Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Rabh SEE RAB. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Rabelais, Franccedil;ois The life of this celebrated French writer is full of obscurities. He was born at Chinon in Touraine in 1483, 1490, or 1495. According to some his father was an apothecary, according to others a publican or inn-keeper. He began his studies with the Benedictines and finished them with the Franciscans near Angers. … Continue reading “Rabelais, Franccedil;ois”

Rabe, Johann Jacob a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born January 16, 1710, at Lindfluhr, near Wurzburg. He studied at Altdorf, was in 1741 deacon at Anspach, in 1764 archdeacon, in 1778 pastor and member of consistory, in 1790 general superintendent. Rabe died February 12, 1798. He is best known by his German translation of … Continue reading “Rabe, Johann Jacob”

Rabe SEE ROSENBACH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Rabbulas, bp. of Edessa Rabblas, bp. of Edessa, 412-435. Chief authorities: (1) a panegyric in Syriac, compiled soon after his death by a contemporary cleric, himself a native of Edessa, extant in a MS. of 6th cent., of which Bickell has furnished a German trans. in Thalhofer’s Ausgewhlte Schriften der Kirchenvter (vol. x. pp. 56-68); … Continue reading “Rabbulas, bp. of Edessa”

Rabbulas Bishop of Edessa and, in the later years of his life, one of the foremost opponents of Nestorianism. He was the son of a heathen priest and a Christian mother. He was converted by Eusebius, Bishop of Chalcis (his native town), and Acacius, Bishop of Aleppo. After his conversion he became a monk. For … Continue reading “Rabbulas”

rabboni Used in Mark 10, by Bartimaeus and in John 20, by Saint Mary Magdalene. It is another form of rabbi, later Aramaic form, but considered a higher and more honorable title. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Rabboni ( , or , for Chaldaic , my master ), the title of highest honor applied by the … Continue reading “Rabboni”

Rabbling Act a law passed by the Scottish Parliament, in 1698, to prevent disturbance and riots at the settlement of ministers. The Episcopalians in the North rabbled the Presbyterians, especially on thle lav of an ordination; for they did not like to see their incumbents supplanted. So violent were their measures that the legislature had … Continue reading “Rabbling Act”

Rabbling a term employed to denote the summary ejectment, on Christmas-day, 1688, of Episcopal clergymen and their families by the Scottish populace, after the Revolution. The incumbents were turned out of their houses, and often into the snow; the church doors were locked, and the key was taken awav. These measures were certainly harsh and … Continue reading “Rabbling”

RABBLE, THE Exo 12:38; Num 11:4; Mat 26:47; Act 16:22; Act 17:5 –SEE Base Fellows, BASE FELLOWS Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible