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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) is an authoritative reference encyclopedia which explains every significant word, subject, place, person, and doctrine in the Bible and Apocrypha! In scope, the ISBE covers literature (apocalyptic, apocryphal, sub-apostolic, etc.), archeology, ethnology, geography, topography, biography, arts and crafts, manners and customs, family life,...

Redemption or deliverance from the curse of sin: This must be the implication in Jesus’ words, “The Son of man also came … to give his life a ransom for many” (Mk 10:45 ║ Mt 20:28). Man is a captive in sin, the Father sends His Son to pay the ransom price for the deliverance of the captive, and the Son’s death is the price paid. Paul also uses the words “redeemed” and “redemption” in the same sense. In the great letters he asserts that we are “justified
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