Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Bull, Nehemiah a Congregational minister, was born on Long Island, N. Y. He graduated at Yale College in 1723. was ordained at Westfield, Mass., in 1726, and died in 1740. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, i, 207. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bull, Mitchell B a Methodist Episcopal minister, was a native of Ireland. Some time after his arrival in America he experienced conversion, and in 1803 entered the New York Conference. After sustaining an ‘effective and useful relation for eight years ill-health compelled him to retire from active service. He died in 1857 or 1858. Mr. … Continue reading “Bull, Mitchell B”

Bull, Levi, D.D a minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church, who died at Marsh, Chester Co., Pa., Aug. 2, 1859, aged seventy-eight years, was for many years a prominent minister in his diocese; but, unhappily, his vigorous intellect became disordered, and for a long time before his death he was unable to fulfil his duties … Continue reading “Bull, Levi, D.D”

Bull, John Wesley a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Baltimore County, Md., Sept. 6,1819. He was early in life the subject of religious impressions, at the age of nineteen gave himself to God, and in 1843 entered the Baltimore Conference. He held a supernumerary relation between 1854 and 1866, when he joined the Church … Continue reading “Bull, John Wesley”

Bull In Coena Domini the name given to a bull in the Church of Rome which is publicly read on the day of the Lord’s Supper, viz., Thursday, by a cardinal deacon in the pope’s presence, accompanied with the other cardinals and the bishops. It excommunicates all that are called, by that apostate Church, heretics, … Continue reading “Bull In Coena Domini (2)”

Bull, George D.D. bishop of St. David’s, was born in Wells, Somersetshire, March 25, 1634, and entered at Exeter College, Oxford, 1648. His first living was that of St. George’s, near Bristol, and in 1658 he was presented to Suddington. In 1669 he published his Harmonia Apostolica. The object of this book was to explain … Continue reading “Bull, George D.D. (2)”

Bull-Fight, The Spanish Neither the English term nor the German (Stiergefecht) used to designate this popular diversion of the Spaniards, can be said to express adequately the essential idea of the Spanish corrida de toros. Great has been the discussion as to the origin of this spectacle. Some attribute it to the Roman Circus, where … Continue reading “Bull-Fight, The Spanish”

bull-fight The national sport of Spain. It is thought to have originated in a custom of the Arabo-Spanish horse men, who in times of peace fought with wild bulls. These contests reached their height under John II of Castile (1405 -1454 ). After the Spanish reconquest the bull-fight became a popular amusement. Professional participants date … Continue reading “bull-fight”

Bull, Edward a Congregational minister, was born at Saybrook, Conn., Nov. 26, 1791. After graduation he was teacher of the Grammar-school at New London for two years, and tutor in Yale College for five years. He studied theology with private instructors. He was ordained Sept. 29, 1825, pastor of the Congregational Church at Lebanon, and … Continue reading “Bull, Edward”

Bull, Bullock BULL, BULLOCK.See Ox. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Bull, Bullock bool, boolok. See CATTLE. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Bull, Bullock See Ox. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary