homiletic commentaries
71Evolution and the Roman Catholic Church — The position of the Catholic Church on the theory of evolution has moved over the last two centuries from a large period of no official mention, to a statement of neutrality in the 1950s, to a more explicit acceptance in recent years. Today, the… …
72Moses Almosnino — Moses ben Baruch Almosnino (c. 1515 – c. 1580) was a distinguished rabbi; born at Thessaloniki about 1515, and died in Constantinople about 1580. He was elected rabbi of the Neveh Shalom community of Spanish Jews in that city in 1553, and of the… …
73Josiah ben Joseph Pinto — (c. 1565 c. 1648) (Hebrew: יאשיהו בן יוסף פינטו) was a Syrian rabbi and preacher born at Damascus. His father, Joseph Pinto, was one of the rich and charitable men of that city. Josiah was a pupil of various rabbis in Talmud and Kabala, and later …
74Deuteronomy Rabbah — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy)… …
75Ruth Rabbah — (Hebrew: רות רבה) is an haggadic and homiletic interpretation of the Book of Ruth, which, like that of the four other scrolls ( megillot ), is included in the Midrash Rabbot. This midrash, divided into eight chapters or sections ( parashiyyot ),… …
76Stephen Pimentel — (born 1964) is a Catholic author known for his advancement of the covenantal approach in biblical theology, as well as his writings on philosophy. He has written two books on the Acts of the Apostles and contributed to the Catholic for a Reason… …
77Elisha Gallico — ben Gabriel (died at Safed about 1583) was Palestinian Jewish Talmudist. He was a pupil of Joseph Caro. After the death of his master, Gallico was nominated chief of the yeshibah of Safed. He is frequently mentioned in the responsa collection… …
78Persian literature — Introduction body of writings in New Persian (also called Modern Persian), the form of the Persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the Arabic alphabet and with many Arabic loanwords. The literary form …
79Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt Egypt † …
80BLINDNESS — The standard Hebrew term for a blind person is (Heb. עִוֵּר) (ʿivver; Ex. 4:11; et al.), a noun in the form used for bodily defects. The abstract form is עִוָּרוֹן (ʿivvaron, blindness ; Deut. 28:28; Zech. 12:4). The word סַנְוֵרִים (sanverim;… …
