Scriptures, WHO-ṬOH
Sacred scriptures of all religions, viewed as the word of God or inspired by God, have influenced the moral and ethical standards of countries, peoples, and religious groups. Their interpretation has long been a subject of discussion and, at times, controversy.
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whore of Babylon
whore of Babylon, in Christianity, a portentous figure described in the apocalyptic Revelation to John. She is......
Why Do People Say “Amen” at the End of a Prayer?
According to Merriam-Webster, the interjection amen is "used to express solemn ratification (as of an expression......
Yahweh
Yahweh, name for the God of the Israelites, representing the biblical pronunciation of “YHWH,” the Hebrew name......
Yahwist source
Yahwist source, (labeled J after the German transliteration of YHWH), an early source that provides a strand of......
Yajurveda
Yajurveda, collection of mantras (sacred formulas) and verses that forms part of the ancient sacred literature......
Yiddish literature
Yiddish literature, the body of written works produced in the Yiddish language of Ashkenazic Jewry (central and......
Yili
Yili, the “Book of Ritual,” a collection of Chinese rituals probably compiled during the Western Han dynasty (206......
Yājūj and Mājūj
Yājūj and Mājūj, in Islamic eschatology, two hostile, corrupt forces that will ravage the earth before the end......
Zechariah, Book of
Book of Zechariah, the 11th of 12 Old Testament books that bear the names of the Minor Prophets, collected in the......
Zephaniah, Book of
Book of Zephaniah, the ninth of 12 Old Testament books that bear the names of the Minor Prophets, collected in......
Zeraʿim
Zeraʿim, (Hebrew: “Seeds”), the first of the six major divisions, or orders (sedarim), of the Mishna (codification......
Zhongyong
Zhongyong, one of four Confucian texts that, when published together in 1190 by the Neo-Confucian philosopher Zhu......
Zhouli
Zhouli, one of three ancient ritual texts listed among the Nine, Twelve, and Thirteen Classics of Confucianism.......
Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi, Chinese philosophical, literary, and religious classic named for its author, Zhuang Zhou, who lived in......
Zion
Zion, in the Old Testament, the easternmost of the two hills of ancient Jerusalem. It was the site of the Jebusite......
ʿAdullam
ʿAdullam, ancient city and modern development region, in the upper part of Ha-Shefela, central Israel. The mound......
Ṭohorot
Ṭohorot, (Hebrew: “Purifications”), the last of the six major divisions, or orders (sedarim), of the Mishna (codification......