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  • 111Epistle of Saint Jude —     Epistle of St. Jude     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle of St. Jude     The present subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. The Author and the Authenticity of the Epistle:     (1) Jude in the Books of the New Testament;… …

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  • 112Koran —     Koran     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Koran     The sacred book of the Muslims, by whom it is regarded as the revelation of God. Supplemented by the so called Hadith, or traditions, it is the foundation of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the… …

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  • 113St. Joseph —     St. Joseph     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Joseph     Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster father of Our Lord Jesus Christ.     LIFE     Sources. The chief sources of information on …

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  • 114St. Justin Martyr —     St. Justin Martyr     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Justin Martyr     Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome …

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  • 115St. Matthias —     St. Matthias     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Matthias     Apostle.     The Greek Matthias (or, in some manuscripts, Maththias), is a name derived from Mattathias, Heb. Mattithiah, signifying gift of Yahweh. Matthias was one of the seventy… …

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  • 116Inaccuracies in The Da Vinci Code — This article is about the controversies regarding the novel. For other uses, see The Da Vinci Code (disambiguation). The Da Vinci Code, a popular suspense novel by Dan Brown, generated a great deal of criticism and controversy after its… …

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  • 117Manasses (given name) — Manasses or Manasseh is a given name of seven persons of the Bible, a tribe of Israel, one of the apocryphal writings and several more modern persons. Manasses Origin Word/Name Hebrew Other names Related names Manasseh …

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  • 118Apoc. — abbr. 1 Apocalypse (New Testament). 2 Apocrypha. * * * 1. Apocalypse. 2. Apocrypha. 3. Apocryphal. * * * abbrev 1. Apocalypse 2. Apocrypha 3. Apocryphal * * * Apoc., 1. Apocalypse …

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  • 119BARUCH — (Heb. בָּרוּךְ; blessed ), son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, scribe and trusted companion of the prophet jeremiah , who set down in writing all the latter s prophecies and may have composed the biographical narrative about Jeremiah (Jer. 36:4).… …

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  • 120JACOB, TESTAMENT OF — JACOB, TESTAMENT OF, apocryphal work based on Genesis 49. Reference to an apocryphal book of Jacob is perhaps to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions 6:16 which speaks of apocryphal books of… the three patriarchs. A testament of Jacob is to… …

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