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	Creating Biblical Figures - By Thomas L. Thompson
		In the biblical use of this tradition, metaphorical continuity with ancient Near Eastern texts is so marked that one can well identify Thutmosis III as a clear predecessor of the saving messianic role of the Bible’s holy war narratives.
		In the closing chapter of this section, I reconsider the theme of life’s victory over death through the perspective of the related themes of "new wine" and "blood of the covenant," as each is intimately connected to the fertility myth of the dying and rising god, from Tammuz and Ba’al to Dionysus.
		After examining the figures of prophets and kings in the long narrative about David and his sons as part of a never-ending story of failure, I briefly sketch the integration of the David story with the figure of the messiah in the Psalter.
	www.bibleinterp.com /articles/Thompson_Creating_Biblical_Figures.htm (1858 words)

	Encyclopedia Obscura: Biblical Action Figures
		Like with the Jesus action figure, there are no bad guys (except Goliath, and nine against one wouldn't make a fair fight, would it?), and no bad guys means no action.
		And since these figures come with both dark and light skin, you can use Black Goliath to play 'Interracial porn flick set to Julius Caesar's time' with your sister's Barbies!
		Job and Goliath are two of the few toys in this line that are able to bend their knees, but since they are stuck to a disc of mud, this apparently only allows them to lean their thighs and torso backwards, checking if it looks like rain.
	www.encyclopedia-obscura.com /toysbible.html (302 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Enoch (biblical figure) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Enoch (biblical figure), in the Old Testament, according to Genesis 4:17-18, the son of Cain and father of Irad.
		Dan (biblical figure), in the Old Testament, elder son of the patriarch Jacob and Bilhah (see Genesis 30:5-6), the handmaiden of Jacob's wife Rachel....
		Rachel (biblical figure), in the Old Testament, daughter of Laban, favorite wife of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob, and the mother of Joseph and...
	encarta.msn.com /Enoch_(biblical_figure).html (226 words)

	Wax versions of biblical figures Jesus, Matthew, John look for new home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The life-size figures as depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's ''Last Supper'' will no longer be displayed at the Southern Baptist Radio and Television Commission office after this month.
		Williamson gently dusts Matthew, John and the other 11 figures and smooths their hair.
		Williamson, who has shown the wax figures for 20 years, either as curator or as an assistant to curator Pauline Dooley, who died two years ago.
	www.lubbockonline.com /news/052797/wax.htm (255 words)

	Assegai Central - Generic Near Eastern "Bronze Age/Biblical" Figures
		The guys from Chariot Miniatures have actually included lists of possible figures to use for some of the armies that fall into non-range or very small range categories in their catalogue, which is rather handy even though you still have to cross reference to the listed ranges for their descriptions.
		The foot archer figures most suitable are the Kharu archers (BS37) (for Syrian as these used to wear the long tunics depicted here and on the Canaanite driver) and the armoured and half-armoured Early Assyrian archers (BS65 and BS68 respectively).
		The Neo-Hittite figure with javelin and shield (BS46) and the two Early Assyrian figures with bow (BS63) or javelin shield (BS64) are suitable for the Cv(I).
	home.intekom.com /assegai/Articles/GenBib.html (1911 words)

	Archaeology and the Old Testament
		Biblical archaeology has silenced many critics as new discoveries supported the facts of the Bible.
		Archeologists also found that in one part of the city, large piles of bricks were found at the base of both the inner and outer walls, indicating a sudden collapse of the fortifications.
		Garstang held to the biblical date of 1400 B.C. while Watzinger and Kenyon believed the destruction occurred in 1550 B.C. In other words, if the later date is accurate, Joshua arrived at a previously destroyed Jericho.
	www.leaderu.com /orgs/probe/docs/arch-ot.html (3095 words)

	Welcome to Ethics Daily.com! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Nativity sets are comprised of biblical figures, though they probably don’t have moveable arms and legs.
		Flannel board figures, while not three-dimensional, have offered children a means of acting out stories with Bible characters for decades.
		If there is an ethic behind biblical action figures, it may have less to do with which figures are put into plastic and more to do with how Jesus—in the hands of children—behaves.
	www.ethicsdaily.com /article_detail.cfm?AID=526 (1007 words)

	Biblical Characters and the Enneagram
		The diversity of the biblical characters embraces the full range of human emotions, from the peaks of ecstasy to the dungeons of despair.
		Eighteen biblical "characters" are presented to us as models of transformation who show us that new paths of transformation, personal growth and spiritual development - even profound conversion of the heart - lie at our feet.
		By investigating the psychology of Biblical figures, the authors take us to a new level of appreciation of both the Bible and the Enneagram.
	www.enneagram-applications.com /book.htm (1204 words)

	Esotericism and Biblical Interpretation (by Ron Rhodes) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But what is understood to be a figure of speech and what is taken literally should be based on the biblical text itself -- such as when Jesus used obviously figurative parables to communicate spiritual truth.
		This principle is grounded in the fact that each of the biblical writers wrote within the larger context of previous biblical teaching.
		A mystery in the biblical sense is a truth that cannot be discerned simply by human investigation, but requires special revelation from God.
	home.earthlink.net /~ronrhodes/Esotericism.html (3597 words)

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		“Figures of speech” suspend the normal meaning of words to convey an emphasized message that is easily understood by people in a particular culture.
		Each figure includes the pronunciation and etymology, as well as passages of Scripture in which it appears along with a full explanation.
		Bullinger’s classic work, Figures of Speech Used in the Bible, exhaustively describes and illustrates each figure of speech as it is found is scripture carefully explaining how each one has certain guidelines for proper interpretation.
	www.logos.com /products/details/1762 (928 words)

	Biblical - Archaeology
		Biblical Resources: Archaeology of Ancient Cultures on one of four pages of general biblical resources, provided by Prof.
		Biblical accuracy is demonstrated by the amazing discoveries of images of people named in the Bible.
		Biblical Archaeology Society "has been presenting the excitement of archaeological discovery and groundbreaking Bible scholarship to a wide popular audience for more than 20 years through magazines, books, videos, slide sets, and tours and seminars".
	www.bible-history.com /resource/ar_bib.htm (1714 words)

	'Marxism and the Bible'
		Second, it will argue that biblical criticism has a distinct contribution to make to Marxist literary theory, not least of which is a reconsideration of its own emergence and continued existence.
		Secondly, there are continual references to ideas, texts and biblical figures in other discussions; that is, biblical texts become part of the fabric of a larger argument.
		For Bloch Moses is a key figure, and he argues strenuously for the lineaments of a distinct, flesh-and-religious leader over against the tendency in biblical scholarship at the time to lose such a historical Moses in the layerings of myth and legend.
	www.uow.edu.au /arts/joscci/boer.html (4697 words)

	Bullinger: Figures of Speech Used in the Bible (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This figure belongs peculiarly to the original languages.
		The Figure may affect (1) words (Genesis 16:8); or (2) sentences (Genesis 1:20.
		A figure or ensample of something future, and more or less prophetic, called the Anti-type.
	www.godstruthfortoday.org /Library/bullinger/FiguresOfSpeech.html (2774 words)

	Figures of Speech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Figures of Speech is a topic that is neglected by most Biblical students.
		There is a great reference book to begin to explore this field called Figures of Speech Used In the Bible, by E.W. Bullinger.
		Ultimately, we would like to produce a translation marked with the figures of speech and footnotes to explain the different emphases.
	www.lightofword.org /figures.htm (135 words)

	Catholic Biblical Quarterly, The: Biblical Figures Outside the Bible (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This collection contains thirteen studies on how biblical figures were interpreted in extrabiblical sources, not only Jewish but also Christian, Gnostic, and even Islamic, and not only early on, but even as late as medieval times: Gary A. Anderson, "Adam and Eve in the `Life of Adam and Eve"' (pp.
		The first feature of these essays that strikes one is the variety of sources containing useful interpretative material on biblical figures.
		The evolution of Baruch from scribe to apocalyptic seer, as surveyed by Wright, is less strange than might be thought; the problem has been the assumption of some that scribal and apocalyptic traditions were somehow incompatible.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3679/is_200110/ai_n8974506 (724 words)

	Bernstein: Categories and Functions
		The Solomonic authorship of biblical wisdom books may have established a tradition to which later writers of sapiential literature felt they belonged, in contrast to the more artificial assumption of the prophetic mantle by the authors of Enoch or Jubilees.
		The retelling and expansion of the biblical story is accomplished more easily, and the narrative rendered more vivid, through the creation and insertion of speeches into the mouths of characters.
		It is simply a formal way to supplement the biblical text and to introduce exegetical or interpretive remarks without rewriting the whole in a non-pseudepigraphic style, an approach which seems not to have been available as yet.
	orion.mscc.huji.ac.il /symposiums/2nd/papers/bernstein97.html (9841 words)

	List of Biblical figures - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Most of the mainstream Christian denominations would disagree with this, or alternatively would see Jesus as a prophet and also much more than that.
		(He preached more about Hell and repentance than any other prophet, BTW.) There will always be tension between Jews and Christians about the Bible, anyway, but since "Bible" in common usage means the Christian Bible, while Jews refer to the Tanach, I think it's fair to treat Biblical figures from a Christian perspective.
		I am not sure why this page was ever added because there is already a List of Biblical names page.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /list_of_biblical_figures.htm (355 words)

	"Figures of Speech" by Robert I Bradshaw
		Idioms or figures of speech are combinations of words whose meaning cannot be determined by examination of the meanings of the words that make it up.
		There are many Biblical examples of this idiom: “He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.” (1 Chron.
		Definition: A figure of speech in which the part stands for the whole or the whole for the part.
	www.biblicalstudies.org.uk /article_idioms.html (3333 words)

	Costume and Dress in Early Christian Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the contemporary version of Eastern dress, biblical figures such as Solomon sitting in judgment, is represented as an oriental ruler dressed in the 'bracace' and a long embroidered tunic.
		The figure of Mary, is shown in artistic renditions, draped with this garment, modestly drawn over her head in the manner of the respectable matrona (upper-class women).
		Prominent figures like David and Saul or Moses were in the attire of contemporary rulers both Hellenistic and Roman; and notably eastern figures such as Daniel or Samson wore exotic barbarian dress.
	www.bibarch.com /Perspectives/4.4.htm (3095 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Biblical Action Figures at Epinions.com
		And, this figure seems to fit that mold.
		These figures, 10 in all, can be used in talking to children about their faith in vacation Bible schools or Sunday Schools.
		Whether you want to use this figure as a display for your child {or you} or use as an icon while reading their Bible stories, this figure is a nice product for:
	www.epinions.com /content_60761476740 (517 words)

	Biblical Errancy
		One of the copies of Biblical Errancy I received bears the title "Sample Issue" and has no date or progressive number; therefore I assume that as a rule this copy is sent to all inquirers.
		All the Biblical characters you mention were raised from the dead, but after that they grew old and died once again.
		In defense of the biblical stance on slavery Archer states, "Hebrew slaves were required under Mosaic law to be set free after six years of service; they could not be made to serve out their entire lives as slaves unless they willingly chose to remain so, out of love for their masters" (Ex.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /errancy/issues/bepart63.htm (15434 words)

	Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Figures of Speech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Figures of speech need to be treated with respect and care
		You can get into real trouble taking a figure of speech literally-- you miss the point of what is being said.
		But non-poetic speech and text contain special figures of speech-- this is the concern in this class.
	www.barnabasministry.com /bi5.html (325 words)

	Action Figures and Collectible Action Figure Toys at Action-Figures.net
		Action Figure World - Offering military and law enforcement action figures, as well as vehicles and accessories.
		Biblical Action Figures - Jointed plastic action figures of various Bible characters.
		Reasonable Collectibles - Dragon model action figures, the next generation of GI Joe, are unsurpassed for detail and realism, we have them for mail order!
	www.action-figures.net (1205 words)

	Reed, "Apocrypha, 'Outside Books,' and Pseudepigrapha," PSCO 2002
		More specifically, I will survey some of the ways that "biblical" texts were distinguished from other texts that could make some claim to the same (or similar) status, depending on the date and place under discussion and the precise criteria chosen for definition.
		Not only is it anachronistic to speak of a closed biblical "canon" in the Second Temple period, but it distracts us from the need to analyze the specific social, historical, and theological dynamics of canonization — a process that seems to have occurred first among Rabbinic Jews, but only much later among various Christian churches.
		The tension between biblical and Rabbinic authority was largely resolved through the fiction of Rabbinic orality — the assertion that all Rabbinic teachings were orally transmitted, even at a point in time when Rabbinic books like the Mishnah had gained an authoritative status rivaling Scripture itself.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /psco/year40/areed1.html (3690 words)

	Bible Timeline Figures CD-ROMby Alex Wiggers
		The figures are appealing in art style, simple to use and greatly increase underanding of the flow of biblical events.
		Enhance any study of Bible, biblical history and geography, and perfect for those kids who are visual or kinesthetic learners.
		These figures are on PDF files read by Acrobat Reader (included) and are both PC and Mac compatible.
	www.geomatters.com /products/details.asp?ID=169 (197 words)

	Biblical Errancy
		Biblically speaking, there are 7 verses and a parable attributing qualities to heaven that range from unacceptable to loathsome.
		UNIVERSALISM--One of the more interesting biblical teachings, which fundamentalists detest with all the vigor of a Hitler expounding on the Jews, is the concept of universalism, i.e., the belief that everyone is going to be saved, regardless.
		The gay community could possibly cite instances in which major biblical figures engaged in activities which could be interpreted as homosexual in nature.
	members.aol.com /chas1222/bepart36.html (15622 words)

	Biblical Personalities: Isaac and Ishamael (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A particularly endearing characteristic of the Biblical text, and its accompanying rabbinical commentaries, is their constant evaluation of the great personalities coursing through the Scriptural narrative.
		Banned from the tent of the matriarch Sarah, who finds the surrogate mother, Hagar, haughty and disrespectful, the young Ishmael, torn away from the kindest of all Biblical figures, his father Abraham, faces a life and a destiny defined by pangs of abandonment and wanderlust.
		Particularly as the Biblical text reveals that it is Ishmael who returns from the middle of the desert, without enmity and rancor (unlike his nephew Esau, who openly reviles and threatens his twin brother, Jacob), to attend his father’s funeral, and defer to his younger brother Isaac at the burial.
	www.emanuelnyc.org /bulletin/archive/52.html (492 words)

	Biblical Hebrew - The Jewish Eye
		On my copy of the Biblical Hebrew this warning message, as well as some sample pages that are shown in the help files, were in French.
		Throughout, the course is lavishly illustrated with pictures of Biblical figures and scenes, and with the flora of the Holy Land.
		This course is perfect for total beginners, those with some familiarity with Hebrew, either Biblical or Modern, and those wishing to brush up on their Biblical Hebrew skills.
	www.largeprintreviews.com /biblicalheb.html (816 words)

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