Nelson's Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts Revised

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“Four of the most important types of Hebrew parallelism are: (1) synonymous parallelism, in which the second line of a couplet repeats the idea of the first line (e.g., 3:1; 24:1); (2) antithetic parallelism, where the thought of the second line is contrasted with that of the first line (e.g., 1:6; 90:6); (3) synthetic parallelism, in which the second line is a further development of the thought begun in the first line (e.g., 1:1; 19:7); (4) and emblematic parallelism, where the second line illustrates the thought of the first line, often by a simile (e.g., 42:1).” (source)

“On several occasions in the Gospel of Mark Jesus tells someone not to tell, either who He is or what they have seen that would demonstrate who He is. This is called the Messianic Secret. Why did Jesus want to keep His identity as the Messiah a secret?” (source)

“The basic theme of this book is found in Isaiah’s name, which means ‘Salvation is of the Lord.’ The word ‘salvation’ appears twenty-six times in Isaiah but only seven times in all the other prophets combined.” (source)

“The central theme of the Sermon is summarized in Matthew 5:48,” (source)

“Paul wrote this letter to express his thanksgiving for the repentant majority and to appeal to the rebellious minority to accept his authority. Throughout the book he defends his conduct, character, and calling as an apostle of Jesus Christ.” (source)