Bible Review

Alternatively, one could pass through the wicket, then through a passage within the wall, into the space between the two sets of main doors to the Sanctuary.

One cubit equals 52.5 centimeters (20.67 inches). This cubit is called the long or royal cubit to distinguish it from the short cubit, which was about 45 centimeters. The use of two different cubits is reflected in the Bible. For a discussion of cubits mentioned in the Bible, see Gabriel Barkay, “Measurements in the Bible,“ in sidebar to “Jerusalem Tombs from the Days of the First Temple,” BAR 12:02.

Mishnah translations follow Herbert Danby, The Mishnah (London, 1933).

The Aramaic word tanna (plural, tannaim) generally designates a teacher mentioned in the Mishnah, or a sage who lived in mishnaic times, about 20–200 A.D.

The Mishnah is the compilation of Jewish oral law redacted, arranged and revised by Rabbi Judah HaNasi about 200 A.D. The Mishnah is divided into six orders; each order divided into tractates.

The Apostles’ Creed was not written by the apostles, but was meant to summarize what the apostles believed. It was not finalized until about 750 A.D.

Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason (New Rochelle, NY: Thomas Paine National Historical Association, 1925), p. 9. Paine, like many of the American founding fathers, was a deist, which means he believed that God was revealed in nature (general revelation), but not in any historically or geographically conditioned scriptures (special revelation).

See also, R. David Freeman, “Woman, a Power Equal to Man,” BAR 09:01.

See Suzanne F. Singer, “The Power of the Psalms in Our Time,” BR 02:03.