This is also a term used to describe ancient Greek philosophers. The philosophers were referred to by the commoners as "quibblers," and the act of philosophizing was known as "quibbling." Quietus (Quietening Charm) – Quietus in Latin means "to be quiet." Back to top R Reducio (...
. Since script (including pens and paper) is a form of technology, the intelligent mind of man is a technology-dependent thing, and the Word of God in human form is, likewise, a technological thing (henceBezalelandOholiab, the makers of the tabernacle, were technicians not philosophers; ...
revolt, not just as some bad manager who had antagonized the local populace, but rather as the founder of a movement, whose disciples finally gained such critical mass that they ignited the revolt: enemies of both the Roman empire and the peaceful debate between Jewish and Roman philosophers. ...
Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy. larchen adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the larch. lardacein noun (n.) A peculiar amyloid ...
It is from the pagan mystery religions that the Greek philosophers developed the idea of logos as The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Volume 3, page 1085, tells us: Among the systems offering an explanation of the world in terms of the logos, there are the Mystery ...
The Jewish mystics knew of the significance of the two letters "b" and "h" and attached much importance to them. Their spiritual leaders and philosophers wrote commentaries and drew the attention of seeking souls to these letters. There is a legend among the Jews about Solomon's Seal, a Se...
) circle at the Academy, a school for philosophers. There he remained for twenty years. Although his respect and admiration for Plato was always great, differences developed which ultimately caused a break in their relationship. Upon Plato's death Aristotle left for Assos in Mysia (in Asia Mino...
Between east and north, along the wall, ACAIA, a good synecdoche, as William expressed it, to indicate Greece, and in those four rooms there was, finally, a great hoard79 of poets and philosophers of pagan antiquity80. The system of words was eccentric. At times it proceeded in a ...
The consideration of Neoplatonic commentaries as a deposit of valuable material for the discussion of Plato’s and Aristotle’s philosophy, as well as of the two philosophers’ reception in Late Antiquity and in the Middle Ages, has been constantly gaining ground15 in recent decades. Scholars hav...
While the phenomenon of pseudepigraphy has been widely studied in Jewish, Greek, and Christian contexts, little has been done regarding its function in 1 Apocr. Apoc. John.3 This issue has great importance because, of all the names available that could have been chosen to write under, the ...