Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Scranton (Scrantonensis). A suffragan see of Philadelphia, U.S.A., established on 3 March, 1868, comprises the Counties of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, Tioga, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lycoming, Pike, and Monree, all in the north-east part of Pennsylvania; area, 8,487 sq. miles. Scranton, the episcopal see, is in the heart of the anthracite region and is a … Continue reading “Scranton”

Scrabble skrab’l: Occurs only in 1Sa 21:13, as the translation of , tawah: David … feigned himself mad and scrabbled on the doors of the gate. To scrabble (modern English scrawl) is here to make unmeaning marks; tawah means to make a mark from taw, a mark, especially as a cross (Eze 9:4), a signature … Continue reading “Scrabble”

Scovel, Sylvester, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born at Peru, Massachusetts, March 3, 1796. He graduated from Williams College in 1822, and studied two years at Princeton Theological Seminary; labored as a missionary on the Delaware River; was pastor at Woodbury, N.J., in 1825; supply at Norristown, Pennsylvania, in 1828; in Ohio from 1833 to … Continue reading “Scovel, Sylvester, D.D”

Scouts, Boy A non-sectarian organization of a military type, whose purpose is the development of character and good citizenship in boys ; founded in England in 1908 by General Sir Robert Baden-Powell, it soon became international in its development. At present there are nearly 650,000 registered scouts in the United States, divided among over 25,000 … Continue reading “Scouts, Boy”

Scout Advisory Council, Catholic Council founded in 1925 in Great Britain whose objects are assist the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Association to develop in Catholic circles encourage the establishment of Catholic troops and guide companies act in an advisory capacity to the bishops, clergy, and lay organizations requiring information as to the organization of … Continue reading “Scout Advisory Council, Catholic”

Scourging (-s) “a whip, scourge,” is used (a) with the meaning “scourging,” in Act 22:24, of the Roman method (see above, B, No. 1, Note); (b) in Heb 11:36, of the “sufferings” of saints in the OT times. Among the Hebrews the usual mode, legal and domestic, was that of beating with a rod (see … Continue reading “Scourging (-s)”

Scourging Among both Jews and Romans the common mode of corporal punishment to which offenders were subjected was that of scourging. 1. Jewish scourging.-The supreme Sanhedrin at Jerusalem and the local Sanhedrins connected with all the synagogues were in the habit of punishing by scourging secondary misdemeanours, civil and ecclesiastical. Their authority for the infliction … Continue reading “Scourging”

Scourge, Scourging SCOURGE, SCOURGING.In the Gospels the vb. scourge is translation of two Gr. terms, (fr. , found in Gospels only in a metaphorical sense [Authorized and Revised Versions plague, (Revised Version margin) Gr. scourge], but used in its literal meaning in Act 22:24, Heb 11:36); and (fr. , Lat. flagellum, which occurs in Joh … Continue reading “Scourge, Scourging”

Scourge of God died 453. King of the Huns, called the Scourge of God. He welded the disorganized Scythian warriors into a compact body that became the terror of Europe and Asia. Emboldened by the success of an invasion of the Roman Empire, he swept through Austria, Germany , and Gaul with unheard-of ferocity. Allied … Continue reading “Scourge of God”

Scourge (Noun and Verb) “a whip” (from Latin, flagellum), is used of the “scourge” of small cords which the Lord made and employed before cleansing the Temple, Joh 2:15. However He actually used it, the whip was in itself a sign of authority and judgment. (akin to A: Latin, flagello; Eng., “flagellate”), is the word … Continue reading “Scourge (Noun and Verb)”