Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Voice The word voice () is used in the NT of any tone or inarticulate sound, whether of animate beings or inanimate things, e.g. Luk 1:44, the voice of thy salutation, or the sound of thunder, wind, water, and musical instruments. More frequently it implies the articulated utterance of a speaker, whether the speech be … Continue reading “Voice”

Voguuml;&, Eug&ne-Melchior, Vicomte Critic, novelist, and historian, born at Nice, 25 February, 1848; died in Paris, 24 February, 1910. He was descended from an illustrious family of Vivarais province which gave many prominent men to the Church and the army in the Middle Ages. He made his Classical studies at Versailles and studied law at … Continue reading “Voguuml;&é, Eug&ène-Melchior, Vicomte”

Vogt, Carl August Traugott a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Wittenberg, May 15, 1808. For a number of years he occupied the pulpit of Trinity Church at Berlin, and afterwards went to Greifswalde, where he died, Jan. 22, 1869, as superintendent, member of consistory, and doctor and professor of theology. In connection with … Continue reading “Vogt, Carl August Traugott”

Vogler, Valentin Heinrich a German doctor and professor of medicine, who was born at Helmstadt, Sept. 17, 1622, and died March 13, 1677, is the author of Commentarius de Rebus Naturalibus et Medicis quarum in S. S. Fit Mentio (Helmst. 1682): De Religione Judaica et Judaeorum Conversione (ibid. 1680): Physiologia Historiae Passionis Jesu Christi. See … Continue reading “Vogler, Valentin Heinrich”

Vogler, George Joseph Theorist, composer and organist, b. at Würzburg, 15 June 1749, d. at Darmstadt, 6 May, 1814. He was the son of a violin maker, and was educated at the Jesuit schools of his native city and Bamberg. Of an ambitious and restless disposition, Vogler after six weeks abandoned the study of theory … Continue reading “Vogler, George Joseph”

Vogelsang, Heinrich Joseph a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born in 1803. From 1829 he was connected with the University of Bonin, where he died April 15, 1863. He is the author of, Lehrbuch der christlichen Sittenleh7re (Bonn, 1834-39, 3 vols.): Fides Niccen de Filio Dei Sainctor. Patrum atque Doctorum, qui Primis Sceculis Continua … Continue reading “Vogelsang, Heinrich Joseph”

Vogel, Paul Joachim Siegmund a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born Jan. 13, 1753, at Nuremberg. For a number of years he acted as teacher in his native place; was called to Altdorf in 1793 as deacon and professor of theology; and in 1808 he was called to Erlangen as doctor and professor of theology, … Continue reading “Vogel, Paul Joachim Siegmund”

Vogel, Matthuens a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born Sept. 7, 1519, at Nuremberg. He studied at Tbingen and Wittenberg, and was called in 1544 as pastor to Lauffen, not far from Nuremberg. In 1548 he was appointed deacon at St. James’s in his native place, but had to leave it in 1549 on account … Continue reading “Vogel, Matthuens”

Vogel, Johann Jakob a Protestant theologian and historian of Germany was born May 4, 1660, at Leipsic, where he also studied and was promoted as magister artilm. In 1686 he was called as deacon to Taucha, and in 1697 as pastor to Panitsch, near Leipsic, where he died, July 16, 1729. He wrote, Lebenc des … Continue reading “Vogel, Johann Jakob”

Vogel, Georg Johann Ludwig a German scholar, well known by his contributions to the text of the Old Test., was born March 12,1742, at Feuchtwangen, and died Feb. 12,1776, at Altdorf. Besides editing Reland’s Comp. Antiquitatum Hebraceorum (Halle, 1769), and L. Capelli Critica Sacra, sive de Variis que it Sacris V. T. Libris Occurrunt, etc. … Continue reading “Vogel, Georg Johann Ludwig”