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Body

In the New Testament (soma, "the body" both of men and animals) the word has a rich figurative and spiritual use: (1) the temporary home of the soul (2Co 5:6); (2) "the temple of the Holy Spirit" (1Co 6:19); (3) "temple" (Joh 2:21); (4) "the old man," the flesh as the servant of sin or the sphere in...

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Law in the New Testament

The word is used both with and without the article, but though in some cases the substantive without the article refers to law in general, yet in many other places it undoubtedly refers to the Law of Moses. Perhaps, as has been suggested, it is that, where it does refer to the Mosaic Law, the word w...

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Shade; Shadow; Shadowing

shad, shad'-o, shad'-o-ing (tsel; skia): A shadow is any obscuration of the light and heat with the form of the intervening object, obscurely projected, constantly changing and passing away. "Shadow" is used literally of a roof (Ge 19:8), of mountains (Jg 9:36), of trees (Jg 9:15, etc.), of wings (P...