A centurion was a Roman officer who commanded a military unit made up of one hundred men. JesusJesus is the MessiahThe Messiah was the one who, it was believed, would come to free the people of Israel from bondage and exile. In Jewish thought the Messiah is the anticipated one who will come, as prophesied by Isaiah. In Christian thought Jesus of Nazareth is identified... More whose life, death, and…
The cherubimThe cherubim are winged creatures who support the throne of God. These creatures were reputed to be a part of the ark of the…
Chief priests were high-ranking priests in the Jewish templeThe Jerusalem temple, unlike the tabernacleThe tabernacle, a word meaning "tent," was a portable worship place for the Hebrew people after they left Egypt. It was said to contain the ark of the covenant. The plans for the tabernacle are dictated by God in Exodus 26. More, was a permanent structure, although (like the tabernacle) it was a…
Child sacrificeChild sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children to please the gods. Such a practive hovers in the background of Abraham’s (mercifully thwarted) sacrifice…
Circumcision is an act of cutting off part of a male (or female) sex organ for religious or health reasons. In the Bible circumcision was…
A covenant is a promise or agreement. In the Bible the promises made between God and God’s people are known as covenants; they state or…
