Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Roman tonsure (Catholicism) Tonsure (/ ˈ t ɒ n ʃ ər /) is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility.. The term originates from the Latin word tonsura (meaning "clipping" or "shearing" [1]) and referred to a specific practice in medieval Catholicism, abandoned by papal order in 19
The Chinese Study Bible (CSB) [11] is a study Bible edition adapted from the study notes found in the ESV Study Bible. [12] The CSB uses the Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation (CUVNP) for its Bible text. The CSB sold more than 6,500 copies on its first day of publication. [13]
Thomas R. Schreiner (born April 24, 1954) is an American Particular Baptist New Testament and Pauline scholar. He is the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
The ESV Study Bible is a recent addition which sold well in its pre-release phase, in the fall of 2008. [ 4 ] In recent times, study Bibles focusing on specific aspects of the Biblical message, have appeared, such as The Green Bible , an English version of the New Revised Standard Version Bible (originally published by Harper Bibles on October ...
The Anchor Bible Commentary Series, created under the guidance of William Foxwell Albright (1891–1971), comprises a translation and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Intertestamental Books (the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Deuterocanon/the Protestant Apocrypha; not the books called by Catholics and Orthodox "Apocrypha", which are widely called by Protestants ...
David's wife, Michal, warned him of her father's evil plan (verse 11), helped him to escape (verse 12), and to give him time using a makeshift mannequin consisting of a "teraphim", a garment and goats' hair (as a 'wig') to confirm the impression that he was sick in bed (verses 13–17). [15]
A common superstition holds that a lock of hair from a baby's first haircut should be kept for good luck. An old Irish superstition holds that it is unlucky to accept a lock of hair (or a four-footed beast) from a lover. In Victorian times it was common for bereaved family members to keep locks of hair from deceased children or family members ...
A boy's first haircut, known as choula or mundan, is one such samskara and is considered an event of great auspiciousness. [3] The lawbooks or smritis prescribe that a boy must have his haircut in his first or third year, though when a family does it varies in practice. [4] A girl's first haircut typically occurs at eleven months of age. [1]