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  • 121Be|o|wulf — «BAY uh wulf», noun. 1. an Old English heroic poem in alliterative verse, of unknown authorship. It is the oldest epic surviving in English and was probably composed in England about 700 A.D. 2. the hero of this poem …

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  • 122ĀL-ASĀṬĪR — (Ar. اﻻﺳﺎﻃﻴﺮ), Samaritan work in Aramaic of unknown authorship, date, and provenance ascribed by the Samaritans themselves to Moses. Written in the form of a chronicle, the work is a legendary account of 26 generations from Adam to Moses. The… …

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  • 123BE-MOẒA'EI MENUḤAH — (Heb. בְּמוֹצָאֵי מְנוּחָה; at the close of the rest (day), i.e., the Sabbath), name of a piyyut in acrostic style of unknown authorship. It forms part of the Seliḥot service on the first day of the Seliḥot cycle preceding Rosh ha Shanah. It… …

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  • 124OBADIAH, THE NORMAN PROSELYTE — (third quarter 11th century–first half 12th century). Catholic priest who converted to Judaism. Obadiah later wrote religious works and became a prominent figure in the Near Eastern Jewish communities. He was born in Oppido Lucano (Italy) as… …

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  • 125biblical 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… …

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  • 126Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford — The Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, unknown artist after lost orig …

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  • 127BIBLE — 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 …

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  • 128Biblical Criticism (Higher) —     Biblical Criticism (Higher)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Criticism (Higher)     Biblical criticism in its fullest comprehension is the examination of the literary origins and historical values of the books composing the Bible, with… …

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