Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Scripture, Apocryphal The books which we now call Apocryphal were read in some of the early churches, but not in all. They were utterly forbidden in the Church of Jerusalem, as appears from Cyril (Catech. 4, n. 22, p. 66, 67), where he directs the catechumens to read no Apocryphal books, but only the canonical, … Continue reading “Scripture, Apocryphal”

scripture, altar in Many altars are mentioned in Scripture, e.g., those of Noe and Abraham, altars erected for the worship of idols, altars of holocaust and of incense, of the Tabernacle and of the Temple, and the altar described in the Apocalypse. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

SCRIPTURE Or SCRIPTURES, the writings, that is, by eminence; the inspired writings, comprising the Old and New Testaments. See BIBLE. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Scripture 1. Terms.-The general designation for Scripture is or plur. , the former occurring some 30 times in the NT (Gospels 14, Acts 3, Paul 9, Catholic Epistles 5), … Continue reading “Scripture”

Scripturalists a term sometimes applied to Protestants on account of their fundamental doctrine that the Scriptures are the only sufficient rule of faith and obedience. The Jews also occasionally use the same word to denote those who reject the Mishna and adhere solely to the Old-Test. Scriptures. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Scriptural Patriarchs In 1 Paralipomenon 8:28, called “Chief fathers and heads of their families who dwelt in Jerusalem.” They are therefore founders and chief men of a clan. Thus of the Semites from Adam to Therah inclusively, there were nineteen patriarchs. With Abraham there begins another list of patriarchs of the Abrahamites. First there are … Continue reading “Scriptural Patriarchs”

scriptural hours In both Greek and Roman times the idea of an hour as the twenty-fourth part of a day, appears occasionally in scientific works but never in popular literature, or common life. In the time of Our Lord there were only three divisions of time which the people were used to note, the third, … Continue reading “scriptural hours”

scriptural glosses (Greek: glossa, tongue) Brief notes which explain difficult words or passages of Holy Writ. Glosses in older works were written either on the margin or between the lines. Modern works use footnotes exclusively. The most famous glosses are the “Glossa Ordinaria” of Walafrid Strabo (died 849), and the “Glossa Interlinearis” of Anselm of … Continue reading “scriptural glosses”

scriptorium A large room in a monastery reserved for the use of the scribes or copyists of the community. When no special room was devoted to this purpose separate cells or studies called “carrels” were made in the cloister, each scribe having a window and a desk to himself. The scriptorium was under the care … Continue reading “Scriptorium”

Scriptoria the desks of religious houses at which the monks wrote in the scriptorium. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

SCRIP A bag or wallet, in which travellers carried a portion of food, or some small articles of convenience, 1Sa 17:40 ; Mat 10:10 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Scrip an old Saxon name for satchel (Bible Educator, 4:209). is used in the A.V. as a rendering of the Heb. , yalkut (from … Continue reading “Scrip”