Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Pesaro, Jechiel (also called PISAURENSIS JECHIEL), OF FLORENCE, a Jewish convert to Christianity, is noted as a philosopher, physician, and theologian. Having for some time heard the sermons of the inquisitor Dionysius Costacciario, he repaired to Rome to renounce Judaism. Pope Gregory XIII, who then held the Papal See, was present at the speech Pesaro … Continue reading “Pesaro, Jechiel”

Pesaro, Aaron di Of Italy a celebrated rabbi of the 16th century, undertook and accomplished the hereulean task of furnishing a sort of concordance to every passage of Scripture quoted or commented upon in the Babylonian Talmud, and called it after his own name, , the Offering of Aaron. It was first published at Freiburg … Continue reading “Pesaro, Aaron di Of Italy”

Pesaro (PESAURENSIS) Located in central Italy. The city is situated at the mouth of the river Foglia, on the Adriatic Sea. The industries of the town include fisheries, agriculture, the manufacture of majolicas, the working of sulphur and lignite coal mines, bituminous schist, and marble. The cathedral (San Francesco) has a beautiful Gothic portal and … Continue reading “Pesaro”

Pesari, Giovanni Battista an Italian painter, flourished at Modena about 1650. Tiraboschi says that he was either a pupil of Guido, or made that master’ his example. Lanzi says he resembles Guido very closely in his picture of the Madonna in the church of S. Paolo at Modena, and in other works. He afterwards went … Continue reading “Pesari, Giovanni Battista”

Pesachim SEE TALMUD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Perverting PERVERTING (, Luk 23:2; , Luk 23:14).The word occurs principally in the trial of Jesus before Pilate, where the first charge brought against Him was that of perverting the nation. Such a charge, though somewhat vague, implied that He was a conspirator against the State, spreading a spirit of disaffection and rebellion among the … Continue reading “Perverting”

PERVERSENESS Pro 11:3; Pro 12:8; Pro 15:4; Pro 28:6; Eze 9:9; Mat 17:17; 1Ti 6:5 –SEE Stubbornness, SELF-WILL & SELF-WILL Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Perverse, Pervert “to turn away” (apo, “from,” strepho, “to turn”), is used metaphorically in the sense of “perverting” in Luk 23:14 (cp. No. 2 in Luk 23:2). See BRING, No. 22. “to distort, twist” (dia, “through,” and strepho), is translated “to pervert” in Luk 23:2 (cp. No. 1 in Luk 23:14); Act 13:10 [in Act … Continue reading “Perverse, Pervert”

Perverse per-vurs: The group perverse, -ly, -ness, act perversely in the King James Version represents nearly 20 Hebrew words, of which, however, most are derivatives of the stems , awah, , luz, , akash. The Revised Version (British and American) has made few changes. In Job 6:30, the Revised Version (British and American) mischievous is … Continue reading “Perverse”

Peruzzini, Domenico an Italian engraver, was born at Pesaro or Ancona; flourished, according to the dates in the prints attributed to him, from 1640 to 1661. He is supposed to have been the elder brother of Gio. Peruzzini, and, like him, to have studied under Simone Cantarini. Lanzi says that in a MS. at Pesaro … Continue reading “Peruzzini, Domenico”