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Restitution in moral theology and soteriology signifies an act of commutative justice by which exact reparation as far as possible is made for an injury that has been done to another. [1] In the teaching of certain Christian denominations , restitution is an essential part in salvation .
Goel (Hebrew: גואל, romanized: goʾel}redeemer), in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic Judaism, is a person who, as the nearest relative of someone, is charged with the duty of restoring that person's rights and avenging wrongs done to him or her.
restitution; the occurrence of Yom Kippur (the day itself, as distinct from the Temple service performed on it) tribulations (unpleasant life experiences) the experience of dying. the carrying out of a sentence of lashes or execution imposed by an ordained court (not now in existence) Temple service (not now in existence, e.g. bringing a ...
The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Israelites. [1]
Medieval scholars believed the Old Testament to serve as an allegory of New Testament events, such as the story of Jonah and the whale, which represents Jesus' death and resurrection. [10] According to the Old Testament Book of Jonah, a prophet spent three days in the belly of a fish. Medieval scholars believed this was an allegory (using the ...
Lev. 22:27 — To offer only animals which are at least eight days old; Lev. 22:28 — Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day; Lev. 22:30 — Not to leave sacrifices past the time allowed for eating them; Lev. 22:32 — To sanctify his name; Lev. 22:32 — Not to profane his name; Lev. 23:7 — To rest on the first day of ...
The Vulgate translation of apokatastasis, "in tempora restitutionis omnium quae locutus est Deus" ("the restitution of all things of which God has spoken"), was taken up by Luther to mean the day of the restitution of the creation, but in Luther's theology the day of restitution was also the day of resurrection and judgment, not the restitution ...
Divine retribution is often portrayed in the Tanak or Old Testament. Genesis 3:14–24 – Curse upon Adam and Eve and expulsion from the Garden of Eden; Disobedience; Genesis 4:9–15 – Curse upon Cain after his slaying of his brother, Abel; Genesis 6–7 – The Great Flood; Rampant evil and Nephilim