISAAC OR ZARU'A — (late 13th century), German rabbi and halakhic authority, called Or Zaru a after the famous work composed by his father, isaac b. moses of Vienna. Ḥayyim was orphaned in his early youth. His principal teacher was Meir b. Baruch of Rothenburg,… …
56KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …
57MIDRASH ASERET HA-DIBBEROT — (Heb. הַדִּבְּרוֹתמִדְרַשׁ עֲשֶׂרֶת; Midrash of the Ten Commandments ), a collection of stories, occasionally connected by short homiletic passages, from the geonic period. Various scholars have ascribed different dates to it, ranging from the… …
58Abba Arika — (175–247) (Talmudic Aramaic: tm. אבא אריכא) (born Abba bar Aybo) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora (commentator on the Oral Law) of the 3rd century who established at Sura the systematic study of the rabbinic… …
59Beowulf — This article is about the epic poem. For the character, see Beowulf (hero). For other uses, see Beowulf (disambiguation). Beowulf first page of Beowulf in Cotton Vitellius A. xv …
60Christian views of marriage — Throughout history, Christians have regarded marriage as ordained by God for the lifelong union of a man and a woman. Most Christian wedding ceremonies take place in churches, but now some couples choose quaint or nostalgic secular locations in… …
