Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Thorn, Glastonbury A variety of hawthorn which originated from a tree on Wearyall Hill Glastonbury, England , and which has the peculiarity of flowering both at Christmas time and in May; this is recorded in a letter written in 1535 to Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. The tree was cut down by a fanatical Parliamentarian … Continue reading “Thorn, Glastonbury”

Thorn, Conference Of also known as the Charitable Conference (Colloquium( Charitativum), was one of those efforts to explain away the differences between the several bodies of Christians, with a view to religious reunion, of which the 17th century furnishes more than one example. It was appointed in the city of Thorn, in October, 1645, by … Continue reading “Thorn, Conference Of”

Thorn is the rendering, in many passages of the A.V., of eleven different Hebrew words and two (accurately only of one) Greek words ; but, as we will see below, there are no less than twenty-two words in the original languages of the Bible variously translated thorn, thistle, brier, etc., and signifying thorny and prickly … Continue reading “Thorn”

Thorlaksson, Arni An Icelandic bishop, b. in Iceland, 1237; d. at Bergen, 1297. While a deacon, he visited Norway, in 1262, and became a friend of Bishop Magnus. Ordained a priest, he was soon appointed administrator of the Diocese of Holar, and was conspicuous for his zeal regarding the law of celibacy. He was assistant … Continue reading “Thorlaksson, Arni”

Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862) One of the leading American transcendentilists, of the Concord group. He was a thoroughgoing individualist, most famous for the attempts to be self-sufficient that he recounts so brilliantly in his diaries, lectures, essays and expositions, such was the famous “Walden”. — L.E.D. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Thorah, Feast Of The SEE TABERNACLES, FEAST OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Thor the god of thunder, in Northern mythology, was, next to Odin, the highest and most feared of the gods. His parents were Odin and Frigga. His wives were the beautiful gold haired Sif, by whom he had two sons, Loride and Mode; and the Jotes maiden Jarnsaxa, a giantess of such beauty that Thor, … Continue reading “Thor”

Thonissen, Jean-Joseph Professor of law at the University of Louvain, minister in the Belgian Government, b. at Hassett, Limbourg, 21 Jan., 1817; d. at Louvain, 17 Aug., 1891. After a brilliant career as a student he first performed duties in the magistracy and the administration of the province, but even then was occupied with juridical … Continue reading “Thonissen, Jean-Joseph”

Thongs The word translation thongs (pi. of ) in Act 22:25 (Authorized Version and Revised Version ) refers to the leather straps with which a captive or criminal was tied in a leaning posture to an inclined post, preparatory to flogging. In carrying out the order of the chiliarch that St. Paul should be examined … Continue reading “Thongs”

Thong * For THONG see LATCHET Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words