Sentences with phrase «in rabbinic literature»

Canon Redford touches upon a number of fascinating themes: his contention that John's description of Jesus as the «Word of God» is rooted more in rabbinic literature than in a Hellenistic culture is fascinating and opens a rich seam of possibilities.

to be sure, a remarkably similar statement in the rabbinic literature (Pirke Abot 3:3): «Two who sit together occupied with the law have the Shekinah in their midst.»

Birds in the branches of a tree, for example, are used in rabbinic literature as a symbol of Gentiles who in the last days will seek shelter in the shade of Israel.

Not exact matches

Moreover, rabbinic literature states in several places that this conclusion to Deborah's song was not composed by the prophetess, but rather was a product of ruah ha - kodesh, a divine inspiration that caused Deborah to conclude her song in this manner.

Again Matthew begins, «You have heard that it has been said»; but what follows occurs nowhere in the Old Testament or in the intertestamental or rabbinic literature.

In all the rabbinic literature, not one single parable has come down to us from the period before Jesus.»

Crucifixion was a familiar mode of execution, and references to a condemned criminal carrying his cross are found in both classical and rabbinic literature.

Most of his teaching has parallels in the prophetic or rabbinic literature.

Project Gutenberg also offers «Legends of the Jews» by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, which is a compilation of a vast amount of aggadah, i.e., exegetical texts in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, from the Mishnah, the two Talmuds and Midrash.

From «Legends of the Jews», which is a compilation of a vast amount of aggadah, i.e., exegetical texts in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, from the Mishnah, the two Talmuds and Midrash compiled by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg (1873 — 1953), who was a Talmudist and leading figure in the Conservative Movement of Judaism of the twentieth century who taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS) in New York City for half a century until his death in 1953:

The major emphasis on moral conduct inculcated in biblical and rabbinic literature is ignored.

This important work was supplemented by the volume Rabbinic Literature and Gospel Teachings (1930) The additional notes contained in this latter volume deal — naturally with Matthew and Luke rather than with Mark — since Mark gives such a very brief account of Jesus» teaching.

Although we chose those passages at random, no amount of searching the literature would produce an apocalyptic or rabbinic statement on this theme with such vividness and brevity; in these respects Matt.

The three - part division reflected in the acronym Tanakh is well attested in the literature of the Rabbinic period.