The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1911 page)
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Qubbat al-
akhra:
akhra:
Quds, al-
(‘the Sanctuary’). Muslim name for Jerusalem; by extension it may also refer to Palestine as a whole.
Queen Anne's Bounty
.
.
A fund established by Queen Anne of England in 1704 to receive
tithes
and other payments formerly diverted to the crown by Henry VIII, so as to improve the endowments of poorer parishes.
tithes
and other payments formerly diverted to the crown by Henry VIII, so as to improve the endowments of poorer parishes.
Quest for the historical Jesus
.
.
The attempt to recover from the New Testament, especially the
gospels
, an account of Jesus disentangled from the confessional presentation of him in those documents of faith. The ‘Quest’ is associated with A.
Schweitzer
and his review of previous attempts (mainly of the 19th cent.) to write ‘lives of Jesus’; its impossibility was strongly argued by R.
Bultmann
(see also
KERYGMA
).
A New Quest of the Historical Jesus
(1959) was initiated by J. M. Robinson, who argued that ‘Jesus’ understanding of his existence, his selfhood, and thus in the higher sense his life, is a possible subject of historical research.’
gospels
, an account of Jesus disentangled from the confessional presentation of him in those documents of faith. The ‘Quest’ is associated with A.
Schweitzer
and his review of previous attempts (mainly of the 19th cent.) to write ‘lives of Jesus’; its impossibility was strongly argued by R.
Bultmann
(see also
KERYGMA
).
A New Quest of the Historical Jesus
(1959) was initiated by J. M. Robinson, who argued that ‘Jesus’ understanding of his existence, his selfhood, and thus in the higher sense his life, is a possible subject of historical research.’
Questions of King Milinda
(title tr. of P
li Buddhist text):
(title tr. of P
li Buddhist text):Quicunque Vult
(Christian statement of faith):
(Christian statement of faith):
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