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miracles
of Elijah
of Elisha
of Jesus
in New Testament vs. Hebrew Bible
Miriam
miscarriages
Moab, Moabites
Molech (Moloch)
monarchy, biblical wavering on
monotheism:
in Egypt
evolution of concept of
intolerance and
see also God
Montanus
Mordecai
Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Moses
as author of Torah
birth of
death of
denied entry to Promised Land
farewell speeches of
father-in-law of
Hammurabi Code vs. laws of
as historical figure
in Islam
Law given to
overseer killed by
Pharaoh confronted by
Promised Land viewed by
punishment of
rebellions against
in reiteration of Ten Commandments
siblings of
as symbolic model for Jesus
upbringing of
wife of
Muhammad
Muhammed ed Dib
murder:
of Abel
“moral” killing vs.
Noah and sanction against
Sixth Commandment on
Muslim(s)
fundamentalists
Myceneans
Nabopolassar
Naboth
Nadab
Nag Hammadi
Nahor (brother of Abraham)
Nahor (place)
Nahum
Nahum, Book of
quoted
Naomi
Naphtali
Napoleon I
Nathan
Nathaniel
Native Americans
Nativity
see also Jesus, birth of
Natufian culture
natural selection, theory of, see evolution, theory of
Nazareth
nazirites
Nazis
Neanderthal man
Near East, ancient
Nebo, Mount
Nebuchadnezzar I
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuzaradan
Necho II
Nefertiti
Nehemiah
Nehemiah, Book of
authorship of
quoted
Neo-Babylonians, see Chaldeans
Nephilim
Nero
as Beast 666 in Revelation
Christians persecuted by
Nerva
Nestorius
New Jerusalem Bible, The (NJB)
New Oxford Annotated Bible, The (NRSV)
New Testament
anti-Semitism and
authorship of
books of
compilation of
oral tradition of
time span of
New York Times
Nicaea, Council of
Nicodemus
Nietzsche, Friedrich
Nile
Nile Delta
Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism (Prager and Telushkin)
Nineveh
Ninth Commandment
Nisir, Mount
Nixon, Richard M.
Noah
drunkenness of
God's covenant with
Noah's ark
directions for construction of
search for
Nod, Land of
Notre Dame, University of
Numbers, Book of
quoted
Obadiah
Obadiah, Book of
Odysseus
Odyssey, The
Old Testament
order of books in
“Wisdom Books” of, see Ecclesiastes, Book of; Job, Book of; Proverbs, Book of see also Bible, Hebrew
Omri
Onan
Onesimus
Origen
original sin
Origin of Species, The (Darwin)
Orpheus
Osborne, Joan
Osiris
Ovid
Oxford Illustrated Guide to the Bible, The
paganism, pagans
Pagels, Elaine
Paine, Thomas
Palestine
Roman conquest of
Pandora
parables of Jesus
interpretations of
as teaching tool
parents:
favoritism shown by
honoring of
Passover
Pastoral Letters
Patmos
Paul (Saul)
as chief apostle to Gentiles
conversion of
death of
epistles of
on faith vs. works
homosexuality and
as Jew
missionary journeys of
persecution of
as persecutor of Christians
in prison
on sexual morality
women and
on work
Pekah
Pekahiah
Pellegrino, Charles
Peloponnesian Wars
Pentateuch, see Torah
Pentecost
Pentecostal churches
Perez
perfecting of world, concept of
Pericles
Perizzites
Persia
rulers of
Peter (Simon)
death of
at transfiguration
as wonder-worker
Peter, Epistle of
Peter, Epistle of
Pethuel
pharaohs
Abraham and
of Exodus
Israelites persecuted by
Joseph and
Pharisees
Jesus and
Philemon, Epistle to
Philip
Philip (King of Macedon)
Philip, Gospel of
Philippi
Philippians, Epistle to
Philistine(s)
Ark of Covenant captured by
David and
as derogatory term
gods of
origin of
Samson and
Saul and
Phoebe
Phoenicia, Phoenicians
Pietà
Pilate, Pontius
and Jesus' execution
pilgrimage festivals, see Passover; Pentecost
Pishon
Pithom and Ramses, treasure cities of
Pius IX, pope
Pius XII, pope
Plato
Playboy
Poet's Bible, A (Rosenberg)
polygamy
Pompey
Poor Richard's Almanac (Franklin)
Porter, J. R.
Potiphar
Potiphar's wife
poverty, poor
Prager, Dennis
Prayer of Manasseh, Book of
pregnancy
prehistory, dating of
priests
of Baal
benedictions of
garments for
high
laws for
monarchy as viewed by
and Temple rituals
Prisca (Priscilla)
Prodigal Son, parable of
Promised Land