and more of a private enterprise ( p. 1); however, this framing of books and book history asserts Eisenstein’s outdated claim that print culture engendered standardization, dissemination, and fixity [1]. More
A copy of a famous history of Kurdistan, entitled Tarikh al-Akrad (Akrad being the collective name of the people), was procured by Mr. Rich when in the country, and is now, along with the other valuable Oriental MSS. of that lamented traveller, preserved in the British Museum. SEE ...
Today, Jerusalem is sacred to the three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), but it would never have become such a hub were it not for its original biblical history. The importance of Jerusalem begins with our core story: David’s decision to move his capital here in ...
The history of King Ahab is given in detail in the sacred narrative, 1Ki 16:22 (see Obbarius, Gesch. d. Hauses Ahab, Nordh. 1754). One of his chief tastes was for splendid architecture, which he showed by building an ivory house and several cities, and also by ordering the ...
). The author of Kings does the same after Assyria defeats Israel’s capital, Samaria, in 722 bc to give explanation to the exile (2 Kings 17:7-18 ). Similarly, before making requests to God, His children constantly appeal to His faithfulness through history (cf.Dan. 9:15 ...
a branch of theology that is introductory to actual exegesis, empha-sizing the literary and cultural history of Biblical writings. —isagogic,adj. lection a reading from a text, especially a reading from the Bible as part of a church service. ...
The word shows up quite a bit in historical fiction, as well as in history texts. The etymology of simony is opaque unless you are familiar with the book of Acts. In Acts chapter 8, two of the apostles are sent to the region of Samaria to pray for the new believers there to receive...
Flooding in the Mesopotamian river basin was a frequent phenomenon. Although there is no archaeological evidence in favor of a flood of planetary proportions, there is general support for a catastrophic flood (or several) in Mesopotamia during the dawn of history. These floods could well be the ...
The cities of Samaria were occupied by people sent from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim; and Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan became the seats of the exiled Israelites. SEE ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF.⇒Bible concordance for CAPTIVITY.The theory of this history is, that...
I. Personal History of the Prophet. — Little is known respecting the circumstances of Isaiah's life. Kimchi (A.D. 1230) says in his commentary on Isa 1:1, "We know not.his race, nor of what tribe he was." His father's name was Amoz (Isa 1:1), whom the fathers of the Churc...