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In the United States, 1983 was designated as the national Year of the Bible by President Ronald Reagan by Proclamation 5018, [3] made on February 3, 1983, at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. President Reagan was authorized and requested to so designate 1983 by Public Law 97-280 (Senate Joint Resolution 165], 96 Stat. 1211) passed by ...
However, the majority of classical rabbis believed that the biblical phrase hallow the fiftieth year, [32] together with the biblical promise that there would be three years worth of fruit in the sixth year, [33] implies that the jubilee year was the 50th year. [17]
The Masoretic Text is the basis of modern Jewish and Christian bibles. While difficulties with biblical texts make it impossible to reach sure conclusions, perhaps the most widely held hypothesis is that it embodies an overall scheme of 4,000 years (a "great year") taking the re-dedication of the Temple by the Maccabees in 164 BCE as its end-point. [4]
A jubilee is a special year of remission of sins, debts and universal pardon. In Leviticus, a jubilee year is mentioned to occur every 50th year(7x7= Lev 25 v8-NRSV); during which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be particularly manifest.
New Year's Bible Verses About Being Thankful of a New Slate RgStudio - Getty Images Colossians 3:17: “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus ...
The Bible [a] is a collection of ... produced circa the year 800 containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables. ...