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Bible
Sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. The Jewish scriptures consist of the Torah (or Pentateuch), the Neviim ("Prophets"), and the Ketuvim ("Writings"), which together constitute what Christians call the Old Testament. The Pentateuch and Joshua relate how Israel became a nation and came to possess the Promised Land. The Prophets describe the establishment and development of the monarchy and relate the prophets' messages. The Writings include poetry, speculation on good and evil, and history. The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bible includes additional Jewish writings called the Apocrypha. The New Testament consists of early Christian literature. The Gospels tell of the life, person, and teachings of Jesus. The Acts of the Apostles relates the earliest history of Christianity. The Epistles (Letters) are correspondence of early church leaders (chiefly St. Paul) and address the needs of early congregations. Revelation is the only canonical representative of a large genre of early Christian apocalyptic literature. See also biblical source, biblical translation.
Dili
City (pop., 1980: 60,000), capital of E. Timor province, Indonesia. It lies on the N coast of Timor Island on Ombai Strait. It was the capital, chief port, and commercial center of the E half of Timor, which was under Portuguese rule until 1975, except during Japanese occupation in World War II. It was destroyed by Indonesian military "militias" after E. Timor voted for independence in 1999.
Dublin
City (pop., 1997 est.: 480,000), capital of Ireland. On the the River Liffey, it was settled by Danish Vikings arriving in the area in the 9th cent. AD; they held it until it was taken by the Irish in the 11th cent. Under English control in the 12th cent., it was given a charter by Henry II, establishing it as a seat of government. It prospered in the 18th cent. as a center of the cloth trade, and its harbor dates from this period. In the 19th-20th cent. it has been the site of bloody nationalist violence, incl. the 1867 Fenian movement and the 1916 Easter Rising. It is the country's chief port, center of finance and commerce, and seat of culture. Its Guinness Brewery is the nation's largest private employer. Educational and cultural institutions include the Univ. of Dublin, and the National Library and National Museum, housed on the grounds of Leinster House (1748), now the seat of the Irish parliament.
fabliau
Short metrical tale made popular in medieval France by jongleurs. Fabliaux were characterized by vivid detail and realistic observation and were usually comic, coarse, and cynical, especially in their treatment of women. Though understandable to the bourgeois and common people, they frequently contain an element of burlesque that depends for its appreciation on considerable knowledge of courtly society, love, and manners. About 150 fabliaux survive, by both amateur and professional ...
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