Background (2 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings. ... Multi-Version Concordance Background (2 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/background.htm - 7k

Yahweh (6653 Occurrences)

... to execute judgment, because he is a son of man" (compare Matthew 24:27, 30 Luke 12:8). It is true in the New Testament there is a dark background to the ... biblethesaurus.org/y/yahweh.htm - 39k

Eucharist

... and Words of Christ on Eve of the Passion 2. Sacrificial Language of the Institution 3. Sacrificial System of Jewish Dispensation 4. Paschal Background of the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eucharist.htm - 38k

Supper (17 Occurrences)

... and Words of Christ on Eve of the Passion 2. Sacrificial Language of the Institution 3. Sacrificial System of Jewish Dispensation 4. Paschal Background of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/supper.htm - 44k

Sadducees (14 Occurrences)

... and Priests 2. Tendencies of Sadducees toward Hellenism as Causing Rise of Chacidhim 3. Favored by Alexander Janneus: Put in the Background by Alexandra Salome ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sadducees.htm - 31k

Literature (2 Occurrences)

... APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. a-pok-a-lip'-tik lit'-er-a-tur: INTRODUCTORY I. BACKGROUND OF APOCALYPTIC 1. Judaism and Hellenism 2. Political Influences II. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/literature.htm - 82k

Apocalyptic

... APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. a-pok-a-lip'-tik lit'-er-a-tur: INTRODUCTORY I. BACKGROUND OF APOCALYPTIC 1. Judaism and Hellenism 2. Political Influences II. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocalyptic.htm - 42k

Jehovah (20094 Occurrences)

... might inspire a man to put himself forward 150 years, and with a message to people who were to live then, assuming their circumstances as a background of what ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehovah.htm - 38k

Servant (738 Occurrences)

... might inspire a man to put himself forward 150 years, and with a message to people who were to live then, assuming their circumstances as a background of what ... biblethesaurus.org/s/servant.htm - 67k

Person (807 Occurrences)

... THE TEACHING OF THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS Hebrews 2:1; (1) Background of Express Deity (2) Completeness of Humanity (3) Continued Possession of Deity III. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/person.htm - 49k

Assyria (124 Occurrences)

... Attempts are made to imitate the rich detail and delicate finish of the ivory carvings; the background is filled in with a profusion of subjects, and there is ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assyria.htm - 101k

Lord's (548 Occurrences)

... and Words of Christ on Eve of the Passion 2. Sacrificial Language of the Institution 3. Sacrificial System of Jewish Dispensation 4. Paschal Background of the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lord's.htm - 88k

Providence (3 Occurrences)

... It is the background of all the several departments of religious truth, a background mysterious in its commingled brightness and darkness. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/providence.htm - 44k

Lord (59401 Occurrences)

... to execute judgment, because he is a son of man" (compare Matthew 24:27, 30 Luke 12:8). It is true in the New Testament there is a dark background to the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lord.htm - 61k

Salvation (386 Occurrences)

... Requisite to salvation was the abstention from certain acts, articles of food, etc., such abstinence seeming to lie at the background of the term "holiness ... biblethesaurus.org/s/salvation.htm - 67k

Nightmonster

... mythology, and is worked out with great fullness of doctrinal and ritualistic detail, has, among the Hebrews, so far receded into the background as to receive ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nightmonster.htm - 17k

Night-monster

... mythology, and is worked out with great fullness of doctrinal and ritualistic detail, has, among the Hebrews, so far receded into the background as to receive ... biblethesaurus.org/n/night-monster.htm - 17k

Oracle (57 Occurrences)

... the command is addressed to those favored by a supernatural "gift of speech." Such men must keep their own personality in the background, adding nothing of ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oracle.htm - 26k

Lake (45 Occurrences)

... 20:14), it is doubtful whether this is meant as a mere figure for the cessation of these two evils personified, or has a more realistic background in the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lake.htm - 24k

Desolation (131 Occurrences)

... 1. The Historical Background: Since the invasion of the Assyrians and Chaldeans, the Jewish people, both of the Northern and of the Southern kingdom, had been ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desolation.htm - 46k

Death (1610 Occurrences)

... bitter struggle, that the figure points at. And yet the ethical may have a physical background. There may be a distant reference ... biblethesaurus.org/d/death.htm - 68k

Marriage (74 Occurrences)

... Divorce LITERATURE It would be interesting to study marriage biologically and sociologically, to get the far and near historical and social background of it as ... biblethesaurus.org/m/marriage.htm - 62k

Phoenicians

... Mt. Lebanon, which forms the background of Phoenicia for about 100 miles, is a most striking feature of the landscape. It rises to a height of 10,200 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicians.htm - 38k

Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)

... Mt. Lebanon, which forms the background of Phoenicia for about 100 miles, is a most striking feature of the landscape. It rises to a height of 10,200 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicia.htm - 40k

Back-part (1 Occurrence)

Back-part. << Background, Back-part. Backs >>. Multi-Version Concordance Back-part (1 Occurrence). ... (YLT). << Background, Back-part. Backs >>. Reference Bible. biblethesaurus.org/b/back-part.htm - 6k

Back-bone (1 Occurrence)

Back-bone. << Backbone, Back-bone. Background >>. Multi-Version Concordance Back-bone (1 Occurrence). ... << Backbone, Back-bone. Background >>. Reference Bible. biblethesaurus.org/b/back-bone.htm - 6k

Apollyon (1 Occurrence)

... angel or prince of the lower world. II. Old Testament Background. 1. Fundamental Meaning: The term Abaddon ("destruction") appears ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apollyon.htm - 12k

Arabic

... the Semitic stock. For the geographical and ethnological background of the Arabic language, see ARABIA. A general characteristic ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arabic.htm - 17k

Affliction (120 Occurrences)

... peoples, exile. These form the background of much of the prophetic writings, and largely determine their tone and character. (3) In ... biblethesaurus.org/a/affliction.htm - 53k

Aryan

... Aramazd's worship seems to have fallen very much into the background in favor of that of inferior deities, among the chief of whom was his daughter Anahit ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aryan.htm - 9k

Azazel (3 Occurrences)

... wanderings in the wilderness and accordingly presupposed a constant change in the encampment, even if this should be regarded only as the historical background... biblethesaurus.org/a/azazel.htm - 20k

Ministry (44 Occurrences)

... bearers of the earliest Christian communities, so exclusive that there could be no legitimate organization without this apostolic authority and background. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/ministry.htm - 51k

Nero

... (6) She caused Britannicus, Claudius' son, to be kept in the background and treated as a mere child, removing by exile or death suspected supporters of ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nero.htm - 41k

Paul (207 Occurrences)

... side of experience, by men who are in touch with the realities of human nature in all its variety, as well as at home in the historical background of society ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paul.htm - 101k

Nineveh (23 Occurrences)

... workmen of their number. In the background are the soldiers of the guard, and behind them extensive wooded hills. In other bas-reliefs ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nineveh.htm - 52k

Repentance (28 Occurrences)

... repent" is derived from the Latin repoenitere, and inherits the fault of the Latin, making grief the principal idea and keeping it in the background, if not ... biblethesaurus.org/r/repentance.htm - 31k

Commentaries

... of the opinions of the Fathers; in the case of the schoolmen, in building up elaborate systems of theology; but the Scriptures were thrown into the background. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commentaries.htm - 57k

Retribution (14 Occurrences)

... of God is revealed," etc. Thus the divine wrath on account of sin is the dark background of the gospel message. Had there been no ... biblethesaurus.org/r/retribution.htm - 29k

Empire (8 Occurrences)

... Plague and famine depopulated rich provinces. Rome itself drops into the background and the provincial spirit asserts itself proportionally. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/empire.htm - 80k

Armenian

... Aramazd's worship seems to have fallen very much into the background in favor of that of inferior deities, among the chief of whom was his daughter Anahit ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armenian.htm - 18k

Justification (6 Occurrences)

... the humiliation of Christ as well as His pedagogical method to live, teach and act under the conditions of His time and country, on the background of Palestine ... biblethesaurus.org/j/justification.htm - 43k

Abomination (78 Occurrences)

... 1. The Historical Background: Since the invasion of the Assyrians and Chaldeans, the Jewish people, both of the Northern and of the Southern kingdom, had been ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abomination.htm - 55k

Messenger (235 Occurrences)

... It is in reality the background of the New Testament Greek and is a splendid preparation for the study of the Greek New Testament. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/messenger.htm - 101k

Mediation

... Before the time of the first literary prophets, the association of the priests with the ephod and the lot had receded into the background (though the high ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mediation.htm - 38k

Judith (1 Occurrence)

... That the persecutions of Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 BC) supply as good a background for this book as any other event in Jewish history is the least that can ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judith.htm - 27k

Wisdom (320 Occurrences)

... Even the Messianic hope of the nation is in the background in Pr (2:21, 22 (?)), and it is altogether absent in Job and Ecclesiastes. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wisdom.htm - 101k

Mediator (7 Occurrences)

... Before the time of the first literary prophets, the association of the priests with the ephod and the lot had receded into the background (though the high ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mediator.htm - 42k

Flame (61 Occurrences)

... Father, as well as a power over all things, which could not have been conferred by mere official appointment, unless there had been in the background a natural ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flame.htm - 61k

Messiah (9 Occurrences)

... In the new theocracy, however the figure of the Messianic ruler falls into the background before that of the high priest, who is regarded as the sign of the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/messiah.htm - 43k

Fire (602 Occurrences)

... 20:14), it is doubtful whether this is meant as a mere figure for the cessation of these two evils personified, or has a more realistic background in the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fire.htm - 78k

Creation (35 Occurrences)

... Or if, with Schelling, we posit in God something which is not God-a dark, irrational background, which original ground is also the ground of the Divine ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creation.htm - 34k

Pharisees (86 Occurrences)

... From Josephus we learn that with the outbreak of the war with the Romans the Pharisees were thrust into the background by the more fanatical Zealots, Simon ben ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharisees.htm - 66k

Son (25967 Occurrences)

... Father, as well as a power over all things, which could not have been conferred by mere official appointment, unless there had been in the background a natural ... biblethesaurus.org/s/son.htm - 48k

Body (562 Occurrences)

... bitter struggle, that the figure points at. And yet the ethical may have a physical background. There may be a distant reference ... biblethesaurus.org/b/body.htm - 59k

Heavens (548 Occurrences)

... to such an extent thrown on the heaven-centered character of the future life that the role to be played in it by the renewed earth recedes into the background. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heavens.htm - 49k

Earth (10501 Occurrences)

... to such an extent thrown on the heaven-centered character of the future life that the role to be played in it by the renewed earth recedes into the background. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earth.htm - 26k

Mary (50 Occurrences)

... Joseph is known to us only as a dim figure in the background of the Gospel narratives, yet his whole-hearted reconciliation to Mary, even in the face of ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mary.htm - 72k

Psychology

... observers, even to the man himself, and "discerns" the "thoughts and intents," which in the unity of soul and spirit have hitherto been kept in the background. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/psychology.htm - 38k

Olives (30 Occurrences)

... eastern wall of the city. Against that crowded background the sanctuary with its high house gleams white and fresh. But the front of ... biblethesaurus.org/o/olives.htm - 37k

Libraries

... nations with public archives. (2) The high state of organization under David requires an evolutionary background. (3) Even the extreme ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libraries.htm - 38k

Language (112 Occurrences)

... the Semitic stock. For the geographical and ethnological background of the Arabic language, see ARABIA. A general characteristic ... biblethesaurus.org/l/language.htm - 101k

Anaharath (1 Occurrence)

... The evidence seems to favor either Persia or Egypt. In favor of Persia is the Persian background of the book. Asmodeus (Tobit 3:8, 17) is the Pets Aesma daeva. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anaharath.htm - 87k

Tobit

... The evidence seems to favor either Persia or Egypt. In favor of Persia is the Persian background of the book. Asmodeus (Tobit 3:8, 17) is the Pets Aesma daeva. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tobit.htm - 34k

Education (4 Occurrences)

... As a class they did not become prominent until the wise men, as such, stepped into the background, nor until the exigencies of the situation demanded more ... biblethesaurus.org/e/education.htm - 40k

Roman (26 Occurrences)

... Plague and famine depopulated rich provinces. Rome itself drops into the background and the provincial spirit asserts itself proportionally. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roman.htm - 101k

Malchiel (3 Occurrences)

... eastern wall of the city. Against that crowded background the sanctuary with its high house gleams white and fresh. But the front of ... biblethesaurus.org/m/malchiel.htm - 74k

Hosea (6 Occurrences)

... THE BOOK 1. Style and Scope 2. Historical Background 3. Contents and Divisions (1) Hosea 1-3 (2) Hosea 4-14 4. Testimony to Earlier History 5. Testimony to Law ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hosea.htm - 43k

Deuteronomy (1 Occurrence)

... whatever to the contents of the book which they introduce, they point to a wide area, from Horeb to Moab, as the historico-geographical background of the book. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deuteronomy.htm - 44k

Evolution

... In the other the background of haze and cloud is the domain of fact, the foreground of definite figures consists of the religious ideas and teachings. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/evolution.htm - 39k

Proverbs (11 Occurrences)

... of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death" (Proverbs 10:2). Thus from the outset is furnished an uncompromising background on which ... biblethesaurus.org/p/proverbs.htm - 43k

Parousia

... For the older literature see Schweitzer, Sanday, Holtzmann, as above, and compare Fairweather, The Background of the Gospels, and Brown, "Parousia," in HDB, III ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parousia.htm - 36k

Matthew (5 Occurrences)

... Nor has the synoptic problem any historical background that promises a solution as the Pentateuchal problem has in the history of Israel. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/matthew.htm - 38k

Apostle (25 Occurrences)

... side of experience, by men who are in touch with the realities of human nature in all its variety, as well as at home in the historical background of society ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostle.htm - 87k

Pontius (4 Occurrences)

... by Keim, Edersheim, Stalker, Andrews and others; Taylor Innes, Trial of Jesus Christ, a Legal Monograph, 1899; and for the historical background, Schurer, HJP. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontius.htm - 36k

Pilate (60 Occurrences)

... by Keim, Edersheim, Stalker, Andrews and others; Taylor Innes, Trial of Jesus Christ, a Legal Monograph, 1899; and for the historical background, Schurer, HJP. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pilate.htm - 53k

Greece (15 Occurrences)

... In all this, the religious element seems to retreat into the background, though analogies may be found in the history of Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greece.htm - 59k

Luke (4 Occurrences)

... In Matthew the narrative of the birth of Jesus is given from the standpoint of Joseph, and Mary is kept in the background, according to Eastern feeling (Wright ... biblethesaurus.org/l/luke.htm - 55k

Zechariah (55 Occurrences)

... the genuineness of the passage (Zechariah 9:13), the following considerations point to the Persian period as its probable historical background: (a) The ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zechariah.htm - 70k

Ancient (64 Occurrences)

... In all this, the religious element seems to retreat into the background, though analogies may be found in the history of Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancient.htm - 98k