Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Theurer, CARL Johann Wilhelm a Protestant minister, was born April 26, 1826, at Waldenbuch, in Wurtemberg. In 1858 he was pastor at Muhlhausen-on-the-Neckar, in 1870 assistant at the hospital church in Stutgard, in 1875 second preacher at the Stiftskirche there, and died July 16, 1882, at Zavelstein. He published, Das Reich Gottes, etc. (Ludwigsburg, 1862): … Continue reading “Theurer, CARL Johann Wilhelm”

THEUDAS An insurgent, Jew, mentioned by Gamaliel, A. D. 33, as of the preceding generation, Mal 5:36-37, and therefore not to be confounded with a Theudas of A. D. 44, mentioned by Josephus. The period following the death of Herod the Great was full of revolts. Theudas was also a common name, answering to the … Continue reading “Theudas”

Thetics (from Gr. Thetikos) According to Kant the sum total of all affirmations. — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

THESSALONICA A city and seaport of the second part of Macedonia, at the head of the Thermaic gulf. When Emilius Paulus, after his conquest of Macedonia, divided the country into four districts, this city as made the capital of the second division, and was the station of a Roman governor and questor. It was anciently … Continue reading “Thessalonica”

Thessalonians, The Second Epistle to The Thessalo’nians, The Second Epistle to The. The Second Epistle to The Thessalonians appears to have been written from Corinth, not very long after the first, for Silvanus and Timotheus were still with St. Paul. 2Th 1:1. In the former letter, we saw, chiefly, the outpouring of strong personal affection, … Continue reading “Thessalonians, The Second Epistle to The”

Thessalonians, The Second Epistle of Paul to The I.IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING 1 THESSALONIANS AND 2 THESSALONIANS TOGETHER II.AUTHENTICITY 1.Arguments against the Pauline Authorship 2.Arguments for the Pauline Authorship III.THE MAN OF SIN 1.Primary Reference 2.Permanent Value of the Teaching concerning the Man of Sin V.PAUL’S EXHORTATION TO QUIET INDUSTRY LITERATURE I. Importance of Studying 1 … Continue reading “Thessalonians, The Second Epistle of Paul to The”

Thessalonians, The First Epistle to The Thessalo’nians, The First Epistle to The. The First Epistle to The Thessalonians was written by the apostle Paul at Corinth, a few months, after he had founded the church at Thessalonica, at the close of the year A.D. 62, or the beginning of 53. The Epistles to the Thessalonians, … Continue reading “Thessalonians, The First Epistle to The”

Thessalonians, The First Epistle of Paul to The thes-a-loni-anz I.IMPORTANCE OF THE EPISTLE II.CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHURCH 1.Luke’s Narrative in Acts 2.Confirmation of Luke’s Narrative in the Epistle III.CONDITIONS IN THE THESSALONIAN CHURCH AS INDICATED IN THE LETTER IV.ANALYSIS WIENER, ORIGIN OF THE PENTATEUCH THE EPISTLE 1.Paul’s Past and Present Relations with … Continue reading “Thessalonians, The First Epistle of Paul to The”

Thessalonians, The Epistles to the FIRST EPISTLE. Authenticity. Ignatius, ad Polycarp 1, Ephesians 10, says “pray without ceasing” (1Th 5:17); so Polycarp, and Philippians 4. This epistle is in the Muratorian Canon, that of Marcion, and Laodicea, A.D. 364. Irenaeus (adv. Haer. 5:6, section 1) quotes 1Th 5:23; Clement of Alexandria (Paed. 1:88) quotes 1Th … Continue reading “Thessalonians, The Epistles to the”

Thessalonians, Second Epistle To The follows immediately after the first in all the texts and versions of the New Test. I. Author. 1. The external evidence in favor of the second epistle is somewhat more definite than that which can be brought in favor of the first. It seems to be referred to in one … Continue reading “Thessalonians, Second Epistle To The”