manna (In biblical literature

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• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• Biblical Exegesis —     Biblical Exegesis     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Exegesis     Exegesis is the branch of theology which investigates and expresses the true sense of Sacred Scripture.     The exegete does not inquire which books constitute Sacred… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• manna — /man euh/, n. 1. the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14 36. 2. any sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success. 3. divine or spiritual food. 4. the exudation of the ash Fraxinus ornus and related …   Universalium

• Manna — For other uses, see Manna (disambiguation). The Gathering of the Manna by James Tissot Manna (Hebrew: מָ‏ן‎) or Manna wa Salwa (Arabic: مَنّ‎, Kurdish …   Wikipedia

• Moses in rabbinic literature — 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)… …   Wikipedia

• Jethro in rabbinic literature — Jethro in rabbinic literature.His namesThe different names of Jethro puzzled the Talmudists: some thought that his real name was Hobab, and that Reuel was his father (see Hobab); others thought that his name was Reuel, interpreting it the friend… …   Wikipedia

• MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Moses — For other uses, see Moses (disambiguation). Moses Moses …   Wikipedia

• FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …   Universalium