Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Chung-tien-cho in Chinese mythology, is the name of the birthplace of the god Fo or Fo-hi, where true virtue and pure joy dwell. It is believed to have been northern India or Bengal. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Chung The Mean. See Chung yung. (Confucius.) The central self or moral being, in which “the passions such as joy, anger, grief, and pleasure have not awakened,” and which exists “in a state of absolute tranquillity without being moved.” See ho. (Early Confucianism; Neo-Confucianism.) The central or the proper principle; the Moral Law (tao); the … Continue reading “Chung”

Chun tu The superior man, the perfect man, the moral man, the noble man. “There may have been a superior man who is not a true man (jen), but there has never been an inferior man (hsiao jen) who is a true man.” The superior man “makes upward progress,” “understands profit,” and “despises the ordinances … Continue reading “Chun tu”

CHUN Elsewhere called BEROTHAH, BEROTHAI, which see. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Chun [pron. Cun] (Heb. Kun, , deriv. uncertain; Sept. , Vulg. Chun), a Syrian city mentioned in connection with Tibhath, as one of the cities of Hadarezer, from which David procured brass for building the Temple (1Ch 18:8). In the parallel passage … Continue reading “Chun”

Chumbrechus SEE CYNEBERHT, bishop of Winchester. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Chumba Version Of The Scriptures Chumba is a dialect spoken by about 120,000 people. Chumba is an independent hill state between Dalhousie and Cashmere. An edition of St. Matthew and St. John, in the Chumba and in the Thakuri dialect, which is the medium of communication among the people, was published by the British and … Continue reading “Chumba Version Of The Scriptures”

Chum, Thomas a learned layman of the 17th century, who lived at Alfriston, Sussex, published in 11635 a small manual entitled Collectiones Theologicarurn Conclusionum. Some have much opposed it, although they commend the brevity and clearness of his positions, and others welcomed it from a layman at once able and industrious in theological learning. See … Continue reading “Chum, Thomas”

Chul See Hul Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures

Chudo Morskoe SEE CZUDO MORSKOE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Chubilgatae in Mongolian religion, are those spirits that descend from heaven to take possession of a child at its birth. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature