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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1813" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1813" /> == | ||
<p> '''''bruth´ẽr''''' -'''''hood''''' : The rare occurrence of the term (only Zechariah 11:14 and 1 Peter 2:17 ) in contrast with the abundant use of "brother," "brethren," seems to indicate that the sense of the vital relation naturally called for the most concrete expression: "the brethren." But in 1 Peter 2:17 the abstract is used for the concrete. In the Old [[Testament]] the brotherhood of all [[Israelites]] was emphasized; but in the New Testament the brotherhood in Christ is a relation so much deeper and stronger as to eclipse the other. See also [[Brother]]; [[Brethren]] . </p> | <p> ''''' bruth´ẽr ''''' - ''''' hood ''''' : The rare occurrence of the term (only Zechariah 11:14 and 1 Peter 2:17 ) in contrast with the abundant use of "brother," "brethren," seems to indicate that the sense of the vital relation naturally called for the most concrete expression: "the brethren." But in 1 Peter 2:17 the abstract is used for the concrete. In the Old [[Testament]] the brotherhood of all [[Israelites]] was emphasized; but in the New Testament the brotherhood in Christ is a relation so much deeper and stronger as to eclipse the other. See also [[Brother]]; [[Brethren]] . </p> | ||
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