historical definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective" [ant: ahistorical] 2: having once lived or existed or ... in the real world as distinct from being legendary; "the historical Jesus"; "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"; "actual historical events" 3: belonging to the past; of what is ...
... Lord's Person (1) The Non-Believing Estimate--not Truly Historical (2) The Believing Estimate--Relation to Experience 6. Christianity an ... of Doctrines 9. Naturalistic Interpretations--the Religio-Historic School II. HISTORICAL AND DOCTRINAL 1. "Religion of Christ" and "The Christian Religion" (1) The Historical Jesus Is Supernatural (2) Essence of Christianity in Redemption 2. Modern Definitions (1) Schleiermacher (2) Ritschl 3. Place in Historical Religions (1) This Place Unique (2) Universality of Christianity (3 ... James Denney in his Jesus and the Gospel. In a historical point of view, nothing in Jesus' life is more certain ... mastered them, giving direction and purpose to their whole lives. Historical Christianity was erected on the foundation of a Risen ...
... MOSES 1. Israel in Egypt (1) Chronology (2) Moses 2. Historical Character of the Exodus (1) Egyptian Version of the Exodus ... parallel with the books already mentioned, a survey of the historical development from Adam down to the Babylonian captivity, but confine ... which reach, however, only from 174 to 135 BC. The historical value of the Old Testament books is all the greater ... the Books of Kings have in general greater value as historical sources than what is reported in the Books of Chronicles ... the books of the prophets possess an extraordinary value as historical sources for the special reason that they furnish illustrations of the historical situation and events from the lips of contemporaries. As ...
... the ground that archaeology has discredited their viewpoint and the historical atmosphere with which they have surrounded the Old Testament. Wiener ... brought to light by recent discussion, is as follows: 1. Historical Setting. Archaeology furnishes the true historical setting of Scripture. In the criticism of a painting, it ... order to be reliable, must have the support of the historical method. In the absence of this support, more especially if ... words thus formed, construct a grammar and translate inscriptions as historical statements and make good sense, though not a single sign ... facts. The contributions of archaeology to the furnishing of the historical setting of the Biblical narratives make up a large ...
Historical painting definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Historic His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L. historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F ... to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page. -- His*tor"ic*al*ness, n ... i*ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from ...
historical record definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) [syn: historical document, historical paper, historical record]
Historical sense definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Historic His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L. historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F ... to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page. -- His*tor"ic*al*ness, n ... i*ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from ...
historical paper definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) [syn: historical document, historical paper, historical record]
historical criticism definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Higher criticism High"er ... writing; as, the higher criticism of the Pentateuch. Called also historical criticism. The comparison of the Hebrew and Greek texts . . . introduces ... criticism of the text by the name of higher, or historical, criticism. --W. Robertson Smith.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park definitions Britannica Concise National preserve, W. Virginia, in the ... converge. Authorized as a national monument in 1944 and a historical park in 1963, it covers 1,909 acres (772 hectares ...
historical linguistics definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the ... of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language" [syn: historical linguistics, diachronic linguistics, diachrony]
... stands by itself as the first of a series of historical books beginning with the entrance of the Israelites into Canaan ... of "scientific study" they have discovered that the so-called historical books of the Old Testament are not history at all ... to the time of Ezra there is, in the intermediate historical books, a constant reference to the Pentateuch as the "Book ... there is any such reference; and hence they deny the historical character of the Pentateuch. As regards the Passover, e.g ... find it frequently spoken of or alluded to in the historical books following the Pentateuch, showing that the "Law of Moses ... 4) The Professedly Mosaic Character of the Legislation (5) The Historical Situation Required by Pentateuch (6) The Hierarchical Organization in ...