Pharisaism

  • 31Phariseeism — Phar i*see*ism, n. See {Pharisaism}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32Self-righteousness — Self right eous*ness, n. The quality or state of being self righteous; pharisaism. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33Paul the Apostle — [Bauer lexicon; ] (ca 5 67 AD) was, together with Saint Peter and James the Just, [ The Canon Debate, McDonald Sanders editors, 2002, chapter 32, page 577, by James D. G. Dunn: For Peter was probably in fact and effect the bridge man (pontifex… …

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  • 34Pharisees — The word Pharisees (lat. pharisæ|us , i ) comes from the Hebrew פרושים perushim from פרוש parush , meaning separated [Ernest Klein Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language ] . The Pharisees were, depending on the time, a… …

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  • 35John Owen (theologian) — John Owen (1616 August 24, 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader and theologian.Early lifeOf Welsh descent, he was born at Stadhampton in Oxfordshire, and was educated at Queen s College, Oxford (B.A. 1632, M.A. 1635); at the time the… …

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  • 36John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton — The Right Honourable The Lord Acton KCVO, DL Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth In off …

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  • 37Justification (theology) — The Harrowing of Hell as depicted by Fra Angelico Rising out of the Protestant Reformation, Justification is the chief article of faith describing God s act of declaring or making a sinner righteous through Christ s atoning sacrifice. The extent …

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  • 38Elisha ben Abuyah — (] whereas a man who broke the same law was not hurt in the least. This encounter, as well as the frightful sufferings of Jewish martyrs during the Hadrianic persecutions, led Elisha to the conclusion that there was no reward for virtue in this… …

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  • 39Eugène Brieux — (January 19, 1858 December 6, 1932), French dramatist, was born in Paris of poor parents.A one act play, Bernard Palissy , written in collaboration with M. Gaston Salandri, was produced in 1879, but he had to wait eleven years before he obtained… …

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  • 40John Gibson Paton — Rev. Dr. John Gibson Paton (May 24, 1824 January 28, 1907) was a Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides.Early lifeJohn Gibson Paton was born on May 24, 1824 in a farm cottage at Braehead, Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He was the eldest… …

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