| | In the Old Testament (the law of Moses): [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+38&version=RSVCE Genesis 38]{{quotation|About three months later Judah was told, "Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; and moreover she is with child by harlotry." And Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned." <br> Genesis 38:24}}[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+10&version=RSVCE Leviticus 10]{{quotation|Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered unholy fire before the L<small>ORD</small> such as he had not commanded them. And fire came forth from the presence of the L<small>ORD</small> and devoured them, and they died before the L<small>ORD</small>. <br> Leviticus 10:1-2}} [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+20%3A14&version=RSVCE Leviticus 20:14]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+21%3A9&version=RSVCE 21:9]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+11%3A1&version=RSVCE Numbers 11:1]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+16&version=RSVCE Numbers 16]{{quotation|And fire came forth from the L<small>ORD</small>, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men offering the incense. <br> Numbers 16:35}}[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+7&version=RSVCE Deuteronomy chapter 7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A1-3&version=RSVCE 12:1-3]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&version=RSVCE chapter 13]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+32%3A21-24&version=RSVCE 32:21-24]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+7%3A15&version=RSVCE Joshua 7:15], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+7%3A24-26&version=RSVCE 24-26]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+11%3A6-23&version=RSVCE 11:6-23]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+23%3A6-7&version=RSVCE 2 Samuel 23:6-7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+18%3A40&version=RSVCE 1 Kings 18:40]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+1%3A10-12&version=RSVCE 2 Kings 1:10-12]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+18%3A5-21&version=RSVCE Job 18:5-21]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+106%3A16-18&version=RSVCE Psalm 106:16-18]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+140%3A10&version=RSVCE 140:10]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+1%3A27-31&version=RSVCE Isaiah 1:27-31]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+5%3A24&version=RSVCE 5:24]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+14%3A20-21&version=RSVCE 14:20-21]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A12&version=RSVCE 33:12]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+47%3A13-14&version=RSVCE 47:13-14]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+49%3A2&version=RSVCE Jeremiah 49:2]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+15%3A6-7&version=RSVCE Ezekiel 15:6-7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+4%3A1-3&version=RSVCE Malachi 4:1-3 (3:19-24 in the Hebrew and in the Roman Catholic Bible)]. | | In the Old Testament (the law of Moses): [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+38&version=RSVCE Genesis 38]{{quotation|About three months later Judah was told, "Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; and moreover she is with child by harlotry." And Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned." <br> Genesis 38:24}}[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+10&version=RSVCE Leviticus 10]{{quotation|Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered unholy fire before the L<small>ORD</small> such as he had not commanded them. And fire came forth from the presence of the L<small>ORD</small> and devoured them, and they died before the L<small>ORD</small>. <br> Leviticus 10:1-2}} [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+20%3A14&version=RSVCE Leviticus 20:14]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+21%3A9&version=RSVCE 21:9]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+11%3A1&version=RSVCE Numbers 11:1]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+16&version=RSVCE Numbers 16]{{quotation|And fire came forth from the L<small>ORD</small>, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men offering the incense. <br> Numbers 16:35}}[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+7&version=RSVCE Deuteronomy chapter 7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A1-3&version=RSVCE 12:1-3]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+13&version=RSVCE chapter 13]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+32%3A21-24&version=RSVCE 32:21-24]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+7%3A15&version=RSVCE Joshua 7:15], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+7%3A24-26&version=RSVCE 24-26]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+11%3A6-23&version=RSVCE 11:6-23]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+23%3A6-7&version=RSVCE 2 Samuel 23:6-7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+18%3A40&version=RSVCE 1 Kings 18:40]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+1%3A10-12&version=RSVCE 2 Kings 1:10-12]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+18%3A5-21&version=RSVCE Job 18:5-21]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+106%3A16-18&version=RSVCE Psalm 106:16-18]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+140%3A10&version=RSVCE 140:10]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+1%3A27-31&version=RSVCE Isaiah 1:27-31]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+5%3A24&version=RSVCE 5:24]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+14%3A20-21&version=RSVCE 14:20-21]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A12&version=RSVCE 33:12]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+47%3A13-14&version=RSVCE 47:13-14]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+49%3A2&version=RSVCE Jeremiah 49:2]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+15%3A6-7&version=RSVCE Ezekiel 15:6-7]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+4%3A1-3&version=RSVCE Malachi 4:1-3 (3:19-24 in the Hebrew and in the Roman Catholic Bible)]. |
| | + | See also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Sirach+10%3A12-20&version=RSVCE Sirach 10:12-20] <ref>The [[Book of Sirach]] is canonical to [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] and [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]], condemned by [[Martin Luther]] as a book of the non-canonical [[Apocrypha]]. Protestantism likewise stems from the gentile or "universal" church. For doctrinal interpretations see [[Biblical Canon]].</ref><ref>The Catholic, or gentile church is the world's largest [[Christianity|Christian]] body comprised of several distinct [https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/catholic_rites_and_churches.htm "Rites"] and dissident sects. The [[Catholic Church|Catholic Church (Latin Rite)]] commonly known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest single body organization in the United States.<br/>[http://www.pewforum.org/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/ “The Global Catholic Population,” © 2011, Pew Research Center (pewforum.org).]<br/>[http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_romcath.html The Largest Catholic Communities (adherents.com)]<br>The '''[[Orthodox Church]]''' or '''Eastern Rite''' is <!--the world's second largest [[Christianity|Christian]] body--> comprised of several distinct "autocephalous" ("self governing heads"), including Greek, [[Maronite]], Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox. Over the last century, the Orthodox Christian population around the world has more than doubled and now stands at nearly 260 million. Orthodox Christians in the United States, make up roughly 0.5% of the overall U.S. population and include many immigrants. As of 2010, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America had 476,900 adherents in the United States. The total number of adherents in Orthodox Christian churches was at about 1 million. <br> [https://www.pewforum.org/2017/11/08/orthodox-christianity-in-the-21st-century/ Global Orthodox Christianity in the 21st century (pewforum.org)]<br>[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-largest-orthodox-christian-populations.html Countries With The Largest Orthodox Christian Populations (worldatlas.com)] <br> [https://www.statista.com/statistics/247346/adherents-of-orthodox-christian-churches-in-the-us/ Number of adherents in Orthodox Christian churches in the United States in 2010 (statista.com)]</ref><ref>See [http://www.888c.com/worldChristianDenominations.htm Percentage of Christians in Protestant Denominations (29.5%) (888c.com)].</ref> |