Nestorianism Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople (5th century), while combating the Arians, came to accept the view that in Christ the two natures stand for two personalities which are united in one moral person. This doctrine had previously been prevalent in the School of Antioch where it was held by Diodorus of Tarsus and Theodore of … Continue reading “Nestorianism”
Nestorian Monastics
Nestorian Monastics are a class of devotees among the Nestorians (q.v.), claiming to be of the Order of St. Anthony, though they do not strictly adhere to the rules of that or any other order, and are but insignificant in number. They probably were quite powerful as a monastic body at one time, for there … Continue reading “Nestorian Monastics”
Nestorian Church
Nestorian Church Nestorian Church. This is the name given in modern times to those whom 5th-cent. writers called simply “Easterns”; by which they meant the church that existed to the east of them, outside the boundary of the Roman empire, in the kingdom that was at first Parthian, and later Sassanid Persian. The body is … Continue reading “Nestorian Church”
Nestor, or Letopis Nesterova
Nestor, or Letopis Nesterova the Russian Venerable Bede, the most revered name in the whole compass of his country’s literature, was born in 1056. At the age of seventeen he entered the convent of Peczerich, at Kiew, where he remained until his death, about 1116. But little is known of his personal history. In the … Continue reading “Nestor, or Letopis Nesterova”
Nesterfield, Ecclesiastical Council Of
Nesterfield, Ecclesiastical Council Of (Concilium Neesterfeldense), was held about the year 703, under Bertwald, archbishop of Canterbury, in which Wilfred of York was a second time deposed; he appealed to Rome, and his case was considered in a council held there in that year. See Inett, Orig. Anglicane, 1:133. SEE WILFRED OF YORK. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Nesterfield, Ecclesiastical Council Of”
Nest
Nest ( ken, from , to build; , lit. a tent-dwelling). The law in Deu 22:6-7 directs that if one falls in with a bird’s-nest with eggs or young, he shall allow the dam to escape, and not take her as well as the nest. The reason Maimonides (Moreh Nebuchim) gives for this is, “The … Continue reading “Nest”
Nessus
Nessus the god of a river in Thrace which bore the same name. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Nesselmann, Roderich
Nesselmann, Roderich a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born in 1815, and died June 12, 1881, at Elbing. He is the author of, Kern der heiligen Schrift (Elbing, 1845): Uebersicht uber die Entwickelungsgeschichte der christlichen Predigt (1862): Buch der Predigten (1862): Christliche Predigten (1865): Die augsburgische Confession erlautert (1876): Hausund Predigtbuch (Konigsberg, 1878). See Zuchold, … Continue reading “Nesselmann, Roderich”
Nesse, Christopher
Nesse, Christopher an English divine, was born December 26, 1621, at North Cowes (Yorkshire), and was educated at St. John’s College, University of Cambridge. He took holy orders, and obtained a benefice at Cottingham, in the vicinity of Hull, as well as the lectureship in the parish of Leeds.. Rejected by the established Church for … Continue reading “Nesse, Christopher”
Nessa
Nessa is the name of an intercalary month introduced by the ancient Arabians to bring the lunar, every third year, into conformity with the solar year. The use of this month was forbidden by Mohammed in the Koran. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature