Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Test the imposition of an oath, or any other act by which the religious principles of any individual are put to proof. Tests and disabilities are distinct from penalties properly so called: it would be absurd to talk of punishing any one for being a woman, a minor, a person destitute of natural capacity, or … Continue reading “Test”

Tesserae (tokens). The early Christians, when compelled to travel, were careful to secure a recognition by their fellow-Christians wherever they went. They were always provided with letters of recommendation; and when arriving in a strange town had only to inquire for the church, and to produce these letters, when they were received as brethren, and … Continue reading “Tesserae”

Teschenmacher, Werner a minister of the Reformed Church in Juliers-Cleves-Berg, and a writer of some prominence in ecclesiastical and political literature, was born at Elberfeld in September, 1589. He was educated at Herborn and Heidelberg, and afterwards served the Church from 1610 or 1611 until 1633 in her pulpits, where he gained the reputation of … Continue reading “Teschenmacher, Werner”

Teruel (TUROLENSIS) A suffragan of Saragossa, comprises the civil province of the same name, excepting the town of Bechi (Castellón). It is believed by some that Teruel and the ancient Turba are the same. Turba was the city whose disputes with the Saguntines gave Hannibal an excuse for attacking Saguntum and beginning the Second Punic … Continue reading “Teruel”

TERTULLUS A Roman orator or advocate, whom the Jews employed to bring forward their accusation against Paul, before the Roman procurator at Caesarea, probably because they were themselves unacquainted with the modes of proceeding in the Roman courts, Mal 24:1-2 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Tertullus Tertullus, a diminutive of Tertius, was the … Continue reading “Tertullus”

Tertullianus, Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus (1), Quintus Septimius Florens. I. LIFE.-The earliest of the great Latin Fathers, their chief in fire and daring, and the first to create a technical Christian Latinity, is known almost entirely through his writings. It can only be conjectured that he was born between a.d. 150 and 160, and died … Continue reading “Tertullianus, Quintus Septimius Florens”

Tertullian(us), Quintus Septimius Florens is the most ancient of the Latin fathers whose works are now extant, and one of the most noteworthy personages belonging to the early Church. Our knowledge of his personal history is extremely limited. He was born at Carthage in A.D. 160, or near that date, his father being a Roman … Continue reading “Tertullian(us), Quintus Septimius Florens”

Tertullian (QUINTUS SEPTIMIUS FLORENS TERTULLIANUS). Ecclesiastical writer in the second and third centuries, b. probably about 160 at Carthage, being the son of a centurion in the proconsular service. He was evidently by profession an advocate in the law-courts, and he shows a close acquaintance with the procedure and terms of Roman law, though it … Continue reading “Tertullian”

Tertre, Jacques (as a priest Jean Baptiste) du a French missionary, was born at Calais in September, 1610. After traveling for some time, he returned to France, and entered the Dominican order at Paris in 1635. Five years after he was sent as a missionary to the American islands, returned to France in 1658, and … Continue reading “Tertre, Jacques (as a priest Jean Baptiste) du”

TERTIUS A Christian whom Paul employed as his amanuensis in writing the epistle to the Romans, 1Ch 16:22 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Tertius (, a Latin name) Tertius is the amanuensis of St. Paul who in Rom 16:22 interposes a greeting in his own name to the Apostles readers, I Tertius, who … Continue reading “Tertius”