Biblia

Sedes

Sedes (Lat. a seat), a term used by the Latin ecclesiastical writers to denote a bishop’s throne, which, with the thrones of his presbyters on each side of it, were arranged in a semicircle above the altar. Some suppose this to have been so arranged in imitation of the Jewish synagogues, in which, according to … Continue reading “Sedes”

Seder Olam

Seder Olam ( ), or the Succession of the World’s History, is an ancient Jewish chronicle, written by R. Jose ben-Chalafta, of Sepphoris, who flourished about A.D. 100-150. In thirty chapters it professes to give the history of Israel up to the time of the author, or rather to the termination of the last Jewish … Continue reading “Seder Olam”