Midwives Midwives come under the canon law of the Church in their relation towards two of the sacraments, baptism and matrimony. As regards marriage, their testimony is frequently required in cases de non consummato matrimonio, whether owing to the impediment of impotency or because a dispensation is asked super matrimonio rato tantum. In such cases, … Continue reading “Midwives”
Midwifery
Midwifery Gen 35:17; Exo 1:15-21; Eze 16:4 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Midwife
Midwife (, part. in Piel of , to bring forth; Sept. Gala, Vulg. obstetrix; Gen 35:17; Gen 38:28). It must be remarked that , Exo 1:19, lively, is also in rabbinical Hebrew midwives, an explanation which appears to have been had in view by the Vulg., which interprets chayoth by ipsae obstetricandi habent scientiam. It … Continue reading “Midwife”
Midst
Midst an adjective denoting “middle, in the middle or midst,” is used in the following, in which the English requires a phrase, and the adjectival rendering must be avoided: Luk 22:55, “Peter sat in the midst of them,” lit., “a middle one of (them):” Luk 23:45, of the rending of the veil “in the midst;” … Continue reading “Midst”
Midrashim
Midrashim (Hebrew: midrash from darash, to search out) Ancient rabbinical commentaries on the Hebrew scriptures. There are two kinds: the Halachic, which dealt with ritual and legal matters; and the Hagadic, which covered historical traditions and folk-lore. They are an invaluable source of information to the Christian apologist, the biblical student, as well as the … Continue reading “Midrashim”
Midrash
Midrash By way of supplement, we add here the following works, belonging to the Midrashic literature: I. Exegetical. 1. Agadath Bereshith, on Genesis, in eighty-three sections (Venice, 1618). See Zunz, Gottesdienstliche Vortrage, page 256; Steinschneider, Catalogus Librorum Hebr. in Bibl. Bodl. 3727-3729. 2. Moses had Darshan of Narbonne, of the 11th century, wrote annotations on … Continue reading “Midrash”
Midraish
Midraish (Heb. ) is a word applied to the oldest Jewish exposition of the Scriptures-a peculiar, somewhat wild mode of interpretation, which appeals more to the feelings than to the reason. I. Title and its Signification, etc. The term , which is strangely rendered in the text of the A.V. by story (2Ch 13:22; 2Ch … Continue reading “Midraish”
MIDNIGHT, SCENES AT
MIDNIGHT, SCENES AT Exo 11:4; Mat 25:6; Act 16:25; Act 20:7 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Midnight Mass
Midnight Mass Usually celebrated the first hour on Christmas morning with due permission of the bishop, and restriction as to place and admission; occasionally also on other feasts, as on the Circumcision, New Year’s Day. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Midnight
MIDNIGHT See HOUR. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Midnight (, night, , in connection with , or , , middle; simply. SEE NIGHT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Midnight midnt ( , hacoth laylah, middle of the night (Exo 11:4; Job 34:20; Psa 119:62), , hac ha-laylah, the half of the … Continue reading “Midnight”