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In Biblical times, it was the Jewish custom to wear a hairshirt (sackcloth) when "mourning or in a public show of repentance for sin" (Genesis 37:34, [14] 2 Samuel 3:31, [15] Esther 4:1). [16] [17] In the New Testament, John the Baptist wore "a garment of camel's hair" as a means of repentance (Matthew 3:4).
Sackcloth (Hebrew: שַׂק śaq) is a coarsely woven fabric, usually made of goat's hair. The term in English often connotes the biblical usage, where the Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible remarks that haircloth would be more appropriate rendering of the Hebrew meaning.
To Kill a Mockingbird's ranking by an organization of British librarians on a list of books that everyone should read before they die. 2: The ranking of The Bible on that same list
To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1960 novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize a year after its release, and it has become a classic of modern American literature.
It is now accepted that it was a first draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, with many passages in that book being used again. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The title comes from the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible : "For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman , let him declare what he seeth" (Chapter 21, Verse 6), [ 5 ] which is quoted in the ...
Atticus Finch is a fictional character and the protagonist of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird.A preliminary version of the character also appears in the novel Go Set a Watchman, written in the mid-1950s but not published until 2015.
Not exactly your typical Hollywood story! But Mary, who received critical acclaim for playing Scout Finch in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird," wasn't one to follow the rules. She starred in a few ...
To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham, with Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton, James Anderson, and Brock Peters in supporting roles. It marked the film debut of Robert Duvall, William Windom, and Alice Ghostley.