This is because there are three different families of Biblical texts, Byzantine, Western, or Alexandrian.

Originally he analyzed Biblical texts, seeking to uncover hidden layers of meaning.

He used these, in conjunction with the Biblical texts themselves, to write his commentaries and other theological works.

His second edition retracted the more precarious readings of the first, and included a statement of critical principles that is a landmark for evolving critical studies of Biblical texts.

He returned a third time in January 1859 under the patronage of Czar Alexander II of Russia to find more of the Codex Frederico-Augustanus or similar ancient Biblical texts.

From his religious training, Mather viewed the importance of texts for elaborating meaning and for bridging different moments of history — linking, for instance, the Biblical stories of Noah and Abraham with the arrival of such eminent leaders as John Eliot ; John Winthrop ; and his own father, Increase Mather.

Christadelphians believe the doctrines they reject were introduced into Christendom after the first century in large part through exposure to pagan Greek philosophy, and cannot be substantiated from the Biblical texts.

" Ancient Greek texts, especially from Biblical Koine onwards, are thus relatively easy to understand for educated modern speakers.

The Spanish manuscript also contains a preface by one assuming the pseudonym ' Fra Marino ', claiming to have stolen a copy of the Italian version from the library of Pope Sixtus V. Fra Marino reports that, having a post in the Inquisition Court, he had come into possession of several works, which led him to believe that the Biblical text had been corrupted, and that genuine apostolic texts had been improperly excluded.

Further diacritics are used to indicate variations in the pronunciation of the consonants ( e. g. bet / vet, shin / sin ); and, in some contexts, to indicate the punctuation, accentuation, and musical rendition of Biblical texts ( see Cantillation ).

According to the PaRDeS approaches to exegesis, interpretation of Biblical texts in Judaism is realized through peshat ( literal or plain meaning, lit.

When text has a significant political or religious influence ( such as the reconstruction of Biblical texts ), scholars have difficulty reaching objective conclusions.

It consists of myths and belief statements excerpted from — and, in some cases, synthesized from a number of excerpts from — both Biblical and non-Biblical Jewish texts.

Song of Songs is one of the overtly mystical Biblical texts for the Kabbalah, which gave esoteric interpretation on all the Hebrew Bible.

The Reverend Ezra Stiles, president of the College from 1778 to 1795, brought with him his interest in the Hebrew language as a vehicle for studying ancient Biblical texts in their original language ( as was common in other schools ), requiring all freshmen to study Hebrew ( in contrast to Harvard, where only upperclassmen were required to study the language ) and is responsible for the Hebrew phrase אורים ותמים ( Urim and Thummim ) on the Yale seal.

On the other hand, the terms meforshim and parshanim ( commentaries / commentators ) almost always refer to later, post-Talmudic writers of Rabbinic glosses on Biblical and Talmudic texts.

Demonstrating how the Mishnah's rulings or disputes, derive from interpretations of Biblical texts.

However, other texts, including many of those from Qumran, differ substantially, indicating that the Masoretic Text was but one of a diverse set of Biblical writings ( Lane Fox 1991: 99-106 ; Tov 1992: 115 ).

The Alexandrian Biblical interpretations stressed allegorical readings, frequently at the expense of the texts ' literal meaning.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are traditionally divided into three groups: " Biblical " manuscripts ( copies of texts from the Hebrew Bible ), which comprise roughly 40 % of the identified scrolls ; Other manuscripts ( known documents from the Second Temple Period like Enoch, Jubilees, Tobit, Sirach, additional psalms, etc., that were not ultimately canonized in the Hebrew Bible ), which comprise roughly 30 % of the identified scrolls ; and " Sectarian " manuscripts ( previously unknown documents that shed light on the rules and beliefs of a particular group or groups within greater Judaism ) like the Community Rule, War Scroll, Pesher on Habakkuk ( Hebrew: פשר pesher = " Commentary "), and the Rule of the Blessing, which comprise roughly 30 % of the identified scrolls.

These were settings of Biblical, Latin texts and musically were quite similar to motets.

Christian authors of late antiquity such as Origen, Jerome, St. Ignatius, John Chrysostom, and Augustine interpreted meanings of Biblical texts within a highly asceticized religious environment.

According to Biblical texts, the laws given to Moses by God expressly forbade the Israelites to do what was done in Egypt or in Canaan.

The classic tradition of Jewish scholarship and spirituality, embodied in its historic texts, comprises many interpretations of Biblical and Rabbinic Judaism.

Another precursor to concrete poetry is Micrography, a technique for creating visual images by Hebrew-speaking artists who create pictures using tiny arrangements of Biblical texts organized usually on paper in images which illustrate the text used.

Consequently Kenyon's work has been cited to support the Minimalist School of Biblical Archaeology.

Another very useful study aid, found in almost all editions of the Talmud, consists of the marginal notes Torah Or, Ein Mishpat Ner Mitzvah and Masoret ha-Shas by the Italian rabbi Joshua Boaz, which give references respectively to the cited Biblical passages, to the relevant halachic codes and to related Talmudic passages.

He cited Biblical passages to prove that in Biblical times stone was the first material used.

These are all cited in the classic Biblical and Talmudic Medicine by the German physician Julius Preuss ( Eng.

* Jesus: Due to 4 BC being the year of King Herod's death, it is usually cited by modern Biblical literalists as being the last possible birth year of Jesus ( d. circa AD 30 ).

The author has cited Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita -- particularly its Biblical scenes told from Pontius Pilate's point of view — as a partial inspiration to create this novel.

It contains references that fit those cited in the Biblical texts, both the reference about the sun and moon found in Joshua and also the reference in 2 Samuel ( in the Hebrew but not in the Septuagint ) to teaching the Sons of Judah to fight with the bow.

It is to a law stated in this form — i. e., together with the Biblical passage it derives from — that the name midrash applies, whereas one that, though ultimately based on the Bible, is cited independently as an established statute is called a halakha.

The second line quoted, " Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever ", was originally a congregational response to the declaration of the Oneness of God ; it is therefore often printed in small font and recited in an undertone, as recognition that it is not, itself, a part of the cited Biblical verses.

He later received a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1881 from Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury who cited Bullinger's " eminent service in the Church in the department of Biblical criticism.

Skousen has asserted that the Biblical citations from Acts 2 and 4 ( cited above ) do not support the idea that early Christians practiced communism as it has been defined and practiced in recent history.

This is one of several instances cited by Strand showing that Thiele's approach of starting with the Biblical texts and assuming they were correct until proven otherwise, combined with his extensive knowledge of the recording methods of ancient historians, produced results that were useful in correcting dates derived from secular history.

Proponents cited Biblical passage in 1 Corinthians 15: 28 (" When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.

PETA cited earlier statements by Pope Benedict XVI on factory farming, in which the pontiff criticized the " industrial use of creatures, so that geese are fed in such a way as to produce as large a liver as possible, or hens live so packed together that they become just caricatures of birds " as being incompatible with Biblical teachings on animals.

Today, some Christians, especially those among Seventh-day Adventists citing extracts of Biblically sequential events, "... the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky ..." ( ( WEB ) are signs preceding the return of Christ ) and interpretations of the event as cited by Ellen G. White, believe that the Dark Day was a fulfillment of Biblical and end-times prophecy.

Though Infidels is often cited as a return to secular work ( following a trio of albums heavily influenced by born-again Christianity ), many of the songs recorded during the Infidels sessions retain Dylan's penchant for Biblical references and strong religious imagery.

In Biblical times this occurs with regard to the names Abigail, Abijah, Athaliah, Chushan, Ephah, Micha, Nahash, Shelomith, Zibiah ; in Talmudic times, with regard to Ibu, Johanan, Nehorai, Pasi, Shalom ; the only later instances that may be cited are Jeroham, Mazal-Ṭob, Neḥamah, Menuḥah, Simḥah, Tamar, Bongodas, and Bien-li-Viengue.

He also authored a commentary on the Torah, cited by many later Biblical commentators, chiefly Bahya ben Asher.

Some have interpreted the document as an Egyptian account of the Plagues of Egypt and the Exodus in the Old Testament of the Bible, and it is often cited as proof for the Biblical account by various religious organisations.

Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi are the female Biblical pair most often cited as a possible romantic friendship, as in the following verse commonly used in same-sex wedding ceremonies: