Bi-Scriptual: Typography and Graphic Design with Multiple Script Systems

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Therefore, depending on our interpretation of this passage and of 1 Corinthians 13.1, there may be a scriptural basis for charismatic utterances – although again we can’t know for sure what the context of tongues in the Corinthian church was. These gifts are things God allows us to do to serve and encourage one another by his power, and they signify that a believer has the Holy Spirit in their lives. They are exercised through faith. Another version of the Torah, in the Samaritan alphabet, also exists. This text is associated with the Samaritans (Hebrew: שומרונים; Arabic: السامريون), a people of whom the Jewish Encyclopedia states: "Their history as a distinct community begins with the taking of Samaria by the Assyrians in 722 BC." [13] The Abisha Scroll, the oldest scroll among the Samaritans in Nablus A translation of the Shepherd of Hermas can be accessed online at the Internet Sacred Texts Archive.

All Biblical affirmations are spiritual affirmations, but not all spiritual affirmations. The term spiritual can relate to Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and many more. But it can even go beyond main world religions and into spiritual/religious belief systems like new age.

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Some ancient copies of the Peshitta used in the Syriac tradition include 2 Baruch (divided into the Apocalypse of Baruch and the Letter of Baruch; some copies only include the Letter) and the non-canonical Psalms 152–155. By the early 3rd century, Christian theologians like Origen of Alexandria may have been using—or at least were familiar with—the same 27 books found in modern New Testament editions, though there were still disputes over the canonicity of some of the writings (see also Antilegomena). [27] Likewise by 200, the Muratorian fragment shows that there existed a set of Christian writings somewhat similar to what is now the New Testament, which included four gospels and argued against objections to them. [28] Thus, while there was a good measure of debate in the Early Church over the New Testament canon, the major writings were accepted by almost all Christians by the middle of the 3rd century. [29] Eastern Church [ edit ] Alexandrian Fathers [ edit ] Wall, Robert W.; Lemcio, Eugene E. (1992). The New Testament as Canon: A Reader in Canonical Criticism. JSOT Press. ISBN 1-85075-374-1. Davis, L. D. (1983). The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787): Their History and Theology. Liturgical Press. ISBN 978-0-8146-5616-7.

Rüger, Hans Peter (July 1989). "The Extent of the Old Testament Canon1". The Bible Translator. 40 (3): 301–308. doi: 10.1177/026009358904000301. S2CID 164995721. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Book of Judith". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. : Canonicity: "..."the Synod of Nicaea is said to have accounted it as Sacred Scripture" (Praef. in Lib.). It is true that no such declaration is to be found in the Canons of Nicaea, and it is uncertain whether St. Jerome is referring to the use made of the book in the discussions of the council, or whether he was misled by some spurious canons attributed to that council" a b c "The Canonization of Scripture | Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles" . Retrieved 2 April 2022. The Old and New Testament canons did not develop independently of each other and most primary sources for the canon specify both Old and New Testament books. For the biblical scripture for both Testaments, canonically accepted in major traditions of Christendom, see § Canons of various traditions. Additionally, while the books of Jubilees and Enoch are fairly well known among western scholars, 1, 2, and 3 Meqabyan are not. The three books of Meqabyan are often called the "Ethiopian Maccabees", but are completely different in content from the books of Maccabees that are known or have been canonized in other traditions. Finally, the Book of Joseph ben Gurion, or Pseudo-Josephus, is a history of the Jewish people thought to be based upon the writings of Josephus. [note 1] The Ethiopic version (Zëna Ayhud) has eight parts and is included in the Orthodox Tewahedo broader canon. [note 2] [82]Cessationistsargue that the phenomenon seen in charismatic circles doesn’t match the depiction of speaking in tongues in the Bible. They point to Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the believers and they began praising God in different languages, and those around on the streets began to hear and recognise the languages that they grew up with.They argue that in Acts, the early Christians were clearly speaking in discernible languages of other nations rather than incomprehensibly. However, an alternate reading of this passage is that it was a miracle of hearing rather than the gift of tongues – that those around the believers heard what was being spoken in their language, not that the languages were themselves being spoken. Cited are Neusner's Judaism and Christianity in the Age of Constantine, pp. 128–145, and Midrash in Context: Exegesis in Formative Judaism, pp. 1–22.