Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Prepon an early Marcionite, was a native of Assyria, and flourished at the close of the 2nd century. The Marcionites were then divided into several factions, some of which admitted two original principles, as Potitus and Basilicus; others three (Rhodon, in Eusebius, Hist. Ecclesiastes 5, 13). To the latter belonged Prepon, who held that, besides … Continue reading “Prepon”

Preparation, Prepare, Prepared denotes (a) “readiness,” (b) “preparation;” it is found in Eph 6:15, of having the feet shod with the “preparation” of the Gospel of peace; it also has the meaning of firm footing (foundation), as in the Sept. of Psa 89:14 (RV, “foundation”); if that is the meaning in Eph 6:15, the Gospel … Continue reading “Preparation, Prepare, Prepared”

Preparation Day Mat 27:62; Mar 15:42; Luk 23:54; Joh 19:14; Joh 19:31; Joh 19:42 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

PREPARATION The day on which our Savior was crucified was called the “day of preparation,” or “the preparation of the Passover,” as preceding the Passover Sabbath, which commend at sunset, Mat 27:62 ; Joh 19:31 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Preparation In the NT Epistles the word appears only in Eph 6:15 : … Continue reading “Preparation”

Prentiss, Thomas, D.D a Congregational minister, was born Oct. 27, 1747, at Holliston, Mass. He graduated at Harvard College in 1766, entered the ministry in 1769, and was ordained Oct. 30, 1770, pastor in Medfield, where he continued until his death, Feb. 28, 1814. During the Revolutionary struggle he was for a time chaplain in … Continue reading “Prentiss, Thomas, D.D”

Prentiss, Erastus L a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born at New London, Conn., in 1825, was converted at the age of fifteen, and, after joining the Methodists, was licensed to preach in 1848. Seeing the necessity of thorough educational training for the great work of the Gospel, he prepared for college at … Continue reading “Prentiss, Erastus L”

Prentice, William S., D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Saint Clair County, Illinois, May 21, 1819. In 1849 he was admitted into the Illinois Conference. He served as a presiding elder and pastor until 1884, when he took a supernumerary relation, which he held until his death, June 28, 1887. He was a … Continue reading “Prentice, William S., D.D”

Prenorman Architecture In a large class of English ecclesiastical structures reared anterior to the Norman invasion the style is so peculiar that it should be classified as distinctively Prenorman. The walls are of rag or rubble, frequently of herring-bone work, and unbuttressed; the quoins present long and short work; strips of stone or pilasters bisect … Continue reading “Prenorman Architecture”

Prenex normal form See Logic, formal, 3. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Premord, Charles-Leonard a French priest, was born at Honfleur July 30, 1760. lie obtained in 1790 a canonry in the college of St. Honore at Paris. Deprived of it soon afterwards, he retired to England, where he began by giving French lessons. Madame de Levis-Mirepoix went with some French Benedictine nuns to establish herself at … Continue reading “Premord, Charles-Leonard”