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A Christian symbol used by various Christian denominations, particularly the Bible Student movement and the Church of Christ, Scientist. It has also been used in heraldry. The emblem is often interpreted as symbolizing the reward in heaven (the crown) coming after the trials in this life (the cross) (James 1:12). Gamma cross A Greek cross.
In optics, a circle of confusion (CoC) is an optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source. It is also known as disk of confusion, circle of indistinctness, blur circle, or blur spot . In photography, the circle of confusion is used to determine the depth of field, the part of ...
Cartesian circle. The Cartesian circle (also known as Arnauld 's circle[ 1]) is an example of fallacious circular reasoning attributed to French philosopher René Descartes. He argued that the existence of God is proven by reliable perception, which is itself guaranteed by God.
Judith N. Shklar (1986) points out the ambiguity in the meaning and function of the "circle" as a metaphor for understanding. It is taken to refer to a geometric circle, rather than a circular process, it seems to imply a center, but it is unclear whether the interpreter him/herself stands there, or whether, on the contrary, some "organizing principle and illuminating principle apart from him ...
The Bible refers to this place as Givat Ha'aralot, then says that Joshua called the place Gilgal because, in his words, "today I have removed (galoti) the shame of Egypt from upon you." [ 4 ] Some scholars speculate that the circle of 12 stones was the (unnamed) religious sanctuary that was condemned in Amos 4 :4 and 5 :5 and Hosea 4 :15.
Wycliffe's Bible or Wycliffite Bibles or Wycliffian Bibles ( WYC) are names given for a sequence of Middle English Bible translations believed to have been made under the direction or instigation of English theologian John Wycliffe of the University of Oxford. They are the earliest known literal translations of the entire Bible into English ...
Honi HaMe'agel ( Hebrew: חוני המעגל, romanized : Ḥoni ham-məʿaggēl, lit. 'Honi the circle-drawer') was a tanna or Jewish scholar of the 1st century BCE, the scholars from whose teachings the Mishnah was derived. During this period, a variety of religious movements and splinter groups developed amongst the Jews in Judea.
Examples in the Bible include the dream of Jacob (Genesis 28:12–19) where he encounters God between heaven and earth and the instance when Isaiah meets the Lord in the temple of holiness (Isaiah 6:1–6). [37] In such a liminal space, the individual experiences the revelation of sacred knowledge where God imparts his knowledge on the person.