Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Scribes, Jewish These persons (called in Heb. , sopherim; Gr. ) were originally merely writers or copyists of the law, who followed this business as a mode of livelihood; but eventually they rose to the rank of a learned profession becoming the doctors of the law and interpreters of the Scriptures. As such they frequently … Continue reading “Scribes, Jewish”

scribes (Hebrew: Sopherim, lawyers) In Jewish polity, men of letters, versed in the law of Moses. In 2 Kings 8, the scribe Josaphat was official recorder or secretary pf David, and thus passim in the historical books. In 4 Kings 25, the man who had charge of the military muster is called a Sopher or … Continue reading “Scribes”

Scribe (-s) from gramma, “a writing,” denotes “a scribe, a man of letters, a teacher of the law;” the “scribes” are mentioned frequently in the Synoptists, especially in connection with the Pharisees, with whom they virtually formed one party (see Luk 5:21), sometimes with the chief priests, e.g., Mat 2:4; Mar 8:31; Mar 10:33; Mar … Continue reading “Scribe (-s)”

SCRIBE In the earlier Hebrew writings, was one skilled in writing and accounts, Exo 5:6 Jdg 5:14 Jer 52:25 ; the person who communicated to the people the commands of the king, like the modern Secretary of State, 2Sa 8:17 20:25. In the later times of the Old Testament, especially after the captivity, and in … Continue reading “Scribe”

Screven, Charles Odingsell, D.D a Baptist minister, was born at Charleston, S.C., in 1774. He graduated from Brown University in 1795, and was licensed to preach in 1801. His ministerial labors were confined to Liberty and the immediate counties. In 1806 he was elected -president of Mt. Enon College, where he remained- and taught probably … Continue reading “Screven, Charles Odingsell, D.D”

screen, rood An enriched screen usually surmounted by a rood, in the rood-loft, placed between the chancel and the nave, i.e., between the clergy and the people, of medieval churches. Its precise origin is obscure, though it is possibly traceable to a merely ornamental feature of two 4th-century basilicas; doubtless its later use was practical … Continue reading “screen, rood”

screen, altar Originally a piece of ornamental precious cloth suspended above the altar at the rear and known as the dossel or dorsal. A permanent or movable structure of metal, stone, or wood was later introduced instead of the cloth; the side facing the church is called the retable; the reverse, the counterretable. When richly … Continue reading “Screen, Altar”

Screen a partition, enclosure, or parclose separating a portion of a room or of a church from the rest In the domestic halls of the Middle Ages a screen was almost invariably fixed across the lower end, so as to part off a small space, which became a lobby (with a gallery above it) within … Continue reading “Screen”

Screech Owl See Owl Fuente: Plants Animals Of Bible Screech-Owl (, lilith, prob. from , sight, and so designating some nocturnal creature; Sept. ; Aquila, ), ; Symmachus: ; Vulg. lamia; marg. “night-monster”), a creature mentioned in connection with the desolation that was to mark Edom. According to the rabbins, the lilith was a nocturnal … Continue reading “Screech Owl”

Scranton, Pennsylvania, diocese of Comprises the counties of Luzerne, Lackawanna, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, Tioga, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lycoming, Pike, and Monroe. Founded on 3 March 1868. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Philadelphia. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Scranton patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary