Biblia

Laniado

Laniado (or LANADO), Abraham BEN-ISAAC, an Italian rabbi and comtmentator, flourished in the latter half of the 16th and the first half of the 17th century. He wrote a work on the mysteries of the Mosaic law, entitled , The Shield of Abraham, which consists of seventeen treatises and discourses on circumcision, marriage, almsgiving, confession … Continue reading “Laniado”

Langénieux, Benoit-Marie

Langnieux, Benoit-Marie Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, b. at Villefranche-sur-Saône, Department of Rhône, 1824; d. at Reims, 1 Jan., 1905. He studied humanities in Paris at St-Nicolas du Chardonnet, under Dupanloup; and theology at St-Sulpice, where he was ordained, 1850. After nine years as curate at St-Roch, he became successively diocesan promoter 1859; curé of St-Ambroise, … Continue reading “Langénieux, Benoit-Marie”

Languet, Hubert

Languet, Hubert one of the most prominent French writers of the 16th century, was born at Viteaux, near Autun, in 1578. He studied theology, canon law, history, and natural sciences in Poictiers, Padua, and Bologna; visited also Spain, and was, by the reading of Melanchthon’s Loci Theologici, induced to go to Wittenberg, where he remained … Continue reading “Languet, Hubert”

Languages of the Old Testament

Languages of the Old Testament langwaj-es I.THE SEMITIC LANGUAGES 1.Members of Semitic Family 2.The Name Hebrew 3.Old Hebrew Literature II.HISTORY OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE 1.Oldest Form of Language 2.The Hebrew of the Old Testament 3.Its Uniformity 4.The Cause Thereof 5.Differences Due to Age 6.Differences of Style 7.Foreign Influences 8.Poetry and Prose 9.Home of the Hebrew … Continue reading “Languages of the Old Testament”

Language, Philosophy of

Language, Philosophy of Any philosophical investigation arising from study of concrete, actualized, languages, whether “living” or “dead”. By “language” is here to be understood a system of signs (whether words or ideograms) used in regular modes of combination, in accordance with conventionally established rules, for the purpose of communication. Philosophers have in the past been … Continue reading “Language, Philosophy of”

Language of the New Testament

Language of the New Testament langwaj (Greek). See ARAMAIC LANGUAGE also: I.THE VERNACULAR KOINE THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 1.The Old Point of View 2.The Revolution 3.The Proof of the New Position (1)The Papyri (2)The Ostraka (3)The Inscriptions (4)Modern Greek (5)Historical and Comparative Grammar 4.Characteristics of the Vernacular Koine II.LITERARY ELEMENTS IN THE NEW … Continue reading “Language of the New Testament”