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[It] is clear that in the translation "the Word was God", the term God is being used to denote his nature or essence, and not his person. But in normal English usage "God" is a proper noun, referring to the person of the Father or corporately to the three persons of the Godhead. Moreover, "the Word was God" suggests that "the Word" and "God ...
The words of this famous verse have appeared a number of times in art and culture. Literary works which refer to the verse include Geoffrey Chaucer 's " Summoner's Tale ", Byron 's Don Juan , Tennyson 's Harold , Joyce 's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , and G.K. Chesterton 's "The Innocence of Father Brown".
Asses have always been an important item in the resources of the Eastern peoples, and we are repeatedly told in the Bible about the herds of these animals owned by the patriarchs (Genesis 12:16; 30:43; 36:24, etc.), and wealthy Israelites (1 Samuel 9:3; 1 Chronicles 27:30, etc.).
The Greek word for 'dwelt' (ἐσκήνωσεν 6]) also means "tabernacled, sojourned", with a similar sound to "Shekhînah", a term not found in the Old Testament but frequently occurring in the Targums or Chaldee Paraphrases, as the 'visible symbol of the divine Presence which appeared in the Tabernacle and the Temple'; the Targums, moreover ...
For God and country: Motto of Regis High School in New York City, New York, United States. Deo gratias: Thanks [be] to God: A frequent phrase in the Roman Catholic liturgy, used especially after the recitation of a lesson, the Last Gospel at Mass or as a response to Ite Missa Est / Benedicamus Domino. Deo juvante: with God's help
Vulgate Latin words and phrases (1 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Latin religious words and phrases" The following 145 pages are in this category, out of 145 total.
The initial system of nomina sacra apparently consisted of just four or five words, called nomina divina: the Greek words for Jesus, Christ, Lord, God, and possibly Spirit. The practice quickly expanded to a number of other words regarded as sacred. [3]
Pages in category "New Testament Latin words and phrases" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .