
Aaron Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The figure of Aaron, his ancestry, and his rise to priestly prominence is treated rather tersely in the Bible. Though

Aaron Burr

abacus

abduction

abortion

Abraham Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
(Heb., Avraham
Heb., Avram)
is the name of the progenitor of the Hebrew people. At first he is called

Abraham Lincoln

Absalom, House of Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The only reference to the phrase house of Absalom in the Dead Sea Scrolls appears in Pesher Habakkuk (1QpHab v.9),

academies

Acanthus

Acontius, Jacobus (1520–1567) Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
(also Jacob; Ital, Giacomo Aconcio; c.1520–1567), one of the most influential proponents of the idea of toleration

Acquaviva, Claudio (1543–1615) Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
(Lat., Aquaviva; 1543–1615), fifth general of the Society of Jesus, 1581–1615.
A younger son of the Neapolitan duke

Acronius, Ruardus (1611) Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
(d. 1611), prominent theologian in the Netherlands and defender of the Reformed faith.
Before joining ranks with the Reformation

acrostic

Acts of a Greek King Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The scroll fragment Acts of a Greek King (4Q248), previously also Pseudohistory, is now called Historical Text. It is approximately

Acts of Supremacy Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
By giving control of the English church to the monarch, the Act of Supremacy of 1534 (26 Henry VIII,

Acts of the Apostles Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
is the second volume of a two-volume work, Luke-Acts, which relates the story of the early church in ways

Acts of Uniformity Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
These acts represent the successive efforts of Edward VI and Elizabeth I to impose a standardized form of Protestant worship

Adam Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
In the literature and religion of the Hebrew scriptures, Adam plays almost no role. The story of his transgression and

Adiaphora Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
A concept derived from the Stoics, adiaphora denotes conditions in life that are neither virtues nor vices and thus tend