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By lamp, this verse may mean that the eye is a metaphorical window by which light enters the body. Alternatively the lamp might not be meant as a source of light, but rather as a guide through darkness, just as the eye is a guide through life. In this case the verse is almost certainly speaking of a spiritual eye rather than the literal organ.
This is an outline of commentaries and commentators.Discussed are the salient points of Jewish, patristic, medieval, and modern commentaries on the Bible. The article includes discussion of the Targums, Mishna, and Talmuds, which are not regarded as Bible commentaries in the modern sense of the word, but which provide the foundation for later commentary.
The evil eye was both an expression for jealousy and for stinginess (cf. Matthew 20:15 [1]). The verse puts great emphasis on the depth of darkness that a poor spiritual eye will place a person in, because placing too much focus on wealth or possessions can distort judgment. [ 2 ]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: The World English Bible translates the passage as: “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ The Novum Testamentum Graece text is: Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ...
Smith's Bible Dictionary, originally named A Dictionary of the Bible, is a 19th-century Bible dictionary containing upwards of four thousand entries that became named after its editor, William Smith. Its popularity was such that condensed dictionaries appropriated the title, "Smith's Bible Dictionary".
Chokmah appears in the configuration of the sefirot at the top of the right axis, and corresponds to the eyes in the divine image (tzelem Elohim): these are comparable to the two eyes from which two teardrops Fell into the great sea. Chochmah is called eyes, and the right eye Is the upper chochmah and the left eye is the lower chochmah. [15]
The first part of this chapter, Matthew 6:1–18, deals with the outward and inward expression of piety, referring to almsgiving, private prayer and fasting. [2] New Testament scholar Dale Allison suggests that this section acts as "a sort of commentary" on Matthew 5:21-48, or a short "cult-didache": Matthew 5:21-48 details "what to do", whereas Matthew 6:1-18 teaches "how to do it". [3]
Biblical cosmology is the biblical writers' conception of the cosmos as an organised, structured entity, including its origin, order, meaning and destiny. [1] [2] The Bible was formed over many centuries, involving many authors, and reflects shifting patterns of religious belief; consequently, its cosmology is not always consistent.