Righteousness, in the biblical context, refers to the quality of being morally right or justifiable. It is derived from the Hebrew word "tsedeq" and the Greek word "dikaiosyne," both of which convey the idea of justice, virtue, and uprightness. Righteousness is a central theme in the ...
Audio Cross Study Comm Greek Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionFor I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.New Living Translation“But I warn you—unless your ...
From the New Testament, the Greek word for righteousness is “dikaiosyne”. The Greek lexicon definition is almost a teaching in itself, and it’s important for us to understand. It defines the difference between our ‘righteousness’ and God’s righteousness. Righteousness is something that onl...
Antiochene text of the Greek BibleHebrew BibleThe ecumenical movement's commitment to justice issues faced new challenges in the 1990s. With the fall of the Berlin wall, the increased awareness of adverse effects of globalization, incidences of violence at various levels, the World Council of ...
Philippians 3:1Orbrothers and sisters; also verses13,17 Philippians 3:3Some manuscriptsGod in spirit Philippians 3:6Greekin the law English Standard Version(ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 byCrossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of...
These include the LXX, Greek and Hebrew writings of the Intertestamental period, including Philo, Josephus, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and rabbinic materials (Ziesler 1972: 52–127; Sanders 1977: 33–418 for Palestinian Judaism). 1. In the LXX (Ziesler 1972: 52–69). A variety of ...
T. in Greek, with the variants of א A and C. Many interesting variants in the cursives are given in Grimm, Holtzmann, and especially Feldmann. Feldmann’s investigation (Textmaterialien z. B. der W., Freiburg im B., 1902) is by far the most thorough yet published. § 4. THE ...
In Jos 18:16 (Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus) the Hebrew is transliterated into Greek as gaienna, which appears in the New Testament as geenna. The concept of punishment of sinners by fire either after death or after the final judgment is found in Jewish apocalyptic literature (e.g., Enoch ...
Silently, I mourned the loss of my innocence and childhood, reflecting on how I was forced to grow up in a rush, denied the chance to be young. As I reminisced on cherished memories, I marveled at the journey that has brought me back to where it all began. ...
Before the Semitic fragments of 4QTobit were found at Qumran, the 4th-century Greek GI version of Tobit was thought to be original and was regarded as 'a lesson on almsgiving and its redeeming powers'. In his presentation of the 4Q196鈥 4Q199 (Aramaic) and 4Q200 (...