Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Obadiah, Book of consists of one chapter, “concerning Edom,” its impending doom (1:1-16), and the restoration of Israel (1:17-21). This is the shortest book of the Old Testament. There are on record the account of four captures of Jerusalem, (1) by Shishak in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:25); (2) by the Philistines and … Continue reading “Obadiah, Book of”

OBADIAH 1. The chief officer of king Ahab’s household, who preserved the lives of one hundred prophets from the persecuting Jezebel, by concealing them in two caves and furnishing them with food, 1Ki 18:4 .2. The fourth of the minor prophets, supposed to have prophesied about 587 B. C. It cannot indeed be decided with … Continue reading “Obadiah”

Oaxaca (Or ANTEQUERA). Situated in the southern part of the Republic of Mexico, bounded on the north by the Bishopric of Huajuapam and the Archbishopric of Puebla, on the east by the Bishopric of Vera Cruz, on the west by that of Tehuantepec, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. When the conquest of … Continue reading “Oaxaca”

Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy The appointment of these oaths was a measure, of defense against the pretensions and practices of Romanism. 1. The Oath of Allegiance (1606), or of submission to the king as temporal sovereign, independently of any earthly power, took its rise from the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot. The Oath of … Continue reading “Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy”

Oaths, English Post Reformation Oaths exacted by the Crown after it had imposed Protestantism on England. The Oath of Royal Supremacy introduced by Henry VIII , 1534, repealed by Mary and revived by Elizabeth , was chiefiy concerned with the succession. The Oath of Allegiance to James I, also called the Oath of Obedience, introduced … Continue reading “Oaths, English Post-Reformation”

Oaths I. NOTION AND DIVISIONS An oath is an invocation to God to witness the truth of a statement. It may be express and direct, as when one swears by God Himself; or implicit and tacit, as when we swear by creatures, since they bear a special relation to the Creator and manifest His majesty … Continue reading “OATHS”

Oath of Supremacy SEE OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE AND SUPREMACY. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Oath of Purgation In an ecclesiastical process, when full proof is not to be had against a person accused and strongly suspected, he is allowed at length to clear himself by an oath: I, A B, now under process before the Session of the Congregation of C for the sin of _, alleged to have … Continue reading “Oath of Purgation”

Oath of Conformity and Obedience is the title of the vow taken by all beneficed priests, professors, and bishops of the Romish Church. The oaths taken by the priests and professors will be inserted in the article ROMANISM. We make room here only for the bishop’s oath, which is translated from the Pontificale. Romanum, published … Continue reading “Oath of Conformity and Obedience”

Oath of Canonical Obedience SEE INSTITUTION; SEE OBEDIENCE; SEE ROMANISM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature