Pine tar along with many other ingredients due to a lack of proof of their effectiveness. Some pine tar products contain creosote, a probable carcinogen. Creosote potentially may be produced when the pine wood is heated up to high temperatures in the creation of pine tar. Pine tar is also used in veterinary medicine as an expectorant and an antiseptic in chronic skin conditions. Pine tar Pine tar is a sticky material produced by the high temperature carbonization of pine wood in anoxic conditions (dry distillation or destructive distillation). The wood is rapidly decomposed by applying heat and pressure in a closed
Koine Greek grammar loanwords in the Greek of the Septuagint, New Testament and Patristic texts, such as "satanas" for Hebrew "ha-Satan". Less evident Semitisms occur in vocabulary usage, and semantic content (range of meaning). Numerous words in the New Testament are used in ways that derive from the Septuagint rather than secular or pagan usage. In particular, there is religious vocabulary peculiar to Judaism and monotheism. For example, "angelos" more frequently means "angel" than "messenger", and "diabolos" means Job's "devil" more often than mere "slanderer". A debate currently exists as to the meaning of the tense-forms found in Koine Greek. It is widely