Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Thacher, Peter (1) a Congregational minister, was born at Salem, Mass., in 1651, and was the son of Rev. Thomas Thacher, first pastor of the Old South Church, Boston. He graduated at Harvard College in 1671, and was tutor there for several years following. He then went to England to prepare himself more fully for … Continue reading “Thacher, Peter (3)”

Thacher, George, D.D a Congregational minister, was born in Hartford, Conn., July 25,1817. His early education was received at Hopkins Grammar-school, Hartford. He was graduated from Yale College in 1840, and in the same year entered Yale Theological Seminary, where, after a full three years course of study, he was regularly graduated in 1843. His … Continue reading “Thacher, George, D.D”

Thabraca A titular see of Numidia near the sea, between the Armua and the Tusca. Thabraca was the last Numidian city in the direction of the Zeugitana and was a Roman colony. It was connected by a road with Simitthu, to which it served as a port for the exportation of its famous marbles. At … Continue reading “Thabraca”

Thaborium ( or , Festum Tranfigurationis, s. Patefactionis Christi), the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ. It was exalted to a feast of universal observance by pope Calixtus III in 1457, the day assigned to it being August 6. The ancient Church had not altogether ignored, but none the less greatly neglected, its observance. The … Continue reading “Thaborium”

Thabor, Mount (Arabic: Jebel et Tour; mountain of mountains) Distinguished for its picturesque site and outline, rises above the Plains of Esdraelon, fives miles southeast of Nazareth. It played an important part in the history of Israel, was the boundary between the tribes of Issachar and Zabulon. Here Debbora assembled 10,000 Israelites under Barac to … Continue reading “Thabor, Mount”

Tezcatlipoca (Shining Mirror), the chief of the thirteen greater gods of the ancient Mexicans. On the monuments and in the paintings he is often represented as encircled by the disk of the sun. Lord Kingsborough (Antiquities of Mexico) states that all the attributes and powers which were assigned to Jehovah by the Hebrews were also … Continue reading “Tezcatlipoca”

Textus Receptus (i.e. the received text), a phrase generally employed by critics to denote the currently accepted text of the Greek Testament. This is usually considered to be that of the Elzevirs especially the edition of 1633, the preface of which contains the expression Editionem omnibus acceptam denuo doctorum oculis subjecimus, referring to the edition … Continue reading “Textus Receptus”

Textual Criticism The object of textual criticism is to restore as nearly as possible the original text of a work the autograph of which has been lost. In this textual criticism differs from higher criticism, whose aim is to investigate the sources of a literary work, study its composition, determine its date and trace its … Continue reading “Textual Criticism”

Text, Versions, And Languages Of Ot TEXT, VERSIONS, AND LANGUAGES OF OT 1. Languages of the OT.The OT, except certain small sections, was written in Hebrew, and it has been preserved in its original language. But Jer 10:11, Dan 2:4 to Dan 7:28, Ezr 4:8 to Ezr 6:18; Ezr 7:12-26 are in Aramaic, though it … Continue reading “Text, Versions, And Languages Of Ot”

Text of the Old Testament I.EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1.Invention of Alphabet 2.The Cuneiform 3.References to Writing in the Old Testament 4.Inscriptions after Settlement in Canaan 5.Orthography of the Period II.THE TWO HEBREW SCRIPTS 1.The Old Hebrew Alphabet 2.Aramean Alphabets 3.The New Hebrew Script 4.New Hebrew Inscriptions 5.Summary III.THE CHANGE OF SCRIPT 1.Various … Continue reading “Text of the Old Testament”