Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Scurvy (, garab, from , to scratch), scurf on the akin (Lev 21:20; Lev 22:22), perhaps of a malignant kind (“Scab,” Deu 28:27). So also the word , yallepheth, rendered “scabbed” (Lev 21:20; Lev 22:22), signifies a sort of itching scab, scurf, tetter, so called as sticking fast. SEE LEPROSY. The disease known by the … Continue reading “Scurvy”

Scuophylacium (), a recess near the altar corresponding with the mediaeval “aumbrye,” in which the chalice, paten, and every utensil employed in offering the eucharistic sacrifice were anciently placed immediately after mass. Reference is made to such a receptacle by the councils of Laodicea and Agatha. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Scum (, chelah, strictly an overlaying), rather, rust of a pot (Eze 24:6; Eze 24:11-12). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Scum skum (, hel’ah; Septuagint , ios, poison or verdigris; compare Plato Rep. 609a): The word is only found in Eze 24:6, Eze 24:11, Eze 24:12, where the Revised Version (British and … Continue reading “Scum”

Scultet(us), (Schultz), Abraham was born at Grumberg, in Silesia, Aug. 24,1556, and went to Breslau in 1582. Obliged to leave on account of his father’s loss of fortune, he took a situation as tutor in Freistadt, where he enjoyed the opportunity of hearing the sermons of Melancthon and of Abraham Bucholtzer. In 1584 he made … Continue reading “Scultet(us), (Schultz), Abraham”

Sculpture, Hebrew By the well-known law (in Exo 20:4 sq.; Deu 4:16 sq.; Deu 27:15; comp. Diod. Sic. Eclog. xl, 1; Strabo, 16:761; Josephus, Cont. Apion. ii, 6; Ewald, Isr. Gesch. ii, 110 sq.; Tacit. Hist, v, 5, 4. But see Bertheau, Isr. Gesch. p. 248) the Israelites were not forbidden to make any image … Continue reading “Sculpture, Hebrew”

Sculpture, Christian The art Of sculpture has an antagonistic principle to overcome in the Christian conception of the world, and its progress has been much impeded by that fact; for, while this art must deal primarily with physical forms, and, at the most, can only regard the spirit as, with the body, a coordinate part … Continue reading “Sculpture, Christian”

sculpture A term which may be applied to the fine arts either when they are representative of Christian ideals, or when they are used directly in the service of the Church. The beginnings of art inspired and guided by the Christian religion are found in the Roman catacombs. In the earliest days of the Church … Continue reading “Sculpture”

Scull SEE SKULL Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Scudder, John, M.D. a celebrated missionary in Ceylon and India, was born at Freehold, N. J., Sept. 3, 1793, graduated at Princeton College in 1811, and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, in 1815. He established himself at once in medical practice in that city with success and lucrative prospects. In … Continue reading “Scudder, John, M.D.”

Scudder, John B. a Presbyterian minister, was born near Princeton, N.J., June 8,1810. He was the oldest son of Jacob Scudder, M.D. He was graduated at Princeton College in 1830, after which he spent one year in teaching in Virgnia, and then returned to Princeton and entered the Theological Seminary. A failure of health prevented … Continue reading “Scudder, John B.”