Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Manning, Henry Edward, D.D a Roman Catholic prelate, was born at Potteredge Hertfordshire, July 15, 1808. He graduated from Baliol College, Oxford, in 1830, and was elected fellow of Merton College. In 1834 he became rector at Lavington, and in 1840 archdeacon of Chichester. He was a leader in the “Oxford movement,” and in 1851 … Continue reading “Manning, Henry Edward, D.D”

Manning, Henry Edward Cardinal (1875), Archbishop of Westminster, born Totteridge, England , 1808; died London, England , 1892. He was educated at Harrow and Balliol, Oxford, where he was noted for his gift of oratory; after graduating with first honors in classics, he entered the Colonial office. He returned to Oxford and was elected a … Continue reading “Manning, Henry Edward”

Mannheimer, Isaak Noa one of the most celebrated of modern Jewish pulpit orators and theologians, was born at Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 17,1793. His father was the reader of the synagogue of the Danish capital, and, anxious to afford his Isaak all the advantages of modern culture, placed the child in a school at the tender … Continue reading “Mannheimer, Isaak Noa”

Mannheim in Norse mythology, was one of the nine worlds of Northern fable, the middle designed as the habitation of men. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

MANNERS The plural noun has various significations; as the general way of life, the morals or the habits of any person; also ceremonial behaviour or studied civility. Good manners, according to Swift, is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Pride, ill-nature, and want of sense, are the three great sources … Continue reading “Manners”

Manner, Manners maner, manerz (, dabhar, , derekh, , mishpat; , ethos, , houto): 1. As Used in the Old Testament: Manner (probably from manus, the hand, mode of handling things, or acting) is in the Bible in general equivalent (1) to way, custom, habit, etc., (2) to kind or sort. There are some special … Continue reading “Manner, Manners”

Manner “a habit, custom” (akin to the verb etho, “to be accustomed”), is always translated “custom” in the RV (“manner” in the AV of Joh 19:40; Act 15:1; Act 25:16; Heb 10:25). See CUSTOM. No. 1. primarily “a haunt, abode,” then, “a custom, manner,” occurs in the plural in 1Co 15:33, i.e., ethical conduct morals. … Continue reading “Manner”

manna oil of saints An oily substance which is said to have flowed, or still flows, from the relics or burial places of certain saints. Sometimes, the oil in lamps that burn before their shrines, the water that flows from the wells near their burial places, or the oil and water which in some way … Continue reading “manna oil of saints”

MANNA The miraculous food given by God to the Israelites during their wanderings in the desert. It was a small grain, white like hoarfrost, round, and of the size of coriander-seed, Exo 16:1-36 Num 11:1-35 . It fell every morning, with the dew, about the camp of the Israelites, and in so great quantities during … Continue reading “Manna”

Mann, William D.D., an American educator of note, was born in Burlington County, N. Y., about the year 1784. When quite young he was placed in a printing- office, where he remained until his fourteenth year. Though unable to attend school a single day, he acquired a thorough education by private study. He was converted … Continue reading “Mann, William”