In the temple built after the Exile the altar was restored. Antiochus Epiphanes took it away, but it was afterwards restored by Judas Maccabaeus (1Macc 1:23 ; 4:49 ). Among the trophies carried away by Titus on the destruction of Jerusalem the altar of incense is not found, nor is ...
Theheavy metalsubgenre known as death metal, populated by artists such asOzzy Osbourneand Judas Priest, garnered criticism for lyrics encouraging self-harm when three young fans attempted or committed suicide from 1984 to 1985. Foreign debts ...
Didymos Judas Thomas (Gospel of Thomas) Jesus ("son of God, son of Man") At least two versions of Jesus: gnostic - anti gnosis viewed by Essene Jesuits as "heresy" Jesus as logos understanding via hermeneutic metaphor essence of Sophism; Sophia as esoteric wisdom pluralism; both~all...
In Psalms 2 the kings and rulers, meditating rebellion against Yahweh and His anointed, say, "Let us break their bonds asunder" (Psalms 2:3). Burst asunder (lasko): This was the fate of Judas (Acts 1:18). Cleave asunder (1) (nibhqa'): The same root as of biq`ah, "a ...
Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. John 2:2 and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. John 6:64 However, there are some of you who do not believe." (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of th...
However, in a copy of the Green Book from 2000 we find Ahn Sahng Hong’s predictions about the end of the world have been removed: It’s interesting to note the parts of the book which were removed were the ones that did not come true. ...
(Zec 2:4) refers to the desolation of Ashdod and Zechariah to its degraded condition (Zechariah 9:6). It continued to be inhabited, however, for we find the Jews intermarried with them after the return from Babylon (Nehemiah 13:23,24). In the Maccabean period we are told that Judas ...
Seir with its capital Petra fell into the hands of the Nabateans. \5. Idumaea and the Idumeans: West of the `Arabah the country they occupied came to be known by the Greek name Idumaea, and the people as Idumeans. Hebron, their chief city, was taken by Judas Maccabeus in 165 BC...
Tobiah the Ammonites united with Sanballat to oppose Ne (Nehemiah 4), and their opposition to the Jews did not cease with the establishment of the latter in Judea. They joined the Syrians in their wars with the Maccabees and were defeated by Judas (1 Mac 5:6). Their religion was a ...