Cleodemus Malchus (fl. 200 BCE) was a Jewish writer of whom only a few lines survive. He connects the descendants of Syria and North Africa with Abraham by identifying Abraham had three sons by Keturah, Apheran (the town of Aphra), Asoureim (the Assyrians), and Iaphran (Africa).[1]
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CLEODEMUS MALCHUS — (2nd century B.C.E.), obscure Hellenistic historian, held by some to be Jewish. Josephus records in the name of Alexander Polyhistor that a certain Cleodemus the Prophet, also called Malchus wrote a history of the Jews (Jos., Ant., 1:238–41). The … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
Language of the New Testament — The mainstream consensus is that the New Testament was written in a form of Koine Greek,[1][2] which was the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean[3][4][5][6] from the Conquests of Alexander th … Wikipedia
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS — The solemn Tisha Be Av prayer. Men are sitting on the floor and women are standing in the women s section, while the rabbi is blowing the shofar. From the Rothschild Miscellany, northern Italy, c. 1470. Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOSEPHUS FLAVIUS — (c. 37–after 100 C.E.), Jewish historian and one of the chief representatives of Jewish Hellenistic literature. BIOGRAPHY Early Life Born in Jerusalem into an aristocratic priestly family belonging to the mishmeret of Jehoiarib, through his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Samaritan Language and Literature — • History of the changes in the language as affected by the changing religious and ethnic culture of the land Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Samaritan Language and Literature Samaritan Language and … Catholic encyclopedia
HELLENISM — HELLENISM, term generally used by historians to refer to the period from the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.E.) to the death of Cleopatra and the incorporation of Egypt in the Roman Empire in 30 B.C.E. Egypt was the last important survivor … Encyclopedia of Judaism
