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Torah · Biblical Practices
Sabbath
The Sabbath is the seventh day, set apart by God as a day of cessation from ordinary labor.
Study concept →Worship · Atonement
Sacrifice
A sacrifice is an offering presented to God according to prescribed forms of worship.
Study concept →Second Temple Judaism · Priesthood
Sadducees
The Sadducees were an influential Jewish group during the Second Temple period, especially associated with priestly and aristocratic circles.
Study concept →Salvation · Messiah
Salvation
Salvation refers broadly to God's act of rescue, deliverance, restoration, and preservation.
Study concept →Salvation · Holiness
Sanctification
Sanctification refers to being set apart as holy and to the process of living in increasing conformity to God's holiness.
Study concept →First-Century Judaism · Government
Sanhedrin
The Sanhedrin refers to a Jewish council or governing body.
Study concept →Evil · Spiritual Beings
Satan
Satan means adversary or accuser. In some Hebrew Bible contexts the term can describe a human or angelic adversary, while in later biblical usage it becomes a title for the principal spiritual opponent of God and His people.
Study concept →Torah · First-Century Judaism
Scribe
A scribe was a literate specialist associated with writing, preserving, interpreting, or teaching legal and sacred texts.
Study concept →Judgment · Revelation
Second Death
The Second Death is Revelation's term for the final death associated with the Lake of Fire after resurrection and judgment.
Study concept →Jewish History · Biblical Background
Second Temple Judaism
Second Temple Judaism refers broadly to Jewish religious, cultural, political, and interpretive life during the period of the Second Temple.
Study concept →Spiritual Beings · Divine Presence
Seraphim
Seraphim are heavenly beings appearing explicitly in Isaiah 6 around God's throne.
Study concept →Creation · Evil
Serpent
The serpent is the creature in Genesis 3 that deceives Eve and becomes a major symbol of rebellion and evil in later biblical interpretation.
Study concept →Biblical Feasts · Torah
Shavuot
Shavuot, meaning "Weeks," is the biblical Feast of Weeks.
Study concept →Hebrew Concepts · Torah
Shema
Shema means "hear," but biblical Hebrew often carries the additional implication of listening with the intention to respond or obey.
Study concept →Death · Afterlife
Sheol
Sheol is the Hebrew Bible's principal term for the realm or condition of the dead.
Study concept →Sin · Salvation
Sin
Sin refers to human rebellion, failure, transgression, wrongdoing, or falling short of God's will.
Study concept →Messiah · Davidic Covenant
Son of David
Son of David is a royal and Messianic title identifying an heir to David's throne and, in New Testament usage, particularly identifying Yeshua as the promised Davidic Messiah.
Study concept →Messiah · Christology
Son of God
Son of God is a biblical title whose meaning depends upon context.
Study concept →Messiah · Christology
Son of Man
Son of Man can simply mean a human being, but Yeshua's repeated use of the title draws particular attention to Daniel 7:13–14.
Study concept →Biblical Anthropology · Life
Soul / Nephesh
Nephesh is a broad Hebrew term that can mean: • living being • life • person • self • throat • appetite It should not automatically be defined as an immortal, immaterial entity living inside the body.
Study concept →Biblical Anthropology · Holy Spirit
Spirit / Ruach
Ruach can mean: • wind • breath • spirit The Greek pneuma has a similarly broad range.
Study concept →Biblical Feasts · Kingdom
Sukkot
Sukkot, the Feast of Booths or Tabernacles, is a seven-day biblical festival followed by an additional sacred assembly.
Study concept →First-Century Judaism · Worship
Synagogue
A synagogue was a Jewish gathering place for communal worship, Scripture reading, teaching, prayer, and community life.
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