Although he did not attend any celebrated schools or universities, he was a master of Greek and Hebrew and could read the Bible in the original.

Although the appellation Malachi has frequently been understood as a proper name, its Hebrew meaning is simply " My God's messenger " ( or ' His messenger ' in the Septuagint ) and may not be the author's name at all.

Although this passage is only three words in the original Hebrew, it is quoted three times in the New Testament.

Although the Hebrew Bible has many references to capital punishment, the Jewish sages used their authority to make it nearly impossible for a Jewish court to impose a death sentence.

Although Albertus Magnus did much to instill mysticism in the Order of Preachers, it is a concept that reaches back to the Hebrew Bible.

Although the Hebrew Bible describes this event as an ecstatic vision rather than a historical occurrence, later interpreters speculated as to the fate of these men, both before and after their revitalization.

Although some found initial refuge in Italy ( especially Venice ), most resettled in the Ottoman Empire, where Spanish speaking Jews established in Istanbul a rich sub-culture with a flourishing Hebrew and Ladino printing industry.

Although the audience did indeed demand an encore, it was not for Va, pensiero but rather for the hymn Immenso Jehova, sung by the Hebrew slaves to thank God for saving His people.

Although uncertain, it is widely thought that during the Bar Kokhba revolt, when a rabbinical assembly decided which books could be regarded as part of the Hebrew Bible, the Jewish apocrypha were left out.

( Found once in Psalm 51: 11 and twice in Isaiah 63: 10, 11 ) Although, the term " spirit " in the Hebrew Scriptures, in reference to " God's spirit ", does occur more times.

Although Hebrew and Greek words meaning " world " are used in Scripture with the normal variety of senses, many examples of its use in this particular sense can be found in the teachings of Jesus according to the Gospel of John, e. g. 7: 7, 8: 23, 12: 25, 14: 17, 15: 18-19, 17: 6-25, 18: 36.

Although forbidden in the Hebrew Bible, magic was widely practiced in the late Second Temple Period and well documented in the period following the destruction of the Temple into the 3rd, 4th and 5th centuries C. E.

Although Jerome, who produced the Latin Vulgate version of the Scriptures, used the word " sirens " to translate Hebrew tenim ( jackals ) in Isaiah 13: 22, and also to translate a word for " owls " in Jeremiah 50: 39, this was explained by Ambrose to be a mere symbol or allegory for worldly temptations, and not an endorsement of the Greek myth.

Although most literary references to Israelites are located in the Hebrew Bible, there is also abundant non-biblical archaeological and historical evidence of ancient Israel and Judah.

Although the Hebrew term " Torah " is often translated as " Law ", its actual meaning is " Instruction " or " Teaching ".

Although Hebrew names usually relate to the child's character and tend to be prophetic, Adonijah's name did not stop him from seeking to usurp his brother Solomon's throne.

Although this has traditionally been thought to refer to the salt water inlet located between Africa and the Arabian peninsula, known in English as the Red Sea, this is a mistranslation from the Greek Septuagint, and Hebrew suph never means " red " but rather " reeds.

Although there may also be Yiddishisms present in Yeshivish Hebrew, these are not distinct to the Yeshivish Dialect and can be found in mainstream Modern Hebrew as well.

Although the word " Torah " refers specifically to the Five Books of Moses, in Judaism the word also refers to the Tanakh ( Hebrew Bible ), the Talmud and other religious works, even including the study of Kabbalah, Hasidism, Mussar and much more.

Although this effort was, in his own words, " totally unscientific ", it has led to the recent publication of an " etymological dictionary of the Hebrew language ".

Although there remains doubt about whether the 1552 " edition " in Naples was ever truly printed, the study of Joseph Dan professor of Kabbalah at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the preface to his 1986 critical edition of the 1625 text concludes, from the Hebrew used and other indications, that the work was in fact written in Naples in the early sixteenth century.

Although it is claimed that Rogers was the first person to ever print a complete English Bible that was translated directly from the original Greek & Hebrew, there was also a reliance upon a Latin translation of the Hebrew Bible by Sebastian Münster and published in 1534 / 5.

Although Anabaptists began with the Radical Reformers in the 16th century, certain people and groups may still legitimately be considered their forerunners due to a similar approach to the interpretation and application of the Bible.

Although his name does not appear in any other part of the Jewish Bible, Rabbinic tradition holds Habakkuk to be the Shunammite woman's son, who was restored to life by Elisha in 2 Kings 4: 16.

Although the Bible never says " Jesus is God ", trinity based theology summarily claims: " Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man in one person, and will be so forever.

Although this selected translation is not generally quoted by members of the Church, the English Bible issued by the Church and commonly used by Latter-day Saints contains cross references to the Joseph Smith Translation ( JST ), as well as an appendix containing major excerpts from it.

Although the practice of Holy Communion was first alluded to in the Christian Bible and defined by theologians in the 1st centuries AD, it was around the time of the appearance of the first Christianised Grail literature that the Roman church was beginning to add more ceremony and mysticism around this particular sacrament.

Although the death of Rebecca, Jacob's mother, is not explicitly recorded in the Bible, Deborah, Rebecca's nurse, died and was buried at Bethel, at a place that Jacob calls Allon Bachuth ( אלון בכות ), " Oak of Weepings " ( Genesis 35: 8 ).

Although not required, presidents have traditionally palmed a Bible while swearing the oath and have added, " So help me God!

" Although many theologians would argue that an " age of accountability " is nowhere mentioned in the Bible.

" Although many early English deists had relied on ridicule to attack the Bible and Christianity, theirs was a refined wit rather than the broad humor Paine employed.

Although critics responded to Paine's analysis of the Bible, they did not usually address his specific arguments.

Although the rendering of the Tetragrammaton as " Yahweh " is found in the Old Testament of versions such as the Roman Catholic Jerusalem Bible, and New Jerusalem Bible ( 1985 ), the liturgical use of Yahweh in vernarcular worship was reprobated by the Vatican in 2008.

Although the Ancient Hebrews did not practice castration, eunuchs were common in other cultures featured in the Bible, such as Ancient Egypt, Babylonia, the Persian Empire and Ancient Rome.

Although Unity is not a traditional Christian teaching, the foundations are based on the teachings of Jesus and the Bible.

Although a great divide exists within the church on these issues, the official position of the Church is that the Bible is the Word of God and that covenant-relationships between homosexuals are unacceptable.

Although it was considered illegal, slave children were often taught the alphabet and reading the Bible by their white playmates in private houses.

Although Eddy used terms such as " Science ", " Health ", " error ", " shadow ", " belief ", " Christ " and others used by Quimby, these terms are also to be found in the Bible and in the common language of the day.

Although even in Modern Orthodox circles there are some Rabbis ( e. g. Professor Marc Shapiro ) that point out the numerous rabbinic sources from the Talmudic, Post-Talmudic, and medieval ages that claim that there were some changes to the text, which include whole verses, that were made deliberately during the Mishnaic era, and even during the times of the first temple.

Although the Greek appears to be a loan translation of the Hebrew phrase avodat elilim, which is attested in rabbinic literature ( e. g., bChul., 13b, Bar.

Although developed from the Biblical ban, excommunication, as employed by the Rabbis during Talmudic times and during the Middle Ages, it became a rabbinic institution, the object of which was to preserve Jewish solidarity.

Although this distinction is not explicit in the early rabbinic sources, it closely fits the character of the prohibition as described in different contexts in the Talmud and the Rishonim, and it is supported by the language of the Rambam, the Tur, and the Shulchan Aruch.

* Although early talmudic and rabbinic sources did not restrict the sexual act, many later authorities have expressed opposition to most forms of sex, with the exception of vaginal-penile intercourse.