New Law The Law enacted by Christ as found in the New Testament in the Gospels and the letters of the Apostles, and in the traditions of the Church, in contradistinction to the Old Law as found in the Old Testament. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
New Jerusalem Church
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH See SWEDENBORGIANS. Fuente: Theological Dictionary New Jerusalem Church a title assumed by a body of Christians adopting the views taught in the theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg (q.v.). They are theosophists, and their fundamental opinion is that the last judgment took place in the year A.D. 1757, when the Old Church, or … Continue reading “New Jerusalem Church”
New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem 1. References (a) In canonical writings.-In the NT the name New Jerusalem occurs only twice, and these references are both in the Apocalypse of John, viz. Rev 3:12 : He that overcometh I will write upon him the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of … Continue reading “New Jerusalem”
New Jersey
New Jersey The 3rd state to be admitted to the United States, 18 December 1787. New Jersey’s early history is marred by the bigotry against Catholics which characterized most of the colonies. In 1680 a Catholic, William Douglass, was refused his seat in the General Assembly, as an elected representative from Bergen County, because of … Continue reading “New Jersey”
New Itinerancy
New Itinerancy SEE WESLEYAN NEW CONNECTION METHODISTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
New Israelites
New Israelites is the name of a religious sect founded by Joanna Southcott (q.v.), a fanatical woman, near the opening of this century in England. Joanna declared herself impregnated by the Holy Ghost with a child who should prove the Shiloh of the world, and, in order to prepare the way for the new dispensation, … Continue reading “New Israelites”
New Ireland
New Ireland a long, narrow island in the Pacific Ocean, lying to the north-east of New Britain (q.v.)). from which it is separated by St. George Channel; lat. 20 40′-40 52′ S., long. 150 30′-152 50′ E. Length: about 200 miles; average breadth, 20 miles. The hills rise to a height of from 1500 to … Continue reading “New Ireland”
New Holland
New Holland SEE AUSTRALIA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
New Hebrides
New Hebrides a group of volcanic islands situated in the South Pacific Ocean, to the north-east of New Caledonia, and to the west of the Fijis, extending in S. lat. between 140 and 200, and in E. long. between 166 and 170, and having a total area estimated at 5700 square miles, are regarded as … Continue reading “New Hebrides”
New Heavens
New Heavens See HEAVENS, NEW. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia