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Mekhilta of R. Ishmael
(mekhilta, Aram., ‘a measure’). Jewish
halakhic
midrash
on
Exodus
, with the final redaction taking place in
Israel
at the end of the 4th cent. CE.
halakhic
midrash
on
Exodus
, with the final redaction taking place in
Israel
at the end of the 4th cent. CE.
Mekhilta of R. Simeon ben Yohai
.
.
Jewish
halakhic
midrash
on
Exodus
. Like that of R.
Ishmael
, the
Mekhilta of R.
Simeon
ben Yohai
interprets much of the Book of Exodus verse by verse. It probably dates from the beginning of the 5th cent. CE.
halakhic
midrash
on
Exodus
. Like that of R.
Ishmael
, the
Mekhilta of R.
Simeon
ben Yohai
interprets much of the Book of Exodus verse by verse. It probably dates from the beginning of the 5th cent. CE.
Mel
(Hind
). ‘Fair’, particularly one held in India to celebrate a local Hindu
festival
or, among Sikhs, a
Gurpurb
.
). ‘Fair’, particularly one held in India to celebrate a local Hindufestival
or, among Sikhs, a
Gurpurb
.
Melanchthon, Philipp
(1497–1560).
German Reformer. After studying at Heidelberg, Tübingen, and Wittenberg, he was appointed Wittenberg's Professor of Greek at the age of 21, becoming
Luther's
keen follower and closest friend. In 1519 he participated in the Leipzig Disputation and also defended in his Wittenberg BD thesis the conviction that the
Bible
alone is authoritative, not papal decrees or conciliar decisions (see
COUNCILS
). During Luther's 1521 confinement in the Wartburg he led the
Reformation
movement and in the same year published his
Loci Communes
, the first systematic exposition of Reformed doctrine and its repudiation of
scholasticism
. Occasionally too hesitant for Luther, he was a man of conciliatory spirit whose skill as a negotiator and influential writings were an outstanding contribution to the Reformation.
German Reformer. After studying at Heidelberg, Tübingen, and Wittenberg, he was appointed Wittenberg's Professor of Greek at the age of 21, becoming
Luther's
keen follower and closest friend. In 1519 he participated in the Leipzig Disputation and also defended in his Wittenberg BD thesis the conviction that the
Bible
alone is authoritative, not papal decrees or conciliar decisions (see
COUNCILS
). During Luther's 1521 confinement in the Wartburg he led the
Reformation
movement and in the same year published his
Loci Communes
, the first systematic exposition of Reformed doctrine and its repudiation of
scholasticism
. Occasionally too hesitant for Luther, he was a man of conciliatory spirit whose skill as a negotiator and influential writings were an outstanding contribution to the Reformation.
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