Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Oldrin, Edward a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Wessell, Suffolk County, England, Feb. 13, 1802. Ill his youth he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society. He was early licensed as a local preacher, and he. labored successfully in the home work. In 1829 he came to this country, and … Continue reading “Oldrin, Edward”

Oldoni, Boniforte And Ercole two old painters of the Milanese school, flourished, according to Della Valle, at Vercelli about 1466, and executed some works for the churches. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, 2:626. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Oldoini, Augustino Historian and bibliographer, b. 6 Jan., 1612; d. at Perugia, 23 March, 1683. He came from La Spezzia, and entered the Society of Jesus 4 February, 1628. At the end of his novitiate he made the usual study of the humanities, philosophy and theology. For some time he taught classics at Perugia, and … Continue reading “Oldoini, Augustino”

Oldness from palaios (see A, No. 2, above), occurs in Rom 7:6, of “the letter,” i.e., “the law,” with its rules of conduct, mere outward conformity to which has yielded place in the believer’s service to a response to the inward operation of the Holy Spirit. The word is contrasted with kainotes, “newness.” Fuente: Vine’s … Continue reading “Oldness”

Oldham, Hugh Bishop of Exeter, b. in Lancashire, either at Crumpsell or Oldham; d. 25 June, 1519. Having spent a short time at Oxford, he entered Queen’s College, Cambridge. After his ordination he became chaplain to the Countess of Richmond and soon obtained many benefices, being appointed Dean of Wimborne and Archdeacon of Exeter. He … Continue reading “Oldham, Hugh”

Oldfield, Joshua, D.D. a noted English Presbyterian divine, flourished near the opening of the last century. He was probably born in 1656. He took a prominent part in the disputes which arose in his day regarding the Trinitarian question, and was present at the Salter’s Hall Convocation, which had been called February, 1718 or 1719, … Continue reading “Oldfield, Joshua, D.D.”

Oldermann, Johann a noted German student of philosophy and the natural sciences, was born in Saxony in 1686. After laying the foundation of his studies in the school of Osuaburg, he went to Helmstadt, where Mr. Van der Hardt, his maternal uncle, instructed him in the Oriental languages and the Jewish antiquities, so that he … Continue reading “Oldermann, Johann”

Oldendorp, Christian George Andreas a German Moravian missionary, was born March 8, 1721, at Hildesheim, in Hanover, and was a graduate of the University of Jena. In 1743 he entered the service of the Moravian Church as a teacher, and was subsequently ordained to the ministry, having charge of various parishes both in Germany and … Continue reading “Oldendorp, Christian George Andreas”

Oldenburg A grand duchy, one of the twenty-six federated states of the German Empire. It consists of three widely separated parts: the duchy of Oldenburg; the principality of Lübeck, situated between Holstein and Mecklenburg; and the principality of Birkenfeld, in Rhenish Prussia. The duchy is bounded by the North Sea, and by Hanover, It has … Continue reading “Oldenburg”

Oldcorne, Ven. Edward Martyr, b. 1561; d. 1606. His father was a Protestant, and his mother a Catholic. He was educated as a doctor, but later decided to enter the priesthood, went to the English College at Reims, then to Rome, where, after ordination, in 1587, he became a Jesuit. Next year he returned to … Continue reading “Oldcorne, Ven. Edward”