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  2. Thou shalt not kill - Wikipedia

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    The Sixth Commandment, as translated by the Book of Common Prayer (1549). The image is from the altar screen of the Temple Church near the Law Courts in London.. Thou shalt not kill (LXX, KJV; Ancient Greek: Οὐ φονεύσεις, romanized: Ou phoneúseis), You shall not murder (NIV, Biblical Hebrew: לֹא תִּרְצָח, romanized: Lo tirṣaḥ) or Do not murder (), is a moral ...

  3. Censorship of the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Today Canon 825 governs Catholic Bible translations: [116] Books of the sacred scriptures cannot be published unless the Apostolic See or the conference of bishops has approved them. For the publication of their translations into the vernacular, it is also required that they be approved by the same authority and provided with necessary and ...

  4. Witchcraft and divination in the Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    The exact difference between the three forbidden forms of necromancy mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:11 is a matter of uncertainty; yiddeʿoni ("wizard") is always used together with ov "consulter with familiar spirits," [7] and its semantic similarity to doresh el hametim ("necromancer", or "one who directs inquiries to the dead") raises the ...

  5. Christian views on magic - Wikipedia

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    The Bible sometimes is translated as referring to "necromancer" and "necromancy" (Deuteronomy 18:11). However, some lexicographers, including James Strong and Spiros Zodhiates, disagree. These scholars say that the Hebrew word kashaph (כשפ), used in Exodus 22:18 and 5 other places in the Tanakh comes from a root meaning "to whisper".

  6. Ordeal of the bitter water - Wikipedia

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    The passage states that the curse was washed into the water; [12] it is thought that this idea derives from a belief that the words of a curse exist in their own right. [7] Others argue that the curse is a euphemism for a miscarriage or infertility. [13] The potion also had to be mixed in an earthenware vessel. [11]

  7. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour

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    Catholic teaching regards martyrdom as the supreme witness given to the truth of the faith: it means bearing witness even unto death. [51] Christ's disciples have "put on the new man, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness."(Ephesians 4:24) By "putting away falsehood," they are to "put away all malice and all guile ...

  8. Catholic theology of Scripture - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic theology of Scripture has developed much since the Second Vatican Council of Catholic Bishops ("Vatican II", 1962-1965). This article explains the theology (or understanding) of scripture that has come to dominate in the Catholic Church today. It focuses on the Church's response to various areas of study into the original meaning ...

  9. Isaiah 53 - Wikipedia

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    He notes that the Masoretic Text includes a samek (for seder) at the same verse, and a small samek after 52:12. Evans writes, "Accordingly, both the Great Isaiah Scroll of Qumran and the MT appear to view Isaiah 52:7-12 and 52:13-53:12 as two related units, perhaps with 52:7-12 introducing the hymn."