Wise, Gildas the, Saint Confessor , born possibly Dumbarton, Scotland, c.516; died Houat, Brittany, c.570. He studied in Wales and Ireland , where he was ordained. He retired to the isle of Houat, and subsequently founded a monastery at Rhuys on the mainland. He is the earliest British historian; “De excidio Britannire liber querulus” is … Continue reading “Wise, Gildas the, Saint”
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Wise, Francis
Wise, Francis an English clergyman, was born at Oxford in 1695. He was educated at Trinity College, of which he became a fellow in 1718; was assistant to the Bodleian librarian in 1717; afterwards presented to the living of Ellesfield, near Oxford; custos archivorum in 1726; became rector of Rotherfield Greys in 1745; Radcliffe librarian … Continue reading “Wise, Francis”
Wise (on This)
Wise (on This) * For WISE (ON THIS) see THUS Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Wise (in No)
Wise (in No) a double negative, expressing an emphatic negation, “by no means,” is rendered “in no wise” in Mat 10:42; Luk 18:17; Joh 6:37; Act 13:41; Rev 21:27. “altogether, by all means,” is used with the negative ou (“not”) in Rom 3:9, stating a complete denial, rendered “No, in no wise.” See ALL, B, … Continue reading “Wise (in No)”
Wise
Wise (, chakdm, ). The Hebrew word, , chakamin, rendered “wise men” (Gen 41:8; Exo 7:11; Ecc 9:17; Jeremiah 1:35; Est 1:13) not only signifies men celebrated for wisdom, magi, but also magicians or enchanters. SEE MAGIC. The feminine of the same term, , chakmah, is used for a “wise woman,” one noted for cunning … Continue reading “Wise”
Wisdom, Seat of
Wisdom, Seat of Founded on 17 December 1913. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Seattle. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Spokane patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Wisdom Personified
Wisdom Personified The foundation of this view is to be found in the book of Proverbs, where (8) wisdom (Chokmach) is represented as present with God before (Pro 8:22) and during the creation of the world. So far it appears only as a principle regulating the action of the Creator, though even in this way … Continue reading “Wisdom Personified”
Wisdom of Solomon, The Book of The
Wisdom of Solomon, The Book of The Wisdom of Sol’omon, The Book of The. A book of the Apocrypha, may be divided into two parts, the first, Chapters 1-9, containing the doctrine of wisdom in its moral and intellectual aspects: the second, Chapters 10-19, the doctrine of wisdom as shown in history. The first part … Continue reading “Wisdom of Solomon, The Book of The”
Wisdom of Solomon, The
Wisdom of Solomon, The I.NAME II.CANONICITY III.CONTENTS 1.The Wisdom Section, The Wisdom of Solomon 1:1 through 11:14 2.The Historical Section, The Wisdom of Solomon 11:5 through 19:22 IV.LITERARY FORM V.UNITY AND INTEGRITY VI.TEACHING 1.Theology 2.Anthropology 3.Deontology 4.Hamartiology 5.Soteriology 6.Eschatology VII. AIM VIII. AUTHOR IX.DATE 1.Literary 2.Historical 3.Philosophical X.ORIGINAL LANGUAGE XI.USE OF WISDOM BY CHRISTIAN WRITERS … Continue reading “Wisdom of Solomon, The”
Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom Of Solomon 1. Place in Canon.-This apocryphal book is not quoted by name in the NT, unless the citation from the wisdom of God in Luk 11:49 can be regarded as a paraphrase of Wis 2:19-20, but it is used in the Epistle to the Romans where 9:21 is a reproduction of Wis 15:7, … Continue reading “Wisdom of Solomon”