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61Hermeneutics — • Derived from a Greek word connected with the name of the god Hermes, the reputed messenger and interpreter of the gods Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hermeneutics Hermeneutics …
62hermeneutics — /herr meuh nooh tiks, nyooh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the science of interpretation, esp. of the Scriptures. 2. the branch of theology that deals with the principles of Biblical exegesis. [1730 40; see HERMENEUTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the… …
63Parables — • A comparison, or a parallel, by which one thing is used to illustrate another. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Parables Parables …
64History of creationism — The history of creationism is tied to the history of religions. The term creationism in its broad sense covers a wide range of beliefs and interpretations, and was not in common use before the late 19th century. Following the spread of… …
65Late medieval philosophy, 1350–1500 — Zénon Kaluza INTRODUCTION No fact in philosophical or other history underlies the commonlymade division of fourteenth century philosophy around the year 1350, except perhaps the Black Death of 1348–9, which overcame the Oxford masters and… …
66Jewish philosophy — Colette Sirat INTRODUCTION The history of medieval Jewish philosophy can be divided into two consecutive periods. The first, beginning in the ninth century and ending roughly with the death of Maimonides in 1204, occurred in Islamic lands. The… …
67Complement (music) — Traditional interval complementation: P4 + P5 = P8 In music the term complement refers to two distinct concepts. In traditional music theory a complement is the interval which, when added to the original interval, spans an octave in total. For… …
68Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …
69ESCHATOLOGY — In general, the term eschatology designates the doctrine concerning the last things. The word last can be understood either absolutely as referring to the ultimate destiny of mankind in general or of each individual man, or relatively as… …
70Nicholas of Lyra — • Exegete, author of postillae, insisted that the literal sense of Scripture is the foundation for any spiritual interpretation Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nicholas of Lyra Nicholas of Lyra …
