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• STUDY — The study of the Torah (talmud Torah) as a supreme religious duty is one of the most typical and far reaching ideas of rabbinic Judaism. Talmudic literature is full of references to the mitzvah of Torah study, especially of the difficult halakhic …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• scripture — UK [ˈskrɪptʃə(r)] / US [ˈskrɪptʃər] noun Word forms scripture : singular scripture plural scriptures 1) a) scripture or Scripture [uncountable] the Bible b) the study of the Bible 2) [countable/uncountable] the holy writings of any religion the… …   English dictionary

• study — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 learning ADJECTIVE ▪ full time, part time ▪ graduate, postgraduate ▪ independent, private ▪ T …   Collocations dictionary

• scripture — noun (often scriptures) ADJECTIVE ▪ holy, sacred ▪ the sacred scripture of the Buddhists ▪ ancient ▪ Buddhist, Christian …   Collocations dictionary

• scripture — scrip|ture [ skrıptʃər ] noun 1. ) scripture or Scripture uncount the Bible a ) the study of the Bible 2. ) count or uncount the holy writings of any religion: the Hindu scriptures …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scripture — noun 1 also the (Holy) Scriptures (U) the Bible 2 (C, U) the holy books of a particular religion: Buddhist scriptures 3 (U) old fashioned the study of the Bible, taught as a school subject …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Bible Study Fellowship — (BSF) is an international Christian interdenominational or parachurch fellowship of lay people offering a system of structured bible study. It was begun in 1959 by Audrey Wetherell Johnson, a British evangelist to China. The BSF system of Bible… …   Wikipedia

• Types in Scripture — • Offers several definitions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Types in Scripture     Types in Scripture     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Orthodox Study Bible — Full name: Orthodox Study Bible Abbreviation: OSB Complete Bible published: 2008 Textual basis: NT: the NKJV, from the Textus Receptus, a part of the Majority Text family of 94% of all Greek manuscripts. High Correspondence to the Stephanus 1550… …   Wikipedia

• Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture — John Ireland, Dean of Westminster The position of Dean Ireland s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture was established at the University of Oxford in 1847. The professorship was instituted by John Ireland, Dean of Westminster from 1816… …   Wikipedia

• Epistle (in Scripture) — • The Old Testament exhibits two periods in its idea of an epistle: first, it presents the epistle under the general concept of a book or a writing; secondly, it regards the epistle as a distinct literary form. The New Testament presents a very… …   Catholic encyclopedia