A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible
- Quo Vadis?
- Rainbow, The
- Rainbow, The
- Rainbow: or curious covenant, The
- Redemption
- Remember me implored the thief
- Resurrection
- Rizpah
- Rock, The
- Root of all evil, The
- Rosa Mystica
- Sabbath, The
- Saint Mary Magdalene or the weeper
- Salome
- Samson Agonistes
- Samson and Delilah
- Samson to his Delilah
- Sarah
- Saved
- Second Coming, The
- Seed of Adam
- Sharing Eve's apple
- Shepherds, The
- Simon the Cyrennian speaks
- Sion lies waste
- Sitting by a bush in broad daylight
- Song of Saul before his last battle
- St. Mary Magdalene
- St. Matthew & St. Mark & St. Luke & St. John
- St. Paul
- Stanzas on the Psalms
- Stephen to Lazarus
- Stone, The
- Story of Joshua, The
- Take ye heed, watch and pray
- Temple, The
- They wondered why the fruit had been forbidden
- This bread I break
- Thorn in the flesh, The
- Thou art indeed just, Lord
- Three Kings, The
- Till We Have Faces
- To be a [3pilgrim3]
- To Dives
- To him that was crucified
- To the garden the world
- Tower of Babel, The
- Trial of Jesus, The
- Two went up to the temple to pray
- Unpardonable Sin, The
A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible: Temple, The
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PoemDefinition
The temple was the building erected in Jerusalem where the Jews believed the presence of God resided. For Christians, their bodies are 'temples' of God's Holy SpiritCultural References
Big ideas: Temple, tabernacleA sacred building used for worship. In the Bible, the Temple was the centre of Jewish worship in Jerusalem. In the New Testament, the term is also used as an image of the believer's physical body.
The city on a hill (Mt. Zion) which King David captured and made the capital of Israel. It was the site of the Temple built by Solomon and of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Today it is still a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims.
1) In the Bible a member of the Hebrew race
2) Someone who belongs to the Jewish faith which believes in one God and the importance of Jewish Law.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
The third person of the Trinity (God in three persons). Came upon the disciples at Pentecost after Jesus had ascended in to heaven.
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