Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Paulus of Asia Paulus (13), surnamed of Asia, Jacobite bp. of Aphrodisias and metropolitan of Caria in the reign of Justin II. We owe our knowledge of him to the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus (Dr. R. Payne Smith’s trans.). As his persecution by John Scholasticus, patriarch of Constantinople, marks a period in the … Continue reading “Paulus of Asia”

Paulus II, patriarch of Antioch Paulus (10) II., patriarch of Antioch, a.d. 519-521 (Clinton, F. R.). On the expulsion of the Monophysite Severus by Justin, Paulus, a presbyter of Constantinople, warden of the hospice of Eubulus, was nominated by the emperor to the vacant see, and was canonically ordained at Antioch. He strictly attended to … Continue reading “Paulus II, patriarch of Antioch”

Paulus I, bishop of Constantinople Paulus (18) I., 6th bp. of Constantinople, elected a.d. 336 (or 340), died after three exiles and two restorations c. 351, four or five years after the council of Sardica. He was a native of Thessalonica, a presbyter of Constantinople, and secretary to the aged bp. Alexander, his predecessor in … Continue reading “Paulus I, bishop of Constantinople”

Paulus, Heinrich Eberhard Gottlob a German theologian of great note in his day, and one of the leaders of the Rationalists at the close of the last and the first quarter of the present century, was born at Leonberg, near Stuttgard, Sept. 1, 1761. He at first intended devoting himself to the study of medicine, … Continue reading “Paulus, Heinrich Eberhard Gottlob”

Paulus, Gottfried was a convert from Judaismn, of whom nothing is known. not even the time in which he lived. As he wrote in the Dutch language, he probably lived in Holland. He is the author of Inleiding, waar in bewesen word, dat de Jooden van den Vleeck allsen door Christus verlost worden, item Eenige … Continue reading “Paulus, Gottfried”

Paulus Edessenus Paulus (28) Edessenus, Monophysite bp. of Edessa; consecrated a.d. 510 in succession to Peter. In the first year of his episcopate he took part with Gamalinus, bp. of Perrha, against certain sectarians who refused the use of bread, water, and wine, except in the Eucharist. Justin, becoming emperor, undertook to force the decrees … Continue reading “Paulus Edessenus”

Paulus Diaconus (Paulus Diaconus; also called Casinensis, Levita, and Warnefridi). Historian, born at Friuli about 720; died 13 April, probably 799. He was a descendant of a noble Lombard family, and it is not unlikely that he was educated at the craft of King Rachis at Pavia, under the direction of Flavianus the grammarian. In … Continue reading “Paulus Diaconus”

Paulus de Heredia Of Aragon was born about 1405. When yet in connection with the synagogue he used to dispute with Christian theologians about the merits of Judaism; nevertheless he afterwards became a convert of Christianity. He wrote, Ensis Pauli: Iggeret ha-Sadot, treating of the divinity, death, and resurrection of the Messiah, which a certain … Continue reading “Paulus de Heredia Of Aragon”

Paulus Canossa also PARADISUS, a convert from Judaism, flourished in the 16th century in Italy. For about five years, from 1533-1538, he was professor of Hebrew, and wrote Dialogus de modo legendi Hebraica (Paris, 1534). John Quinquarboreus (in Colomesius, Italia et Hispania, p. 68) says of him that, like his great namesake, he was also … Continue reading “Paulus Canossa”

Paulus, Burgensis, Or De Santa Maria a noted Christian convert from Judaism, whose original name was rabbi Solomon Levi, was born about 1352, and flourished at Burgos. Until his fortieth year he was a teacher among the Jews, eminent alike for birth and learning. At that age he became acquainted with the writings of Thomas … Continue reading “Paulus, Burgensis, Or De Santa Maria”