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Bible Notes
[The Biblical citations given in the Christian Science Quarterly are from the Authorized King James Version. The Bible Notes in this column can be used, if deemed necessary, to elucidate some of the words or passages contained in the Bible Lessons. The Notes in this issue are related to the Lesson Sermon designated to be read in Christian Science churches on January 4, 1942.]
"The Lord is nigh ... to all that call upon him in truth" (Ps. 145:18) —Besides its meaning "truth," the Hebrew word thus translated implies by its derivation "reliability, firmness, stability, sureness." Smith suggests the translation: "The Lord is near ... to all who call upon him sincerely;" while Coverdale (1535) read: "The Lorde is nye unto ... all soch as call upon him faithfully."
"Graven image" (Ex. 20:4) — The Hebrew word "pesel," which is here rendered "graven image," means properly that which is "carved or hewn into shape," and so, "a carved idol or image." Moffatt's translation is: "You shall not carve any idols;" while Smith has: "You must not carve an image for yourself."
"Hear, O Israel" (Deut. 6:4) — In the original Hebrew, the word for "hear" is "Shema," and for this reason the passage from Deuteronomy 6:4—9 has been termed "the Shema," from time immemorial. It is constantly repeated in the synagogue services to this day, and every Hebrew child is expected to memorize it at an early age.
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December 27, 1941 issue
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The Supreme Christmas Gift
JOHN RANDALL DUNN
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The Agelessness of Man
MAI ADELAIDE JANDRON
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Purifying Thought
JULIA T. COOMBS
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Right Expectancy
ROY WAYNE CRIPPS
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"Heirs of God"
JESSIE BARCLAY MOTTEN
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"Spiritual evidence opposed to material sense"
GEORGE C. EWING
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Maintaining the True View
ALICE CORTRIGHT
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Sing of Peace
MIRIAM DEAN BLACKBURN
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Will you kindly permit me to reply to a letter published...
Lyman S. Abbott,
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In a recent issue you publish a report of a sermon
Frank Thompson,
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Prayer for the New Year
STACY M. SNOW
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Assurance Based Upon Understanding
George Shaw Cook
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Maintaining True Vision
Alfred Pittman
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The Lectures
with contributions from Alice Perrin Baker, Gladys C. Girard, Carolyne Steele Graff, Jessie May Smith, Mary Evelyn Craig, Dorothy Cline, Ray C. Norris
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In the midst of the present world turmoil, I am so...
Mary Blanche Clay
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It is with gratitude I give this testimony
Martha E. Janssen
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; . . . for every one that...
Catherine G. Runner with contributions from Hattie E. Gates
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I should like to take this opportunity to express my...
Kate Perkins Netzel
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About nine years ago a friend sent us a copy of the...
Lorimer S. Wilmot with contributions from Kathleen May Wilmot
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I am deeply grateful for Christian Science and for our...
Florence M. Brewster with contributions from Adele R. McCray
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Then and Now
PEGGY YOUNG CLARK
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Signs of the Times
E. E. Elliott with contributions from Antonio Mangano, Henry Geerlings, Lewis M. Hale, C. D. Goudie, Henry Davis Nadig