Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Vineam Domini An Apostolic Constitution issued by Clement XI against the Jansenists on 16 July, 1705. It was occasioned by the following incident: A Jansenist priest, ostensibly the confessor of a dying ecclesiastic, proposed seven questions to the doctors of the Sorbonne for solution. The most prominent of these questions was the one whether absolution … Continue reading “Vineam Domini”

Vine, Wild It is related in 2Ki 4:38-40, that Elisha having come again to Gilgal, when there was a famine in the land, and many sons of the prophets were assembled there, he ordered his servant to prepare for them a dish of vegetables: ‘One went out into the field to gather herbs (oroth), and … Continue reading “Vine, Wild”

Vine, Vintage is used (a) lit., e.g., Mat 26:29 and parallel passages; Jam 3:12; (b) figuratively, (1) of Christ, Joh 15:1, Joh 15:4-5; (2) of His enemies, Rev 14:18-19, “the vine of the earth” (RV, “vintage” in Rev 14:19), probably figurative of the remaining mass of apostate Christendom. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Vine, Vineyard VINE, VINEYARD ().Vine-culture was one of the oldest industries in Palestine. This is attested by the presence of rock-hewn wine-presses and traces of ancient vine terraces where all is wilderness to-day. Work in the vineyard furnished occupation to many (Mat 20:1 ff; Mat 21:28). Landowners planted vineyards, and let them to husbandmen (Mat … Continue reading “Vine, Vineyard”

Vine, The The Vine, with its fruit, the grape, as well as wine, is very frequently mentioned in Scripture, as might be expected from its being a native of the East, well known to ancient nations, and highly esteemed for its various natural and artificial products. The vine is a native of the hilly region … Continue reading “Vine, The”

Vine Of Sodom ( , gephen Sedom; Sept. ; Vulg. vinea Sodomorum) occurs only in Deu 32:32, where of the wicked it is said, their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah. It is generally supposed that this passage alludes to the celebrated apples of Sodom, of which Josephus … Continue reading “Vine of Sodom”

Vine, Allegory Of The VINE, ALLEGORY OF THE.In the allegory of the vine (Joh 15:1-10) Christ describes the close relation which exists between the disciples and Himself, and impresses on them the necessity of the continuance of this intimate union as the indispensable condition of fruitfulness on their part. The figurative side of the allegory … Continue reading “Vine, Allegory Of The”

VINE Of this valuable and familiar plant there are several varieties, the natural products of warm climates, where also it has been cultivated from the earliest times. Hence the early and frequent mention of its products in Scripture, Gen 9:20 14:18 19:22 Job 1:18 . The grape-vine grew plentifully in Palestine, Deu 8:8, and was … Continue reading “Vine”

Vindicianus, Saint Bishop of Cambrai-Arras, b. if tradition is to be believed, perhaps at Beaulaincourt, near Bapeaume, about 620; d. 2 March, probably between 693 and 712. This is the birthplace indicated in the documents dating much later than the saint’s death, but which claim to reproduce an ancient local tradition. Nothing is known of … Continue reading “Vindicianus, Saint”

Vinckenbooms, David a Flemish painter, was born at Mechlin in 1578. He was instructed by his father, Philip, an obscure painter in distemper. He painted landscapes of a small size, and decorated them with subjects taken from the Bible, with fairs, merrymakings, etc. One of his most important works is a picture, at Amsterdam, of … Continue reading “Vinckenbooms, David”