In biblical terms, the concept of "fraction" is not directly mentioned as a mathematical operation, but the idea of dividing or breaking is present in various contexts throughout Scripture. The term "fraction" can be understood in the context of division, breaking, or partaking, especially in relation to communal and sacramental practices.

Old Testament Context

The Old Testament often uses the concept of breaking in the context of covenants and offerings. For example, the breaking of bread is a significant act in the sacrificial system. In Leviticus, the grain offering is described as being broken and shared as part of the ritual (Leviticus 2:6). This act symbolizes the sharing and distribution of God's provision among His people.

The division of land among the tribes of Israel is another example of a "fraction" in the sense of dividing portions. In the book of Joshua, the land of Canaan is divided among the twelve tribes, each receiving a portion as their inheritance (Joshua 13-21). This division was ordained by God and was a fulfillment of His promise to Abraham.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of breaking is most prominently seen in the context of the Last Supper. Jesus' act of breaking bread with His disciples is a foundational moment for Christian sacramental theology. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus takes bread, gives thanks, breaks it, and gives it to His disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is My body" (Matthew 26:26). This act of breaking bread is symbolic of Jesus' impending sacrifice and the establishment of the New Covenant.

The Apostle Paul also refers to the breaking of bread in his instructions to the Corinthian church regarding the Lord's Supper. He writes, "Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?" (1 Corinthians 10:16). Here, the breaking of bread signifies the unity of believers in Christ and their participation in His body.

Spiritual Significance

The act of breaking or dividing in Scripture often carries a deeper spiritual significance. It can represent the breaking of one's will in submission to God, as seen in the Psalms: "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise" (Psalm 51:17). This verse highlights the importance of humility and repentance in the believer's relationship with God.

Furthermore, the concept of division is also present in the teachings of Jesus, who spoke of the division that His message would bring. In Luke 12:51, Jesus states, "Do you think that I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division." This division is not a call to discord but a recognition that allegiance to Christ may separate believers from the world and even from familial ties.

Conclusion

While the term "fraction" itself is not explicitly used in the Bible, the underlying themes of breaking, dividing, and partaking are woven throughout Scripture. These acts often carry profound theological and spiritual meanings, reflecting God's covenantal relationships with His people, the sacrificial work of Christ, and the call to unity and humility among believers.1. (n.) The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence.

2. (n.) A portion; a fragment.

3. (n.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude.

4. (v. t.) To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from petroleum.

3967. meah -- hundred
... hundredfold. Or metyah {may-yaw'}; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also
as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred((-fold), -th), + sixscore. ...
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Christ Plainly Testifies to the Resurrection of the Entire Man not ...
... Neither, therefore, of those parts which He has received will He allow to perish;
nay, no considerable portion"nay, not the least fraction, of either. ...
/.../on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter xxxiv christ plainly testifies to.htm

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath Day and Defends his Act.
... If, then, this was the feast of Purim, the Passover of John 6:4 was the second in
Jesus' ministry, and that ministry lasted but two years and a fraction. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xxxvii jesus heals on the.htm

August 4:
... He whose correspondences are with this world alone has only a thousandth part, a
fraction, the mere rim and shade of an Environment, and only the fraction of a ...
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Primitive Episcopacy and Presbyterian Ordination.
... congregation. Though Christians formed but a fraction, and often but a small
fraction of the population, their bishops were thickly planted. ...
/.../killen/the ancient church/chapter ix primitive episcopacy and.htm

The Dawn of Mind
... The first is possible because there is the least fraction in that which is least
in Man of that which is greatest in Mimosa; the last is impossible because ...
/.../drummond/the lowell lectures on the ascent of man/chapter iv the dawn of.htm

From the Close of the General Conference of 1832 to the Beginning ...
... The effective labor, therefore, devolved upon the remaining five bishops, who
accordingly had each four conferences and a fraction to attend every year ...
/.../chapter 12 from the close.htm

"A Fine, Generous Fellow. "
... week. If he bore the whole expense of our pleasure excursion, it cost him
within a fraction of half his earnings for a week. Had ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arthur/words for the wise/a fine generous fellow.htm

Weakness of the Pleas Urged in Defence of Second Marriage.
... 686] will fall far more heavily and bitterly in the "universal shaking" [687] of
the entire world [688] than it did in the devastation of one fraction of Jud??a ...
/.../tertullian/on monogamy/chapter xvi weakness of the pleas.htm

It is in this Sense, My Friends, that I Say to You...
... of this great human family, of which my family, and my country, are only parts;
and of which I myself am only a miserable and vanishing fraction, a leaf of a ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/lamartine/atheism among the people/iv it is in this.htm

Parasitism.
... Worldkin. Produce! Produce! Were it but the pitifullest infinitesimal fraction
of a Product, produce it, in God's name!""Carlyle. FROM ...
/.../drummond/natural law in the spiritual world/parasitism.htm

Fraction (1 Occurrence)
... vt) To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or
crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out ...
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Foxes (9 Occurrences)

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Lap (12 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction
of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. ...
/l/lap.htm - 15k

Irrational (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an integral number, or by a
vulgar fraction; surd; -- said especially of roots. See Surd. ...
/i/irrational.htm - 7k

Fracture (2 Occurrences)

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Part (2071 Occurrences)
... regarded as going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc.,
whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division ...
/p/part.htm - 12k

Caesar's (10 Occurrences)
... "In Rome itself, if we may judge by these inscriptions, the domus Augusta must have
formed no inconsiderable fraction of the whole population; but it comprised ...
/c/caesar's.htm - 18k

Shushan (19 Occurrences)
... 2. The Ruins: The surface still covered with ruins is about 2,000 hectares (4, 940
acres), though this is but a fraction compared with the ancient extent of ...
/s/shushan.htm - 21k

Writing (194 Occurrences)
... The record of gestures by making pictures of them forms a large fraction of primitive
picture writing (eg the picture of a man with weapon poised to throw) and ...
/w/writing.htm - 70k

Household (222 Occurrences)
... "In Rome itself, if we may judge by these inscriptions, the domus Augusta must have
formed no inconsiderable fraction of the whole population; but it comprised ...
/h/household.htm - 47k

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