Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Romanticism As a general philosophical movement, romanticism is best understood as the initial phase of German Idealism, serving as a transition from Kant to Hegel, and flourishing chiefly between 1775 and 1815. It is associated primarily with the Schlegel brothers, Novalis, Fried, Schelling, and Schleiermacher, with Schelhng as its culmination and most typical figure. The … Continue reading “Romanticism”

Romantic art (a) Artistic era between the end of the 18th and middle of the 19th centuries. (b) A form closer to and less independent of emotions than classic form. — L.V. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Romans, The Epistle to the AUTHENTICITY, GENUINENESS. Peter (2Pe 3:15-16) quotes Rom 2:4, calling it “Scripture.” The epistles of Clement (Cor. 35) and Polycarp (ad Philippians 6) quote respectively Rom 1:29-32 and Rom 14:10-12. Irenaeus (iv. 27, section 2) quotes it as Paul’s (Rom 4:10-11). Melito’s “Hearing of Faith” is entitled from Romans 10 or … Continue reading “Romans, The Epistle to The”

ROMANS, LETTER TO THE In his letter to the Romans, Paul gives his most carefully developed exposition of the gospel. He sets out to teach in a progressive and orderly manner the basis of the salvation in Christ that he preached. While Paul intends this presentation of the gospel to be a means of teaching … Continue reading “ROMANS, LETTER TO THE”

Romans Epistle To The 1. Date and destination.-The Epistle is usually supposed to have been written to Rome (Rom 1:7; Rom 1:15) during the visit of Act 20:2 f., i.e. towards the close of the third missionary journey. The year will depend upon the general scheme of chronology adopted for St. Pauls life; c. [Note: … Continue reading “Romans, Epistle to the”

Romans, Epistle The Epistle to the Romans. This epistle claims our interest more than the other didactic epistles of the Apostle Paul, because it is more systematic, and because it explains especially that truth which became subsequently the principle of the reformation, viz., righteousness through faith. At the period when the apostle wrote the Epistle … Continue reading “Romans, Epistle”

Romans Romans (r’manz), Epistle to. It was written at Corinth, a.d. 58, as Paul was leaving that city for Jerusalem. Rom 15:25; comp. Act 20:2-3; Act 20:16; Rom 16:1; Rom 16:23; 1Co 1:14; 2Ti 4:20. It is the fullest exposition of the great truth that the gospel is the power of salvation unto all who … Continue reading “Romans”

Romanos, Saint Surnamed ho melodos and ho theorrhetor, poet of the sixth century. The only authority for the life and date of this greatest of Greek hymn-writers is the account in the Menaion for October; his feast is 1 October. According to this account he was by birth a Syrian, served as deacon in the … Continue reading “Romanos, Saint”

Romanos Pontifices, Constitutio The restoration by Pius IX, 29 Sept. 1850, by letters Apostolic “Universalis ecclesiæ” of the hierarchy in England, and the consequent transition to the new order of things, necessarily gave rise to misunderstandings and discussion in various matters of jurisdiction and discipline, particularly between the episcopate and religious orders. Bishops, as was … Continue reading “Romanos Pontifices, Constitutio”

Romanorum, Patricius (Latin: noble of the Romans) Title conferred on Pepin, King of the Franks, by Pope Stephen II, 754, and later assumed by the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. It carried a special obligation to protect the temporal rights of the Holy See and was therefore merely a protectorship; it was not equivalent … Continue reading “Romanorum, Patricius”