Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mappa the name of the linen cloth with which the communion table, and subsequently the altar, was covered. It came to be considered essential that this cloth should be of linen, according to some, in commemoration of the linen cloth in which the body of the Lord was wrapped. This, however, it seems would apply … Continue reading “Mappa”

Mapletoft, John, D.D. an English minister, was born at Margaret-Inge, Huntingdonshire, in 1631; received his education at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge; in 1653 became fellow of Trinity; in 1658 became tutor to Joscelin, earl of Northumberland; in 1660 entered upon the study of medicine, and finally practiced it with great success, filling at … Continue reading “Mapletoft, John, D.D.”

Maphrida the second dignitary of the Jacobite Church (q.v.) in the East. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Maphrian The Syriac word mafriano signifies one who fructifies, a consecrator. It is used to designate the prelate who holds the second rank after the patriarch among the Jacobite Syrians. The ecclesiastical dignity goes back certainly to the seventh century and perhaps to the closing years of the sixth. When the theological school of the … Continue reading “Maphrian”

Map, Walter Ecclesiastic and author, born Hereford, England , c.1140; died 1208. He was educated at the University of Paris, was at the English court, 1162, represented the king at the Third Lateran Council, 1179, and in 1197 became Archdeacon of Oxford. He wrote “De Nugis Curialium” (Courtier’s Triflings) and probably the French poem on … Continue reading “Map, Walter”

Maoris SEE NEW ZEALAND. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Maori (or New Zealand) Version Of The Scriptures The Maori is the most cultivated of all the Polynesian dialects. SEE NEW ZEALAND. The first copies of portions of the New Test. were printed in 1832, having been translated by the Reverend Mr. Yate, but the first complete edition of the New Test. did not appear … Continue reading “Maori (or New Zealand) Version Of The Scriptures”

Maonites, The Ma’onites, The. A people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, Jdg 10:12, elsewhere, in the Authorized Version, called Mehunim. Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary

MAONITES Called MEHUNIM in 2Ch 26:7, an Arabian tribe, named with the Amalekintes and other foes of Israel. Their abode may have been near the place now called Maan, nearly east of Petra, on the Haj route from Damascus to Mecca. Uzziah defeated them. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Maonites [Ma’onites] A people who … Continue reading “Maonites”

Maonite (Heb. same word as MAON, used collectively; Sept. and Vulg. interpret [v. r. ], Chanaan, Auth. Vers. Maonites), an Arabian tribe mentioned in connection with the Amalekites, Sidonians, Philistines, and others as having oppressed the Hebrews (Jdg 10:12). They are the same as the MEUNITES (, Meuinim’, the plural of MAON; Sept. , confounding … Continue reading “Maonite”