Content on Matthew 15:8–9
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Worship
References to "worship" are common in both the O.T. and the N.T. The Hebrew term shachah (about 100 times) refers to "bowing" before an object of religious devotion. Similarly, proskuneo (59 times) in the N.T. means to prostrate oneself, do obeisance. Worship can be offered to the true God (Gen. ...
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Mishnah
The Mishnah is the oldest part of the Talmud: a written collection of the Jewish oral law, the rabbinic rulings and traditions that developed over time. The name comes from a Hebrew word meaning "to repeat," reflecting the way these traditions were taught and memorized, by repetition, long before...
