Homilies — The two books of Homilies or Sermons referred to in the XXXVth Article of Religion. The first volume was written during the reign of Edward VI, in 1542, and the second in 1563. They treat of such topics as Good Works, Repentance, Prayer, The… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
homilies — hom·i·ly || hÉ‘mɪlɪ / hÉ’m n. sermon, moralizing discourse, lesson, exhortation … English contemporary dictionary
Vercelli Homilies — The Vercelli homilies is a collection of twenty three prose entries within the Vercelli book and exist as an important example of Old English prose structure, owing to the predominance of poetry within the pool of extant Old English literature.… … Wikipedia
Blickling homilies — The Blickling Homilies are the second largest collection of anonymous homilies written in Old English. The Blickling Homilies are said to have been written down by possibly two different scribes before the end of the tenth century. This might be… … Wikipedia
Anglican Homilies — The Anglican Homilies (1547, 1562, and 1571) are two books of thirty three sermons developing the Reformed doctrines of the Anglican Communion in greater depth and detail than in the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion. The longer title of the… … Wikipedia
Blickling Homilies — (ca. 1000) Most likely compiled sometime in the late 10th century, the collection known as the Blickling Homilies is a series of 18 sermons in OLD ENGLISH, all dealing with major feast days or saints’ days of medieval Christianity and arranged … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Book of Homilies — Homily Hom i*ly, n.; pl. {Homilies}. [LL. homilia, Gr. ? communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. ? an assembly, fr. ? same; cf. ? together, and ? crowd, cf. ? to press: cf. F. hom[ e]lie. See {Same}.] 1. A discourse or sermon read or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
John Chrysostom — This article is about the Christian saint. For other uses, see Chrysostomos (disambiguation). Saint John Chrysostom East: Great Hierarch and Ecumenical Teacher West: Bishop and Doctor of the Church Born … Wikipedia
Deuteronomy Rabbah — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy)… … Wikipedia
Wulfstan II — Infobox Archbishop of York name = Wulfstan II birth name = Wulfstan began = unknown consecration = 1002 term end = 1023 predecessor = Ealdwulf successor = Aelfric Puttoc birth date = birthplace = death date = 28 May 1023 deathplace = York tomb =… … Wikipedia
