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EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Look up a word or term Look up a person Look up a place Look up a foreign word EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press ABBREVIATIONS AV The Authorized, or King James, Version of the English Bible, 1611 BCE Before the Common Era (= BC, Before Christ) CE In the Common Era (= AD, anno Domini, in the Christian Era) ET(T) English Translation(s) LXX The Greek Septuagint New English Bible, 1961 and later years; a new translation by British NEB scholars New Jerusalem Bible, 1985, a revision of the (English) Jerusalem Bible, NJB 1966 New Revised Standard Version, 1989, a revision by American scholars NRSV of the Revised Standard Version; Anglicized edition of NRSV, 1995 Revised English Bible, 1989, a revision by British scholars of the New REB English Bible Revised Standard Version, 1946 and later years; a revision by American RSV scholars of the Standard Version Revised Version (NT, 1881; OT, 1885), a revision by British scholars of RV AV marg. Denotes a note in the margin of the English text The titles of most books of the Bible are abbreviated; shorter titles are retained in full. The abbreviations are: OT Old Testament NT New Testament Apoc. Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books Gen. Genesis Exod. Exodus Lev. Leviticus Num. Numbers Deut. Deuteronomy (or Deuteronomist) Josh. Joshua Judg. Judges 1 or 2 Sam. 1 or 2 Samuel 1 or 2 Kgs. 1 or 2 Kings 1 or 2 Chron. 1 or 2 Chronicles Neh. Nehemiah Ps.(or Pss.) Psalm (or Psalms) Prov. Proverbs Eccles. Ecclesiastes S. of S. Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs) Isa. Isaiah Jer. Jeremiah Lam. Lamentations Ezek. Ezekiel Dan. Daniel Hos. Hosea Obad. Obadiah Mic. Micah Hab. Habakkuk Zeph. Zephaniah Hag. Haggai Zech. Zechariah Mal. Malachi Matt. Matthew Rom. Romans 1 or 2 Cor. 1 or 2 Corinthians Gal. Galatians Eph. Ephesians Phil. Philippians Col. Colossians 1 or 2 Thess. 1 or 2 Thessalonians 1 or 2 Tim. 1 or 2 Timothy 1 or 2 Tim. 1 or 2 Timothy Philem. Philemon Heb. Hebrews Jas. James 1 or 2 Pet. 1 or 2 Peter Rev. Revelation 1 or 2 Esd. 1 or 2 Esdras Rest of Esth. The Additions to the book of Esther Wisd. The Wisdom of Solomon Ecclus. [= Sir.] Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach S. of III Ch. Song of the Three Children (or Song of the Three Jews) Sus. Susanna Bel & Dr. Bel and the Dragon Pr. of Man. Prayer of Manasseh 1/2/3/4 Macc. 1/2/3/4 Maccabees Pss of Sol. Psalms of Solomon EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press A A The symbol employed in textual criticism for a MS of the New Testament in Greek written on parchment in Egypt (Alexandria? Hence known as the Codex Alexandrinus) in the 5th cent. A few leaves containing verses of Matthew, John, and 2 Cor. are missing, but the two epistles of Clement are added at the end. There are 820 leaves. The MS was presented by the patriarch of Constantinople to the king of England in 1627 and is in the British Library in London. Back - New Search EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Aaron Brother of Moses and Miriam, of the tribe of Levi. Over the centuries Aaron's status in Israel's memory was allowed to grow. In the earliest tradition, Aaron must put into words what is the will of God (Exod. 4: 16) but he has no priestly functions. The account of Aaron collecting gold rings to be melted down in fire (Exod. 32: 24) seems to reflect what happened at the northern sanctuaries, with calves of gold, established by Jeroboam (1 Kgs. 12: 28) in 922 BCE. In both passages idolatrous calf worship indicates independence of leadership (cf. Exod. 24: 14). But usually Aaron is subordinate to Moses: the uplifted hands of Moses brought victory over the Amalekites, and the role of Aaron (and Hur) was merely to hold Moses’ hands up when he got tired. In the probably post-exilic (i.e. compiled after 500 BCE) source P, Aaron becomes the ancestor of the Jerusalem priesthood who sacrifice and bless and exercise supreme authority (Num. 27: 21—Eleazar is a son of Aaron, 1 Chr. 24: 1) and officiates on the Day of Atonement (Lev. 16: 32–4). Finally, in the tradition, Aaron is exalted above Moses (Ecclus. [= Sir.] 45: 20), which reflects the post-exilic situation of the division of a priesthood among twenty-four families who each performed Temple duty for a week; sixteen families claimed descent from Zadok (Eleazar's elder son) and eight from Ithamar (1 Chron. 24: 1–19). John the Baptist was said to be from a family of priests (Luke 1: 5). Back - New Search EN Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Abaddon In Hebrew = destruction, and in Job 26: 6 and Prov. 27: 20 denotes the abode of the dead, also called sheol or Hades. In Rev. 9: 11 it is personified to mean the destroyer of all life and peace. Back - New Search
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