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A-Z: General definitions: Sheep
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The Bible is full of images of sheep and shepherds, which have permeated Western literary traditions and culture.
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Big Ideas: Sheep, shepherd, lamb
The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament scriptures inherited from Judaism, together with the New Testament, drawn from writings produced from c.40-125CE, which describe the life of Jesus and the establishment of the Christian church.
Sheep were a key part of the the economy in biblical times and the familiar figure of the shepherd occurs frequently in the Bible to signify leadership, and care. Jesus described himself as the Good Shepherd.
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