1. Hebrew Bible, Proverbs, 17.3, 27.21 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165| 17.3. "מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וּבֹחֵן לִבּוֹת יְהוָה׃", 27.21. "מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֹ׃", | 17.3. "The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But the LORD trieth the hearts. .", 27.21. "The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, And a man is tried by his praise.", |
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2. Hebrew Bible, Malachi, 3.2-3.3 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165| 3.2. "וּמִי מְכַלְכֵּל אֶת־יוֹם בּוֹאוֹ וּמִי הָעֹמֵד בְּהֵרָאוֹתוֹ כִּי־הוּא כְּאֵשׁ מְצָרֵף וּכְבֹרִית מְכַבְּסִים׃", 3.2. "וְזָרְחָה לָכֶם יִרְאֵי שְׁמִי שֶׁמֶשׁ צְדָקָה וּמַרְפֵּא בִּכְנָפֶיהָ וִיצָאתֶם וּפִשְׁתֶּם כְּעֶגְלֵי מַרְבֵּק׃", 3.3. "וְיָשַׁב מְצָרֵף וּמְטַהֵר כֶּסֶף וְטִהַר אֶת־בְּנֵי־לֵוִי וְזִקַּק אֹתָם כַּזָּהָב וְכַכָּסֶף וְהָיוּ לַיהוָה מַגִּישֵׁי מִנְחָה בִּצְדָקָה׃", | 3.2. "But who may abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’soap;", 3.3. "And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and there shall be they that shall offer unto the LORD offerings in righteousness.", |
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3. Hebrew Bible, Job, 23.10 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165 | 23.10. "For He knoweth the way that I take; When He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.", |
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4. Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy, 8.12-8.16, 17.14, 19.1, 26.1, 28.8, 28.12 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 48, 111, 129| 8.12. "פֶּן־תֹּאכַל וְשָׂבָעְתָּ וּבָתִּים טוֹבִים תִּבְנֶה וְיָשָׁבְתָּ׃", 8.13. "וּבְקָרְךָ וְצֹאנְךָ יִרְבְּיֻן וְכֶסֶף וְזָהָב יִרְבֶּה־לָּךְ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ יִרְבֶּה׃", 8.14. "וְרָם לְבָבֶךָ וְשָׁכַחְתָּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים׃", 8.15. "הַמּוֹלִיכֲךָ בַּמִּדְבָּר הַגָּדֹל וְהַנּוֹרָא נָחָשׁ שָׂרָף וְעַקְרָב וְצִמָּאוֹן אֲשֶׁר אֵין־מָיִם הַמּוֹצִיא לְךָ מַיִם מִצּוּר הַחַלָּמִישׁ׃", 8.16. "הַמַּאֲכִלְךָ מָן בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדְעוּן אֲבֹתֶיךָ לְמַעַן עַנֹּתְךָ וּלְמַעַן נַסֹּתֶךָ לְהֵיטִבְךָ בְּאַחֲרִיתֶךָ׃", 17.14. "כִּי־תָבֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ וִירִשְׁתָּהּ וְיָשַׁבְתָּה בָּהּ וְאָמַרְתָּ אָשִׂימָה עָלַי מֶלֶךְ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתָי׃", 19.1. "כִּי־יַכְרִית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ אֶת־אַרְצָם וִירִשְׁתָּם וְיָשַׁבְתָּ בְעָרֵיהֶם וּבְבָתֵּיהֶם׃", 19.1. "וְלֹא יִשָּׁפֵךְ דָּם נָקִי בְּקֶרֶב אַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה וְהָיָה עָלֶיךָ דָּמִים׃", 26.1. "וְהָיָה כִּי־תָבוֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ נַחֲלָה וִירִשְׁתָּהּ וְיָשַׁבְתָּ בָּהּ׃", 26.1. "וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הֵבֵאתִי אֶת־רֵאשִׁית פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתָּה לִּי יְהוָה וְהִנַּחְתּוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתָ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃", 28.8. "יְצַו יְהוָה אִתְּךָ אֶת־הַבְּרָכָה בַּאֲסָמֶיךָ וּבְכֹל מִשְׁלַח יָדֶךָ וּבֵרַכְךָ בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ׃", 28.12. "יִפְתַּח יְהוָה לְךָ אֶת־אוֹצָרוֹ הַטּוֹב אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם לָתֵת מְטַר־אַרְצְךָ בְּעִתּוֹ וּלְבָרֵךְ אֵת כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶךָ וְהִלְוִיתָ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים וְאַתָּה לֹא תִלְוֶה׃", | 8.12. "lest when thou hast eaten and art satisfied, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;", 8.13. "and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;", 8.14. "then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;", 8.15. "who led thee through the great and dreadful wilderness, wherein were serpents, fiery serpents, and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;", 8.16. "who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that He might afflict thee, and that He might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;", 17.14. "When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein; and shalt say: ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me’;", 19.1. "When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou dost succeed them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses;", 26.1. "And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and dost possess it, and dwell therein;", 28.8. "The LORD will command the blessing with thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and He will bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.", 28.12. "The LORD will open unto thee His good treasure the heaven to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand; and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow.", |
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5. Hebrew Bible, Jeremiah, 9.7 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165| 9.7. "חֵץ שוחט [שָׁחוּט] לְשׁוֹנָם מִרְמָה דִבֵּר בְּפִיו שָׁלוֹם אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ יְדַבֵּר וּבְקִרְבּוֹ יָשִׂים אָרְבּוֹ׃", | 9.7. "Their tongue is a sharpened arrow, It speaketh deceit; One speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, But in his heart he layeth wait for him.", |
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6. Hebrew Bible, Isaiah, 48.10 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165 | 48.10. "Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have tried thee in the furnace of affliction.", |
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7. Hebrew Bible, 1 Kings, 3.5-3.15 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 125| 3.5. "בְּגִבְעוֹן נִרְאָה יְהֹוָה אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה בַּחֲלוֹם הַלָּיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים שְׁאַל מָה אֶתֶּן־לָךְ׃", 3.6. "וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ עִם־עַבְדְּךָ דָוִד אָבִי חֶסֶד גָּדוֹל כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ לְפָנֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּבִצְדָקָה וּבְיִשְׁרַת לֵבָב עִמָּךְ וַתִּשְׁמָר־לוֹ אֶת־הַחֶסֶד הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה וַתִּתֶּן־לוֹ בֵן יֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאוֹ כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה׃", 3.7. "וְעַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי אַתָּה הִמְלַכְתָּ אֶת־עַבְדְּךָ תַּחַת דָּוִד אָבִי וְאָנֹכִי נַעַר קָטֹן לֹא אֵדַע צֵאת וָבֹא׃", 3.8. "וְעַבְדְּךָ בְּתוֹךְ עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר בָּחָרְתָּ עַם־רָב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִמָּנֶה וְלֹא יִסָּפֵר מֵרֹב׃", 3.9. "וְנָתַתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־עַמְּךָ לְהָבִין בֵּין־טוֹב לְרָע כִּי מִי יוּכַל לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־עַמְּךָ הַכָּבֵד הַזֶּה׃", 3.11. "וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֵלָיו יַעַן אֲשֶׁר שָׁאַלְתָּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְלֹא־שָׁאַלְתָּ לְּךָ יָמִים רַבִּים וְלֹא־שָׁאַלְתָּ לְּךָ עֹשֶׁר וְלֹא שָׁאַלְתָּ נֶפֶשׁ אֹיְבֶיךָ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ לְּךָ הָבִין לִשְׁמֹעַ מִשְׁפָּט׃", 3.12. "הִנֵּה עָשִׂיתִי כִּדְבָרֶיךָ הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לְךָ לֵב חָכָם וְנָבוֹן אֲשֶׁר כָּמוֹךָ לֹא־הָיָה לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַחֲרֶיךָ לֹא־יָקוּם כָּמוֹךָ׃", 3.13. "וְגַם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־שָׁאַלְתָּ נָתַתִּי לָךְ גַּם־עֹשֶׁר גַּם־כָּבוֹד אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הָיָה כָמוֹךָ אִישׁ בַּמְּלָכִים כָּל־יָמֶיךָ׃", 3.14. "וְאִם תֵּלֵךְ בִּדְרָכַי לִשְׁמֹר חֻקַּי וּמִצְוֺתַי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ דָּוִיד אָבִיךָ וְהַאַרַכְתִּי אֶת־יָמֶיךָ׃", 3.15. "וַיִּקַץ שְׁלֹמֹה וְהִנֵּה חֲלוֹם וַיָּבוֹא יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיַּעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־אֲדֹנָי וַיַּעַל עֹלוֹת וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁלָמִים וַיַּעַשׂ מִשְׁתֶּה לְכָל־עֲבָדָיו׃", | 3.5. "In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said: ‘Ask what I shall give thee.’", 3.6. "And Solomon said: ‘Thou hast shown unto Thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.", 3.7. "And now, O LORD my God, Thou hast made Thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in.", 3.8. "And Thy servant is in the midst of Thy people which Thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.", 3.9. "Give Thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?’", 3.10. "And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.", 3.11. "And God said unto him: ‘Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern justice;", 3.12. "behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.", 3.13. "And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour—so that there hath not been any among the kings like unto thee—all thy days.", 3.14. "And if thou wilt walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.’", 3.15. "And Solomon awoke, and, behold, it was a dream; and he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covet of the LORD, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.", |
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8. Hebrew Bible, Zechariah, 13.9 (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165| 13.9. "וְהֵבֵאתִי אֶת־הַשְּׁלִשִׁית בָּאֵשׁ וּצְרַפְתִּים כִּצְרֹף אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וּבְחַנְתִּים כִּבְחֹן אֶת־הַזָּהָב הוּא יִקְרָא בִשְׁמִי וַאֲנִי אֶעֱנֶה אֹתוֹ אָמַרְתִּי עַמִּי הוּא וְהוּא יֹאמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי׃", | 13.9. "And I will bring the third part through the fire, And will refine them as silver is refined, And will try them as gold is tried; They shall call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say: ‘It is My people’, And they shall say: ‘The LORD is my God.’", |
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9. Hebrew Bible, 2 Chronicles, 1.7-1.12 (5th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 125| 1.7. "בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא נִרְאָה אֱלֹהִים לִשְׁלֹמֹה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ שְׁאַל מָה אֶתֶּן־לָךְ׃", 1.8. "וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה לֵאלֹהִים אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ עִם־דָּוִיד אָבִי חֶסֶד גָּדוֹל וְהִמְלַכְתַּנִי תַּחְתָּיו׃", 1.9. "עַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים יֵאָמֵן דְּבָרְךָ עִם דָּוִיד אָבִי כִּי אַתָּה הִמְלַכְתַּנִי עַל־עַם רַב כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ׃", 1.11. "וַיֹּאמֶר־אֱלֹהִים לִשְׁלֹמֹה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה זֹאת עִם־לְבָבֶךָ וְלֹא־שָׁאַלְתָּ עֹשֶׁר נְכָסִים וְכָבוֹד וְאֵת נֶפֶשׁ שֹׂנְאֶיךָ וְגַם־יָמִים רַבִּים לֹא שָׁאָלְתָּ וַתִּשְׁאַל־לְךָ חָכְמָה וּמַדָּע אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁפּוֹט אֶת־עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר הִמְלַכְתִּיךָ עָלָיו׃", 1.12. "הַחָכְמָה וְהַמַּדָּע נָתוּן לָךְ וְעֹשֶׁר וּנְכָסִים וְכָבוֹד אֶתֶּן־לָךְ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הָיָה כֵן לַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַחֲרֶיךָ לֹא יִהְיֶה־כֵּן׃", | 1.7. "In that night did God, appear unto Solomon, and said unto him: ‘Ask what I shall give thee.’", 1.8. "And Solomon said unto God: ‘Thou hast shown great kindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead.", 1.9. "Now, O LORD God, let Thy promise unto David my father be established; for Thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.", 1.10. "Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this Thy people, that is so great?’", 1.11. "And God said to Solomon: ‘Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life, but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge My people, over whom I have made thee king;", 1.12. "wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee, and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.’", |
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10. Anon., 1 Enoch, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 9.8, 9.9, 12.6, 38.5, 45.4, 45.5, 45.6, 48.7, 48.9, 54.6, 56.4, 62.14, 62.15, 62.16, 91.12, 91.13, 92.1, 92.2, 92.3, 92.4, 92.5, 93.11-105.2, 94.6, 94.7, 94.8, 94.9, 94.10, 94.11, 95.7, 96.1, 96.4, 96.5, 97.4, 97.8, 97.9, 97.10, 98.12, 102.4-103.15, 102.5-104.6, 102.9, 102.10, 104.6, 108.8, 108.9, 108.10, 108.11, 108.12, 108.13, 108.14, 108.15 (3rd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 48 | 7.5. them and devoured mankind. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and |
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12. Septuagint, Wisdom of Solomon, None (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 129 | 5.8. What has our arrogance profited us?And what good has our boasted wealth brought us?" |
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13. Hebrew Bible, Daniel, 11.35, 11.40-12.3 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165| 11.35. "וּמִן־הַמַּשְׂכִּילִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ לִצְרוֹף בָּהֶם וּלְבָרֵר וְלַלְבֵּן עַד־עֵת קֵץ כִּי־עוֹד לַמּוֹעֵד׃", | 11.35. "And some of them that are wise shall stumble, to refine among them, and to purify, and to make white, even to the time of the end; for it is yet for the time appointed.", |
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| 14. Dead Sea Scrolls, Hodayot, 10.15-10.16, 10.32-10.34, 15.12, 23.28 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165 |
| 15. Dead Sea Scrolls, Damascus Covenant, 4.12-4.18 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165 |
| 16. Dead Sea Scrolls, War Scroll, 12.12-12.14, 14.8-14.15, 16.11, 16.15, 17.1 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 111, 165 |
| 17. Dead Sea Scrolls, Temple Scroll, 54.12 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165 |
| 18. Dead Sea Scrolls, 4Q285, 8.4-8.12, 10.3 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 111 |
| 19. Dead Sea Scrolls, Community Rule, 4.20 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165 |
| 20. Dead Sea Scrolls, (Cairo Damascus Covenant) Cd-A, 4.12-4.18 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165 |
21. Philo of Alexandria, On Curses, 104 (1st cent. BCE - missingth cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 125 | 104. And as he made an ear spherical, fashioning lesser circles in their greater ones and framing it as in a lathe, with the object of preventing the sounds of the voice which come from without from being wasted and dissipated, so that the voice when collected together and closely packed within the circle might, by a sort of diffusion of the power of hearing, be poured over the different channels of the principal part. And this immediately served as a model for those theatres which are found in handsome cities; so that the shape of a theatre is skilfully dictated by the mechanism of the ear. So also, nature, which formed animals, stretching the rough artery like a musical canon, and wearing beneath the harmonic and chromatic and diatonic kinds of sounds, according to the innumerable variations of combined and separated melodies, made a model in accordance with which every musical instrument might be made. XXXII. |
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22. New Testament, 1 Peter, 1.6-1.9 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165| 1.6. ἐν ᾧ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὀλίγον ἄρτι εἰ δέον λυπηθέντες ἐν ποικίλοις πειρασμοῖς, 1.7. ἵνα τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως πολυτιμότερον χρυσίου τοῦ ἀπολλυμένου διὰ πυρὸς δὲ δοκιμαζομένου εὑρεθῇ εἰς ἔπαινον καὶ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 1.8. ὃν οὐκ ἰδόντες ἀγαπᾶτε, εἰς ὃν ἄρτι μὴ ὁρῶντες πιστεύοντες δὲ ἀγαλλιᾶτε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ, 1.9. κομιζόμενοι τὸ τέλος τῆς πίστεως σωτηρίαν ψυχῶν. | 1.6. Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials, 1.7. that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ -- 1.8. whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don't see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory -- 1.9. receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. |
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23. New Testament, Apocalypse, 2.9-2.10, 3.4-3.5, 3.18-3.19, 4.4, 6.11, 7.9, 7.12-7.14, 19.14, 22.14 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165| 2.9. Οἶδά σου τὴν θλίψιν καὶ τὴν πτωχείαν, ἀλλὰ πλούσιος εἶ, καὶ τὴν βλασφημίαν ἐκ τῶν λεγόντων Ἰουδαίους εἶναι ἑαυτούς, καὶ οὐκ εἰσίν, ἀλλὰ συναγωγὴ τοῦ Σατανᾶ. 2.10. μὴ φοβοῦ ἃ μέλλεις πάσχειν. ἰδοὺ μέλλει βάλλειν ὁ διάβολος ἐξ ὑμῶν εἰς φυλακὴν ἵναπειρασθῆτε,καὶ ἔχητε θλίψινἡμερῶν δέκα.γίνου πιστὸς ἄχρι θανάτου, καὶ δώσω σοι τὸν στέφανον τῆς ζωῆς. 3.4. ἀλλὰ ἔχεις ὀλίγα ὀνόματα ἐν Σάρδεσιν ἃ οὐκ ἐμόλυναν τὰ ἱμάτια αἰτῶν, καὶ περιπατήσουσιν μετʼ ἐμοῦ ἐν λευκοῖς, ὅτι ἄξιοί εἰσιν. 3.5. Ὁ νικῶν οὕτως περιβαλεῖται ἐν ἱματίοις λευκοῖς, καὶ οὐ μὴἐξαλείψωτὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦἐκ τῆς βίβλου τῆς ζωῆς,καὶ ὁμολογήσω τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐνώπιον τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ. 3.18. συμβουλεύω σοι ἀγοράσαι παρʼ ἐμοῦ χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρὸς ἵνα πλουτήσῃς, καὶ ἱμάτια λευκὰ ἵνα περιβάλῃ καὶ μὴ φανερωθῇ ἡ αἰσχύνη τῆς γυμνότητός σου, καὶ κολλούριον ἐγχρῖσαι τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου ἵνα βλέπῃς. 3.19. ἐγὼὅσους ἐὰν φιλῶ ἐλέγχωκαὶπαιδεύω·ζήλευε οὖν καὶ μετανόησον. 4.4. καὶ κυκλόθεν τοῦ θρόνου θρόνοι εἴκοσι τέσσαρες, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς θρόνους εἴκοσι τέσσαρας πρεσβυτέρους καθημένους περιβεβλημένους ἱματίοις λευκοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν στεφάνους χρυσοῦς. 6.11. καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἑκάστῳ στολὴ λευκή, καὶ ἐρρέθη αὐτοῖς ἵνα ἀναπαύσονται ἔτι χρόνον μικρόν, ἕως πληρωθῶσιν καὶ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν οἱ μέλλοντες ἀποκτέννεσθαι ὡς καὶ αὐτοί. 7.9. Μετὰ ταῦτα εἶδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ὄχλος πολύς, ὃν ἀριθμῆσαι αὐτὸν οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο, ἐκ παντὸς ἔθνους καὶ φυλῶν καὶ λαῶν καὶ γλωσσῶν, ἑστῶτες ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου καὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀρνίου, περιβεβλημένους στολὰς λευκάς, καὶ φοίνικες ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν· 7.12. λέγοντες Ἀμήν· ἡ εὐλογία καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ ἡ σοφία καὶ ἡ εὐχαριστία καὶ ἡ τιμὴ καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ ἰσχὺς τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων [· ἀμήν]. 7.13. Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη εἷς ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγων μοι Οὗτοι οἱ περιβεβλημένοι τὰς στολὰς τὰς λευκὰς τίνες εἰσὶν καὶ πόθεν ἦλθον; 7.14. καὶ εἴρηκα αὐτῷ Κύριέ μου, σὺ οἶδας. καὶ εἶπέν μοι Οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἐρχόμενοι ἐκ τῆςθλίψεωςτῆς μεγάλης, καὶἔπλυναν τὰς στολὰς αὐτῶνκαὶ ἐλεύκαναν αὐτὰςἐν τῷ αἵματιτοῦ ἀρνίου. 19.14. καὶ τὰ στρατεύματα τὰ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ ἐφʼ ἵπποις λευκοῖς, ἐνδεδυμένοιβύσσινον λευκὸν καθαρόν. 22.14. — Μακάριοι οἱπλύνοντες τὰς στολὰςαὐτῶν, ἵνα ἔσται ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτῶν ἐπὶτὸ ξύλον τῆς ζωῆςκαὶ τοῖς πυλῶσιν εἰσέλθωσιν εἰς τὴν πόλιν. | 2.9. "I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 2.10. Don't be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life. 3.4. Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 3.5. He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 3.18. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see. 3.19. As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent. 4.4. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones. On the thrones were twenty-four elders sitting, dressed in white garments, with crowns of gold on their heads. 6.11. A long white robe was given them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, completed their course. 7.9. After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. 7.12. saying, "Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen." 7.13. One of the elders answered, saying to me, "These who are arrayed in white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?" 7.14. I told him, "My lord, you know."He said to me, "These are those who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb's blood. 19.14. The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen. 22.14. Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. |
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24. Anon., Leviticus Rabba, 12.3 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165| 12.3. הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (תהלים יט, ט): פִּקּוּדֵי ה' יְשָׁרִים מְשַׂמְּחֵי לֵב, תָּנֵי חִזְקִיָּה נַעֲשׂוּ דִבְרֵי תוֹרָה עֲטָרָה לָרֹאשׁ, מוֹנְיָק לַצַּוָּאר, מוֹלִיגָא לַלֵּב, קִילוֹרִית לָעֵינַיִם, כּוֹס עִקָּרִין לִבְנֵי מֵעַיִם. עֲטָרָה לָרֹאשׁ מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (משלי א, ט): כִּי לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ. מוֹנְיָק לַצַּוָּאר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (משלי א, ט): וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶיךָ. מוֹלִיגָא לַלֵּב, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים יט, ט): פִּקּוּדֵי ה' יְשָׁרִים מְשַׂמְּחֵי לֵב. קִילוֹרִית לָעֵינַיִם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים יט, ט): מִצְוַת ה' בָּרָה מְאִירַת עֵינָיִם, כּוֹס עִקָּרִין לִבְנֵי מֵעַיִם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (משלי ג, ח): רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶךָ. מִנַיִן לְמָאתַיִם אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁמוֹנָה אֵבָרִים שֶׁבָּאָדָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (משלי ד, כב): כִּי חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם וגו'. דָּבָר אַחֵר, פִּקּוּדֵי ה' יְשָׁרִים מְשַׂמְּחֵי לֵב, זֶה אַהֲרֹן שֶׁהָיָה לִבּוֹ עָצֵב עָלָיו בִּשְׁבִיל בָּנָיו שֶׁמֵּתוּ, כֵּיוָן שֶׁנִּתְיַחֵד עָלָיו הַדִּבּוּר שָׂמַח, וּמִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיְדַבֵּר ה' אֶל אַהֲרֹן. | |
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25. Anon., Deuteronomy Rabbah, 8.4 (2nd cent. CE - 5th cent. CE) Tagged with subjects: •blessing, promise of Found in books: Mathews (2013), Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful: Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John, 165| 8.4. זֶה שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב (משלי ד, כב): כִּי חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם וגו', אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּא קִילוֹרִית לָעַיִן מְלוּגְמָא לְמַכָּה, כּוֹס עִקָּרִין לִבְנֵי מֵעַיִם קִילוֹרִית לָעֵינַיִם, דִּכְתִיב (תהלים יט, ט): מִצְוַת ה' בָּרָה מֵאִירַת עֵינָיִם, מְלוּגְמָא לְמַכָּה, דִּכְתִיב (משלי ג, ח): רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶיךָ. וְכוֹס עִקָּרִין לִבְנֵי מֵעַיִם, דִּכְתִיב (משלי ג, ח): וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶיךָ. דָּבָר אַחֵר, כִּי חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם, לְמִי שֶׁמּוֹצִיאָן מִפִּיו. מַעֲשֶׂה בְּתַלְמִיד אֶחָד שֶׁל רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב שֶׁהָיָה מְמַהֵר בְּכָל תַּלְמוּדוֹ בְּשָׁעָה אֶחָת, פַּעַם אַחַת חָלָה וְשָׁכַח אֶת כָּל תַּלְמוּדוֹ, מִי גָרַם לוֹ עַל יְדֵי שֶׁלֹא הָיָה אוֹמְרוֹ מִפִּיו. וְנִתְפַּלֵּל עָלָיו רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יַעֲקֹב וְחָזַר כָּל תַּלְמוּדוֹ. דָּבָר אַחֵר, כִּי חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם, לְמִי שֶׁמּוֹצִיאָן לַאֲחֵרִים. דָּבָר אַחֵר, כִּי חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם, לְמִי שֶׁמַּמְצִיא אוֹתָן, מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברים ח, א): כָּל הַמִּצְוָה, מַהוּ כָּל הַמִּצְוָה, עַד שֶׁתְּכַלֶּה כָּל הַמִּצְווֹת. וּלְכָל בְּשָׂרוֹ מַרְפֵּא, לִרמ''ח אֵבָרִים שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ. הֲרֵי כִּי הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת. דָּבָר אַחֵר, כִּי הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת, אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּא בַּר אַבָּא כָּל מִי שֶׁמַּתְחִיל בְּמִצְוָה וְאֵינוֹ גּוֹמְרָהּ גּוֹרֵם שֶׁיִּקְבֹּר אִשְׁתּוֹ וּבָנָיו, וּמִמִי אַתְּ לָמֵד מִיהוּדָה שֶׁהִתְחִיל בְּמִצְוָה וְלֹא גְּמָרָהּ, כֵּיצַד בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁבָּא יוֹסֵף אֵצֶל אֶחָיו וּבִקְּשׁוּ לַהֲרֹג אוֹתוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית לז, כ): לְכוּ וְנַהַרְגֵּהוּ, עָמַד יְהוּדָה וְלֹא הִנִּיחָן, מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית לז, כו): מַה בֶּצַע כִּי נַהֲרֹג אֶת אָחִינוּ, וְשָׁמְעוּ לוֹ מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהָיָה מֶלֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶן, וְאִלּוּ אָמַר לָהֶן נַחֲזִירֶנוּ אֵצֶל אָבִינוּ הָיוּ שׁוֹמְעִין לוֹ, וְעַל יְדֵי שֶׁהִתְחִיל בְּמִצְוָה וְלֹא גְמָרָהּ, קָבַר אִשְׁתּוֹ וּשְׁנֵי בָנָיו, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית לח, יב): וַתָּמָת בַּת שׁוּעַ אֵשֶׁת יְהוּדָה, וּכְתִיב (בראשית מו, יב): וַיָּמָת עֵר וְאוֹנָן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן. דָּבָר אַחֵר, כִּי הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת, אָמַר רַבִּי לֵוִי בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי חָמָא בַּר חֲנִינָא כָּל מִי שֶׁמַּתְחִיל בְּמִצְוָה וְאֵינוֹ גּוֹמְרָהּ וּבָא אַחַר וְגוֹמְרָהּ, נִקְרֵאת עַל שְׁמוֹ שֶׁגְּמָרָהּ, כֵּיצַד, משֶׁה הִתְחִיל בְּמִצְוָה שֶׁנָּטַל עַצְמוֹתָיו שֶׁל יוֹסֵף עִמּוֹ, מִנַּיִן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות יג, יט): וַיִּקַּח משֶׁה אֶת עַצְמוֹת יוֹסֵף עִמּוֹ וגו', וְעַל יְדֵי שֶׁלֹא הִכְנִיסָן לְאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל נִקְרֵאת עַל שְׁמָן שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁקָּבְרוּ אוֹתָן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (יהושע כד, לב): וְאֶת עַצְמוֹת יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרַיִם קָבְרוּ בִשְׁכֶם, אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָה משֶׁה מִמִּצְרַיִם אֵין כְּתִיב כָּאן, אֶלָּא אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְלָמָּה קָבְרוּ אוֹתָן בִּשְׁכֶם, מָשָׁל לְמָה הַדָּבָר דּוֹמֶה לְגַנָּבִים שֶׁגָּנְבוּ חָבִית שֶׁל יַיִן, הִרְגִּישׁ בָּהֶם בַּעַל הַבַּיִת, אָמַר לָהֶם יֶעֱרַב עֲלֵיכֶם, אֶלָּא בְּחַיֵּיכֶם מִשֶּׁאַתֶּם שׁוֹתִים אֶת הַיַּיִן הַחֲזִירוּ אֶת הַקַּנְקַן לִמְקוֹמוֹ, כָּךְ בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁמָּכְרוּ הַשְּׁבָטִים אֶת יוֹסֵף מִשְּׁכֶם מָכְרוּ אוֹתוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בראשית לז, יג): וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל יוֹסֵף הֲלוֹא אַחֶיךָ רֹעִים בִּשְׁכֶם, אָמַר לָהֶם הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מִשְּׁכֶם מְכַרְתֶּם אוֹתוֹ הַחֲזִירוּ עַצְמוֹתָיו לִשְׁכֶם, כֵּיוָן שֶׁגָּמְרוּ אֶת הַמִּצְוָה נִקְרֵאת עַל שְׁמָן, הֱוֵי כִּי הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת. | |
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