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121ALLEGORY — ALLEGORY, a narrative in which the agents and the action, and sometimes the setting as well, are contrived not only to make sense in themselves, but also to signify a second correlated order of things, concepts, or events (Abrams). In the Bible A …
122Mary of Bethany — Saint Mary of Bethany Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, Johannes Vermeer, before 1654 1655, oil on canvas (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh) Mary is seated at the feet of Jesus Righteous Mary …
123Q document — The Q document or Q (from the German Quelle , source ) is a postulated lost textual source for the Gospel of Matthew and Gospel of Luke. It is a theoretical collection of Jesus sayings, written in Greek. Although many scholars today believe that… …
124Yana (Buddhism) — For other uses, see Yana (disambiguation). Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal History …
125Apologue — An apologue (from the Greek απολογος, a statement or account ) is a brief fable or allegorical story with pointed or exaggerated details, meant to serve as a pleasant vehicle for a moral doctrine or to convey a useful lesson without stating it… …
126Nathan the Wise — Recha Welcoming Her Father, 1877 illustration by Maurycy Gottlieb Nathan the Wise (original German title: Nathan der Weise) is a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, published in 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. Its performance… …
127Parables of Jesus — The parables of Jesus, found in the synoptic gospels, embody much of Jesus teaching.Jesus parables are quite simple, memorable stories, often with humble imagery, each with a single message. Jesus, for example, likened the Kingdom of God to… …
128Octavia Butler — Octavia E. Butler, 2005 Octavia Estelle Butler (* 22. Juni 1947 in Pasadena, Kalifornien; † 24. Februar 2006 in Lake Forest Park, Seattle) war eine US amerikanische Science Fiction Autorin. Sie war eine der wenigen schwarzen …
