Thecla And Paul Acts of. The name Thecla, which nowhere occurs in Scripture, occupies an important position in the Apocryphal writings of the New Test., because it is closely connected with that of the apostle Paul. Under the title Acta Pauli et Thecle (first edited by Grabe, in his Spicilegium SS. PP. [Oxon. 1698; 2nd … Continue reading “Thecla And Paul”
Thecla
Thecla the name of several saints of the Romish Church. 1. The daughter of people living at Iconium, who is occasionally mentioned by Epiphanius, Ambrose, Augustine, and other Church fathers, and of whom tradition relates that she was converted through the preaching of Paul in the house of Onesiphorus, and that she thereupon renounced all … Continue reading “Thecla”
Theca
Theca (, a case), or BURSE (bursa, a purse ), a case-cover containing the corporals, and presented to the priest at mass. It was of square form, made usually of rich stuff, and lined like a bag with fine linen or silk; on the upper side was a sacred image or cross. One of the … Continue reading “Theca”
Thebutes, or Thebuthis
Thebutes, or Thebuthis All that is known of this person is the statement that Eusebius (Hist. Eccles. 4:22) quotes from Hegesippus to the effect that Thebutes made a beginning secretly to corrupt the Church of Jerusalem, because Simon the son of Cleophas was appointed to be bishop of the Christians of that city instead of … Continue reading “Thebutes, or Thebuthis”
Thebez
THEBEZ An Ephraimite town near Sheshem, at the siege of which Abimelech was killed, Jdg 9:50-55 ; 2Sa 11:21 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Thebez (Heb. Tebets’, , conspicuous; Sept [v.r. ] and ; Vulg. Thebes), a place mentioned in the Bible only as the scene of tihe death of the usurper Abimelech … Continue reading “Thebez”
Thebes, The Seven Heroes Of
Thebes, The Seven Heroes Of in Grecian mythology, were a body of chieftains who engaged in the first Theban war. Jocaste, the mother of AEdipus, was inadvertently guilty of incest with her son, and bore him the twin-brothers Eteocles and Polynices, though some authorities name Eurygania as their mother. After the discovery of his incest … Continue reading “Thebes, The Seven Heroes Of”
Thebes
THEBES See AMMON, or No-Ammon, or No. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Thebes (THEBAE) A metropolitan titular see of Achaia Secunda. The city was founded by the Phoenician Cadmus in the sixteenth century B.C., afterwards made illustrious by the legends of Laius, Œdipus, and of Antigone, the rivalry of Eteocles and Polynices, and the … Continue reading “Thebes”
Theberath, Charles S., D.D
Theberath, Charles S., D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in one of the Rhenish provinces of Prussia in 1807. He came to America in 1840, and settled in New York city, where he founded a Sunday-school in the fifteenth ward, from which sprang the Second German Presbyterian Church. He was the first pastor of this … Continue reading “Theberath, Charles S., D.D”
Thebaid
Thebaid The valley of the Nile, under Roman domination, was divided into four provinces: Lower and Upper Egypt, Lower and Upper Thebaid. The last two comprised the upper part of the valley. During the fourth to fifth centuries it was the chosen land of the monks, who by their sanctity and by the form they … Continue reading “Thebaid”
Thebaic Version
Thebaic Version THEBAIC VERSION.See Text of NT, 27. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible