Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Lewis, Moses a Methodist minister, was born in Roxbury, Vermont, May 19, 1797, and early decided upon the ministry as his work of life. He entered the traveling connection in 1831 in the New Hampshire Conference. After five years of faithful and successful labors as an itinerant, failing health compelled him to retire from the … Continue reading “Lewis, Moses”

Lewis, Josiah, D.D a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, graduated with honors from Emory College in 1859, began the study of law, entered the ministry in 1861, joined the Georgia Conference in 1866, served as professor in Emory College, in 1871 engaged in pastoral work, in 1876 was transferred to the Alabama Conference, … Continue reading “Lewis, Josiah, D.D”

Lewis, John W an eminent Baptist minister of Georgia, was born near Spartansburg, S.C., February 1, 1801. He studied medicine, and practiced with success, but was drawn to the ministry, and ordained in 1832. About 1840 he removed to Canton, Georgia, where he was pastor for a time, and afterwards of other churches in Cherokee … Continue reading “Lewis, John W”

Lewis, John Nitchie a Presbyterian minister, was born in Westchester County, N.Y., in 1808. He graduated at Yale College in 1828, and studied theology both at Andover and Princeton, and was licensed at Goshen, N.Y., in 1832. He preached for a number of years, principally in the State of New York, and was then chosen … Continue reading “Lewis, John Nitchie”

Lewis, John J., LL.D a Baptist minister and educator, was born at Utica, N.Y., December 25, 1843. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1864, became professor in the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute the same year, in 1867 pastor at Syracuse, in 1868 professor in Madison University, and died at Hamilton, N.Y., December 5, 1884. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Lewis, John J., LL.D”

Lewis, Isaac, D.D a Congregational minister, was born January 21, 1746 (O.S.), in Stratford (now Huntington), Connecticut; graduated at Yale College in 1765; entered the ministry in March, 1768; and was ordained pastor at Wilton, Connecticut, October 26, 1768. He resigned his charge in June, 1786, and was installed October 18, 1786, pastor in Greenwich, … Continue reading “Lewis, Isaac, D.D (2)”

Lewis, Clarence Irving (1883-) Professor of Philosophy at Harvard. In Logic, Lewis has originated and defended strict implication (q.v.) in contrast to material implication, urging that formal inference should be based on a relation which can be known to hold without knowing what is true or false of this particular universe. See his Survey of … Continue reading “Lewis, Clarence Irving”

Lewin, Hirschel a Jewish rabbi who was born in 1721 in Poland, and died at Berlin in 1800, is noted for his attitude towards Moses Mendelssohn. Lewin was chief rabbi of Prussia in the days of the great Jewish philosopher, and severely censured Mendelssohn for rationalistic views expressed in his correspondence with Lavater, SEE MENDELSSOHN, … Continue reading “Lewin, Hirschel”

Lewdness (Acts 18:14), villany or wickedness, not lewdness in the modern sense of the word. The word “lewd” is from the Saxon, and means properly “ignorant,” “unlearned,” and hence low, vicious (Acts 17:5). Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Lewd Lewdness (Act 17:5; Act 18:14) The English word occurs twice in the NT, once as an adjective (Gr. , Act 17:5) and once as a substantive (, Act 18:14). In neither of these cases has it anything to do with sexual passion-the sense in which the word is now used; it just means vulgar, … Continue reading “Lewd, Lewdness”