旧约词汇 - V

Valley of dry bones

The scene from the vision of Ezekiel 37 that anticipates the restoration of Israel. See Chapter 12.

Vassal

A servant or slave; an underling who is dependent on an overlord for protection; a vassal received the use of land and military protection from a lord, and in return owed the lord loyalty, obedience, and a portion of the crops as payment.

Vaticinia ex eventu

A Latin phrase meaning prophecy from the results or prophecy after the event; it is used in reference to prophecy that has been composed after the events it predicts.

Vow of praise

A speech form found in the Psalms where the psalmist promises to credit God with deliverance once it happens. See Chapter 14.

Vulgate

The translation of the Bible into Latin done by the Christian scholar, Jerome, in the late fourth and early fifth centuries C.E.