‘Phylacteries’ in MLA 8 style, on MyBib

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Barry, John D, et al. The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Logos ed., Bellingham, WA, The Lexham Press, 2016, ref.ly/logosres/lbd?hw=Phylactery. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019.

1. mezuzah—a small box, containing scrolls bearing the same four verses, mounted to the right doorpost of the house and of each room (see Deut 6:9; 11:20); 2. tzitzin—tassels or fringes with blue cords worn at the four corners of a prayer shawl (see Num 15:37–38; Deut 22:12). The rule that Israel should wear the commandments “as a memorial between [their] eyes” was probably intended metaphorically. .

Brice-Saddler, Michael. “A Wealthy Televangelist Explains His Fleet of Private Jets: “It’s a Biblical Thing.”” The Washington Post, 4 June 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/06/04/wealthy-televangelist-explains-his-fleet-private-jets-its-biblical-thing/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2020.

Chouinard, Larry. Matthew. Joplin, Mo., College Press, 1997.
There was nothing necessarily ostentatious in wearing tassels, even Jesus may have worn such ornamentation (cf. 9:20; 14:36). However, the Pharisees made their phylacteries extra wide, and their tassels long, so as to flaunt their piety. Such outward displays are not true barometers of the depth of one’s religious devotion.

Fishkoff, Sue. “California Lawmakers Pass “Mezuzah Bill.”” The Jewish News of Northern California, The Jewish News of Northern California, 10 July 2019, www.jweekly.com/2019/07/10/california-legislature-close-to-passing-mezuzah-bill/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2020.

Gilbert, F C. Practical Lessons from the Experience of Israel for the Church of To-Day. Nashville, Southern Pub. Association, 1972, bit.ly/2OX4A1G. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019.

Pharisaical Wisdom Leads Away From God Claiming to be wise and learned men, they depended on their own logic and philosophy to export the Bible, which, they considered, explained the correct idea of righteousness, and the true way to worship God. As a result, all their righteousness became self-righteousness; all their wisdom became folly, which often led to sensuality (James 3:13-15); all their imparting of Scripture knowledge became departing from the right ways of the Lord. (79) It should be observed the Savior did not condemn them for wearing either of the objects. as though it were sinful; but the condemnation pronounced upon them was for making the objects so prominent. Thus it must be clear that they considered there was something in these things with had a certain degree of virtue. (Matthew 9:20; 14:36; Luke 8:45-46) (79-80) The Garment (the Blue Fringes) After a time a degree of sacredness was thrown around the garment; finally it became part of the synagogue service. (80) The reason, no doubt, why god gave the color blue, was because this was the color of the heavens, as well as a representation of royal covenant. …designed to teach the people a deep spiritual truth, if their eyes were only opened to see it. (81) They might have known from the words of the prophets, that true righteousness was not found in the wearing of those objects; but in Him, “Jehovah, our righteousness.” (Jeremiah 23:5-6; 33:14-16) In several of the prophets it is recored that the righteousness of the people of God was in the lord and that this righteousness would be imparted to them by believing god, and obeying His will. (Psalm 4:1; 35:28; Isaiah 45:24; 54:17; Daniel 9:7; Hosea 2:19; Zephaniah 2:3; Genesis 15:6; Deuteronomy 6:25) The Phylacteries While certain scriptures might be adduced as reason for the wearing of fringes, the garment, and the border, this could hardly be said for the use of the phylacteries. Nevertheless there was not task too Herculean, for the scribe or the pharisee to accomplish, if he thought that by so doing he could add some outward observance which would make him appear righteous overmuch, and a good logician in Scripture. The basis for the wearing go the phylacteries is found in four different scriptures recorded in Exodus 13:1-10, 11-16; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:13-20. (84) Before this is placed in its position, however, a prayer is offered in which is contained the four scriptures already cited; it mentions the location of these objects, and concludes that these may be as acceptable in the sight of God as though the individual had performed every command of God, even to the 613 commands, upon which depend the wearing of these things. (85) From the above prayers and scripture it is evident that the Pharisee expected the wearing of these was bringing him much of God’s favor, and a large amount of righteousness. He was doing something for the lord that not a Sadducee, or a Samaritan, or any other class who professed to believe in God was doing. Hence he thought he had a right to feel that the Lord ought to have more respect to him than to any other people. Of course the broader his phylactery the more imputation of righteousness. It is then not surprising that the Pharisee should want his phylactery broad, for this would indicate a greater amount of righteousness, as well as a nearness to the Shekinah (86) When the Pharisee, clothed in his garment with the wide border, wore his phylacteries with the broad straps, and offered all the prayers connected with them, no one felt more secure of having received righteousness and God’s smile than did he. (87) .

GotQuestions.org. “What Are Phylacteries? | GotQuestions.org.” GotQuestions.org, 21 May 2014, www.gotquestions.org/phylacteries.html. Accessed 29 Nov. 2019.
Jesus taught that God is not as concerned with the external trappings of religion as He is with the true nature of the heart. He pointed out that it was possible to wear large phylacteries containing God’s Word yet disobey God’s Word at the same time. Likewise, in the church today, it’s possible to wear a cross, pay a tithe, raise a hand, and quote a creed—all without truly acknowledging the Lord in our hearts. God knows the truth of our spiritual condition. “LORD Almighty, you . . . examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind” (Jeremiah 20:12). May we be able to say with the psalmist, “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11)..

Hastings, James, et al. A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and Contents Including the Biblical Theology, Volumes I–V. 1898. Logos ed., vol. I-V, University Press of the Pacific, Logos, 1911.

THE PRACTICE OF MODERN ORTHODOX JUDAISM.—Every male Israelite above the age of thirteen years is required to “lay (לְהַנִּיחַ, Mishna, Shebu. iii. 8, 11, etc.) the těphillîn”—to use the technical expression—at daily morning prayer. Article citation: Kennedy, A. R. S. (1911–1912). PHYLACTERIES, FRONTLETS. In J. Hastings, J. A. Selbie, A. B. Davidson, S. R. Driver, & H. B. Swete (Eds.), A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and Contents Including the Biblical Theology (Vol. I–V). New York; Edinburgh: Charles Scribner’s Sons; T. & T. Clark..

Langfield, Weldon. Luke : “That You May Understand the Saviour” a Commentary - Exegetical, Homiletical. Edited by William S Cline, Austin, Texas, Firm Foundation Publishing House, 1988, pp. 206–207.
Veres 45-46. Christ was fully aware of what had happened. He asked the question to call forth the one who had touched Him. This healing was not the result of magical properties of Jesus’ garment, but a result of His will and further evidence of His power. Since the dawning of the Christian faith there have been those who have put faith in supposed relics of Christ and the apostles. In this century much has been written about the supposed burial shroud of Jesus now in Turin, Italy.

Maggs, J. T. L. “Phylacteries.” A Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels: Aaron–Zion, Edited by J Hastings et al., T & T Clark; Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1906, p. 360, ref.ly/logosres/dicchrstgspl?hw=Phylacteries. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019.

In order to emphasize their profession of religion, these people “made broad” (πλατύνουσι, Mt 23:5) these mementoes of their Judaism, whether by enlarging the whole, the boxes and the straps, or, as the Sinaitic and Curetonian Syriac suggest, the straps only. It was the vain extension of the outward sign of an unreal religion that our Lord rebuked; it marked the externality and hollowness of contemporary Pharisaism. While this is the only NT reference to phylacteries, their use by a certain class should continually be borne in mind by the reader, as it may add to the vividness of the picture suggested by many incidents. Thus in Mt 22:34 || it may be considered as certain that the group of Pharisees with whom our Lord held His controversy wore their broadened phylacteries, and that the passage He quoted, the Shema’, the foundation of Hebrew religion, would be found in the phylacteries they carried on their heads and arms. .

“Phylactery | Definition, Significance, & Facts | Britannica.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/phylactery. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019.

The phylacteries are worn in a prescribed manner so as to represent the letters shin, daleth, and yod, which taken together form the divine name Shaddai. .

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