Rhithymna (RHETHYMNA) A titular see of Crete, suffragan of Gortyna, mentioned by Ptolemy, III, 15, Pliny, IV, 59, and Stephen of Byzantium. Nothing is known of its ancient history but some of its coins are extant. It still exists under the Greek name of Rhethymnon (Turkish, Resmo, It. and Fr. Retimo). It is a small … Continue reading “Rhithymna”
Rhinsbergers
Rhinsbergers SEE COLLEGIANTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Rhinocolura
Rhinocolura A titular see in Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium. Rhinocolura or Rhinocorura was a maritime town so situated on the boundary of Egypt and Palestine that ancient geographers attributed it sometimes to one country and sometimes to the other. Its history is unknown. Diodorus Siculus (I, 60, 5) relates that it must have been … Continue reading “Rhinocolura”
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros SEE UNICORN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Rhinoceros r-noser-os: This word is found in the King James Version margin to Isa 34:7 (rhinocerots) for , re’emm, the King James Version unicorns, the Revised Version (British and American) wild-oxen. The word is quite inappropriate to the passage, which refers to the land … Continue reading “Rhinoceros”
Rhetoric
Rhetoric (Gr. Rhetor, public speaker) Art turned to the practical purpose of persuading and impressing. — L.V. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Rhetorians
Rhetorians An Alexandrian sect of this name is mentioned by Philaster as founded by Rhetorius, and maintaining the opinion that there was no harm in any heresy whatever (Philast. Hoer. 91). Augustine remarks that this seems so absurd that he considers it incredible (Aug. Hoer. 72). Philaster is the original authority for the existence of … Continue reading “Rhetorians”
Rhesaelig;na
Rhesaelig;na A titular see in Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa. Rhesæna (numerous variations of the name appear in ancient authors) was an important town at the northern extremity of Mesopotamia near the sources of the Chaboras (now Khabour), on the way from Carrhæ to Nicephorium about eighty miles from Nisibis and forty from Dara; Near by … Continue reading “Rhesaelig;na”
Rhesa, L. Jedemin
Rhesa, L. Jedemin a German doctor and professor of theology, was born June 9, 1777, at Carwitha, near Memel. In 1800 he was appointed garrison chaplain at Knigsberg; in 1807 he lectured as privat-docent at the university there, and in 1810 was appointed extraordinary professor of theology. From 1812 to 1815 he acted as army … Continue reading “Rhesa, L. Jedemin”
Rhesa
Rhesa ( ) is a name given in the genealogy of Christ (Luk 3:27) as that of a son of Zorobabel and father of Joanna, being evidently the same with RIPHAIAH SEE RIPHAIAH (q.v.), given in the Old. Test. (1Ch 3:19-21) as the son of Zerubbabel and father of Hananiah. Lord Hervey fancifully conjectures that … Continue reading “Rhesa”
Rhenish Palatinate
Rhenish Palatinate (Ger. Rheinpfalz). A former German electorate. It derives its name from the title of a royal official in the old German Empire, the palsgrave (Pfalzgraf) or count palatine. In the Carlovingian period the count palatine was merely the representative of the king in the high court of justice. Otto the Great in 937 … Continue reading “Rhenish Palatinate”