Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mead, Hiram, D.D a Congregational minister, was born at Cornwall, Vermont, May 10, 1827. He studied at Burr Seminary, Manchester, and graduated from Middlebury College in 1850. The next two years he was engaged in teaching at Flushing, N.Y. From 1852 to 1854 he was a tutor in Middlebury College. In 1857 he graduated from … Continue reading “Mead, Hiram, D.D”

Mead, George Herbert (1863-1931) Professor of Philosophy at Chicago University. One of the leading figures in the Deweyan tradition. He contributed an important article to the volume, Creative Intelligence. He emphasized the relationship between the individual and his formulation and testing of hypotheses, on the one hand, as against the organic relationship of the individual … Continue reading “Mead, George Herbert”

Mead, Edward N., D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, graduated from the General Theological. Seminary, and resided for some time, without regular charge, first in New York city, and then in Tarrytown, being secretary, in 1859, of the board of trustees of the General Theological Seminary, an office which he held for eighteen years. In 1864 … Continue reading “Mead, Edward N., D.D”

Me-Zahab ME-ZAHAB (waters of gold).Father of Matred and grandfather of Mehetabel the wife of Hadar (Hadad), one of the kings of Edom (Gen 36:39). The name Mezahab is much more like that of a place than of a person. Holzinger suggests that it is the same name as appears in a corrupted form in Deu … Continue reading “Me-Zahab”

Me-Jarkon (Hebrews Mey-Hay-yarkon’ , waters of yellowness, or clear water; Sept. , Vulg. Mejarcon), a town in the tribe of Dan, mentioned between Gath-rimmon and Rakkon (Jos 19:46); probably so called from a spring in its vicinity. Schwarz (Palest. p. 141) regards the name as equivalent to river of disease (lit. of paleness), and states … Continue reading “Me-jarkon”

Me * Notes: (1) The pronoun, whether alone or with some English preposition, e.g., “of, to, for, in,” translates one or other of the oblique cases of ego, “I.” (2) In Phm 1:13 the reflexive pronoun emauton, “myself,” is translated “me,” governed by the preposition pros, with, lit., “with myself.” (3) In Tit 1:3, for … Continue reading “Me”

McWhorter, Alexander SEE MACWHORTER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

McWhir, William, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Ireland, September 9, 1759. He was prepared for college at Belfast, and at nineteen years of age entered the University of Glasgow. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Killyleagh in 1782. In 1783 he sailed for America, and in 1792 settled near Savannah, and took … Continue reading “McWhir, William, D.D”

McVickar, William Augustus, D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was born in the city of New York, April 24, 1827. He graduated from Columbia College in 1846, and from the General Theological Seminary in 1849; became successively rector at Morristown, N.J., and at Dobbs Ferry and Irvington, N.Y.; then of the American Chapel at Nice, France, … Continue reading “McVickar, William Augustus, D.D”

Mcvickar, John, D.D an eminent clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was born at New York in 1787, and was educated at Columbia College (class of 1804), and at Cambridge University, England. He entered the ministry in 1811 as rector at Hyde Park, N. Y., and remained there until 1817, when he was appointed professor … Continue reading “Mcvickar, John, D.D”