book of jonah
101JUDEO-GREEK — The Judeo Greek language is known from medieval times onward. It contains an element of Hebrew and Aramaic origin in its vocabulary and grammar and is written in Hebrew characters. Since the 15th century there has also been an element of Turkish… …
102ICONOGRAPHY — ICONOGRAPHY, art of pictorial representation, specifically, that branch of the history of art which concerns itself with subject matter rather than form. Before c. 1600 Jewish art and iconography may be said to have come into being with the birth …
103Clive Everton — Born 7 December 1937 (1937 12 07) (age 73) Sport country Welsh Professional 1981– Highest ranking 48 1983/84) …
104Coptic versions of the Bible — Part of the series on Copts Culture …
105Patience — (ca. 1375) Patience is one of four major narrative poems preserved in a single manuscript (British Museum Cotton Nero A.x ) by the late 14th century author known as the “Gawain poet” or the “Pearl poet.” Like the other poems in the manuscript… …
106Aspidochelone — According to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, the aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or sea turtle, that is as large as an island. The name aspidochelone appears to be a compound… …
107Books of the Bible — ▪ Table Books of the Bible Jewish canon Christian canon Protestant canon (Revised Standard Version [RSV]) Roman Catholic canon (Douai Confraternity versions) Torah ( The Law ) Old Testament Genesis Genesis; or, The First Book of Moses The Book of …
108MINOR PROPHETS — MINOR PROPHETS, a collection of the books of 12 prophets: hosea , joel , amos , obadiah , jonah , micah , nahum , habbakuk , zephaniah , haggai , zechariah , and malachi . This collection counts as a single book (the last) of the second division… …
109Patience (poem) — Patience is a Middle English alliterative poem written in the late 14th century. Its unknown author, designated the Pearl poet or Gawain poet , also appears, on the basis of dialect and stylistic evidence, to be the author of Sir Gawain and the… …
110Leviathan — In Hebrew lore, primordial monster DEMON of the seas and king of beasts. Leviathan is described in the book of Job as a huge whalelike creature who is nearly invulnerable; spears do no more than tickle him: His back is made of rows of… …
