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THERAPEUTAE — THERAPEUTAE, a name given to a group of Jewish ascetics who lived in a community close to Alexandria in the first century C.E. This particular group is described specifically only by the Hellenistic Jewish philosopher Philo in his treatise De… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
THERAPEUTAE — nomen Sectae, apud Iudaeos, quos etiam Θεορητικοὺς vocat Philo, et ab Essenis, qui vitam activam exercebant, distinguit de Vita Contempl. Unde Photius, ΑνεγνώςθηϚαν τῶ παρὰ Ιοὐδαίοις φιλοσοφησάντων τὴν τε Θεωρητικην` καὶ τὴν πρακτικην` φιλοσοφίαν … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Therapeutae — Ther a*peu t[ae], n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (pl. ?) an attendant, servant, physician. See {Therapeutic}.] (Eccl. Hist.) A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Therapeutae — The Therapeutae were a Jewish sect in which flourished in Alexandria and other parts of the Diaspora of Hellenistic Judaism in the final years of the Second Temple period. The primary source is the account De vita contemplativa ( The… … Wikipedia
Therapeutae — Les Therapeutae (grec : Θεραπευταί Therapeutai ; féminin : Therapeutrides) sont les membres d’une secte juive hellénisée, décrite par le philosophe juif Philon d’Alexandrie dans son De Vita Contemplativa. Ce livre en demeure le… … Wikipédia en Français
Therapeutae — (Greek; Worshipers ) Sect of Jewish ascetics believed to have settled along Lake Mareotis near Alexandria in the 1st century AD. Their origin and fate are unknown, and the only account of them is attributed to Philo Judaeus. They shared with the… … Universalium
therapeutae — ˌtherəˈpyü(ˌ)tē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek therapeutai, plural of therapeutēs attendant, worshiper, medical attendant, from therapeuein to attend : ascetics of both sexes held to have dwelt anciently near… … Useful english dictionary
Buddhism and Christianity — The French artist Paul Ranson s Christ et Buddha (1880) juxtaposes the two figures There is speculation concerning a possible connection between both the Buddha BC 623 BC 543 and the Christ, and between Buddhism and Christianity. Buddhism… … Wikipedia
Showbread — (Hebrew: לחם פנים lechem (hap)pānīm , literally: Bread of the Presence ), in the King James Version: shewbread, in a biblical or Jewish context, refers to the cakes or loaves of bread which were always present on a specially dedicated table, in… … Wikipedia
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