Typology (theology) — For other types of typology, see Typology (disambiguation). The Ascension from a Speculum Humanae Salvationis ca. 1430, see below. Typology (Greek tupos, a.k.a. figura in Latin) in Christian theology and Biblical exegesis is a doctrine or theory… … Wikipedia
Trope (linguistics) — In linguistics, trope is a rhetorical figure of speech that consists of a play on words, i.e., using a word in a way other than what is considered its literal or normal form. The other major category of figures of speech is the scheme, which… … Wikipedia
Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
Biblical Exegesis — Biblical Exegesis † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Exegesis Exegesis is the branch of theology which investigates and expresses the true sense of Sacred Scripture. The exegete does not inquire which books constitute Sacred… … Catholic encyclopedia
CHRISTIANITY — CHRISTIANITY, a general term denoting the historic community deriving from the original followers of Jesus of Nazareth; the institutions, social and cultural patterns, and the beliefs and doctrines evolved by this community; and – in the widest … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nicholas of Flüe — Saint Nicholas of Flüe Nicholas of Flüe, from the altar piece of the local parish church in Sachseln. Brother Klaus Born 1417 Unterwalden, Switzerland … Wikipedia
Popular sermon of the medieval friar — The Franciscan and Dominican friars are members of mendicant orders who, beginning in the thirteenth century, preached the popular sermon on Sundays, Feast Days, all of Lent, sometimes during the Advent season, at funerals, at church dedications … Wikipedia
fable, parable, and allegory — Introduction any form of imaginative literature (allegory) or spoken utterance constructed in such a way that readers or listeners are encouraged to look for meanings hidden beneath the literal surface of the fiction. A story (rhetoric) is… … Universalium
allegory — Allegory is typically defined as a descriptive or narrative literary text wherein the actions, the objects, and the characters signify ideas or concepts that lie outside the text itself. It might be seen as a kind of extended metaphor in which … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Allegory in the Middle Ages — Noah and the baptismal flood of the Old Testament (top panel) is typologically linked (prefigured) by the baptism of Jesus in the New Testament (bottom panel). Allegory in the Middle Ages was a vital element in the synthesis of Biblical and… … Wikipedia
