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Augustine: The dogs are those that assault the truth; the swine we may not unsuitably take for those that despise the truth. Therefore because dogs leap forth to rend in pieces, and what they rend, suffer not to continue whole, He said, Give not that which is holy to the dogs; because they strive to the utmost of their power to destroy the truth.
Dog (כֶּלֶב keleḇ) — References to dogs in the Bible are overwhelmingly negative, reflective of the prevalence of domestic dogs as feral scavengers, and thus being regarded as overwhelmingly unclean. However, there are also references to dogs as livestock guardians and guards (Isaiah 56:10).
Dogs were considered unclean in Biblical times as they were commonly scavengers of the dead and they appear in the Bible as repugnant creatures, symbolising evil. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The reference to vomit indicates excessive indulgence and so also symbolises revulsion.
In Christianity within the pages of the Bible, the dog emerges as a symbolic embodiment of impurity, sin, and moral waywardness. Revelation 22:15: “For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.”
Philippians 3:2 is translated as "beware of the dogs" or "beware of dogs" in the King James Bible and many other editions. [5] For example: Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. This is often interpreted as a euphemism, bad people having been described as dogs in a number of previous biblical passages. [6]
But the more the woman urged her petition, the more He strengthened His denial; for He calls the Jews now not sheep but sons, and the Gentiles dogs; He answered and said unto her, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and give it to dogs." [3] Glossa Ordinaria: "The Jews were born sons, and brought up by the Law in the worship of one ...
Dogs who still produce lactase enzymes can still have digestive problems related to dairy, though they're bound to be a lot less severe. Without the enzymes (or with just a small amount), the ...
The New King James Version refers to "little dogs" (Greek: κυνάρια, kynária) and the Amplified Bible refers to "pet dogs". According to the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges, "the heathen are compared not to the great wild dogs infesting Eastern towns (1 Kings 14:11; 1 Kings 16:4; 2 Kings 9:10), but to the small dogs [broken ...