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1Christian views on the old covenant — Depicted is the famous Sermon on the Mount of Jesus in which he commented on the Old Covenant. Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant.[1] Painting by Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter, d. 1890 …
2Old Covenant — For the theological use of Old Covenant, see Mosaic Covenant, Covenant (biblical) and Old Testament. The Old Covenant ( is. Gamli sáttmáli) was the name of the agreement which effected the union of Iceland and Norway. It is also known as… …
3old covenant — (in Christian exegesis) 1. the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law. 2. (cap.) the Old Testament. * * * …
4The Church — The Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …
5Folklore in the Old Testament Studies in Comparative Religion Legend and Law — Folklore in the Old Testament: Studies in Comparative Religion Legend and Law written in 1918 by Sir James Frazer, compares episodes of the Old Testament with similar legends from other cultures in the ancient world. Contents*Part 1) Early ages… …
6The Blessed Trinity — The Blessed Trinity † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Trinity This article is divided as follows: I. Dogma of the Trinity; II. Proof of the Doctrine from Scripture; III. Proof of the Doctrine from Tradition;… …
7The Bible — The Bible † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bible A collection of writings which the Church of God has solemnly recognized as inspired. The name is derived from the Greek expression biblia (the books), which came into use in the early …
8covenant — covenantal /kuv euh nan tl/, adj. /kuv euh neuhnt/, n. 1. an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified. 2. Law. an incidental clause in such an agreement. 3. Eccles. a solemn agreement between the… …
9Covenant theology — This article is about Calvinist theological framework. For Covenantal Theology in the Roman Catholic perspective, see Covenantal Theology (Roman Catholic). For the religious and political movement in Scotland, see Covenanters. Calvinism John… …
10Old Testament — Note: Judaism uses the term Tanakh to refer to its canon of the Masoretic Text. In academic circles, the more neutral term, Hebrew Bible, is commonly used to refer to these common Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. Part of a series on… …
