deliverance from captivity

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• deliverance — n. (formal) deliverance from (deliverance from captivity) * * * [dɪ lɪv(ə)r(ə)ns] (formal) deliverance from (deliverance from captivity) …   Combinatory dictionary

• Deliverance — De*liv er*ance, n. [F. d[ e]livrance, fr. d[ e]livrer.] 1. The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive. [1913 Webster] He hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Captivity narrative — Captivity narratives are stories of people captured by uncivilized enemies. The narratives often include a theme of redemption by faith in the face of the threats and temptations of an alien way of life. Barbary captivity narratives, stories of… …   Wikipedia

• FROM THE DESTRUCTION TO ALEXANDER — the restoration ezra nehemiah The Restoration The destruction of the Temple constituted a double crisis. Not only were the people cast off the land but the Divine Presence departed from Jerusalem (Ezek. 10:19; 11:23). Once the city was bereft of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Doctrine of the Atonement —     Doctrine of the Atonement     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Doctrine of the Atonement     The word atonement, which is almost the only theological term of English origin, has a curious history. The verb atone , from the adverbial phrase at one (M …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Rastafari — /ras teuh fair ee, fahr ee, fair uy, rah steuh /; in Jamaica often /rah stah fah ruy /, n. 1. Rastafarian (def. 1). 2. Rastafarianism. adj. 3. Rastafarian (def. 2). * * * ▪ political and religious movement also spelled  Ras Tafari … …   Universalium

• List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Isaias — • Essay on the Biblical prophet and the book which bears his name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Isaias     Isaias     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jeremias — • Name of several Old Testament figures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jeremias     ♦ Jeremias      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism