Booker, Thomas an English Congregational minister, was born in 1822. He joined the Church at Henley, labored first as an evangelist, and in 1849 was ordained pastor at Barrington, Cambridgeshire. In 1863 he emigrated to New Zealand, and labored successfully a few years at Newton; then removed to Maungaturoto, Kaipara, where he died, March 7, … Continue reading “Booker, Thomas”
Booker, Simon L
Booker, Simon L a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Stevensburg, Frederick County,Va. He experienced religion in 1817, and in 1821 was received into the Kentucky Conference. In 1825 he was transferred to the Baltimore Conference, wherein he labored with zeal and fidelity until his death in August, 1829. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1830, … Continue reading “Booker, Simon L”
Booker, Luke
Booker, Luke an English clergyman, was born in 1762. He became rector of Tedstone- de-la-Mere in 1806, and of Dudley in 1812, and died in 1836. He published, Lectures on the Lord’s Prayer: Sermons on Various Subjects (Dudley, 1793): Historical Account of Dudley Castle. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Booker, Luke”
Book With The Seven Seals
Book With The Seven Seals There is no more impressive piece of symbolism in the Apocalypse than that connected with the seven-sealed book (Revelation 5). Much of the imagery of Rev. strikes the modern Western mind as exotic and unattractive; it is only by a determined use of the historical imagination that we can bring … Continue reading “Book With The Seven Seals”
Book Of The Wars Of The Lord (2)
Book Of The Wars Of The Lord This appears to have been an ancient document known to the Hebrews, but not preserved in the sacred canon. It is quoted or alluded to by Moses in Num 21:14. Several of those ancient documents were in existence in the time of Moses, which he used in the … Continue reading “Book Of The Wars Of The Lord (2)”
Book of the Sentences
Book of the Sentences The work of the theologian, Peter Lombard. He wrote the four Books of the sentences, 1145 to 1151, and is called the Master of the Sentences, or the Master. The first book treats of God and the Trinity, Providence, predestination, and evil; the second, or creation, the angels, the fall, grace, … Continue reading “Book of the Sentences”
Book Of The Generation (2)
Book Of The Generation signifies the genealogical history or records of a family or nation (Gen 5:1; Mat 1:1). SEE GENEALOGY; SEE HISTORY; SEE CHRONICLE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Book Of The Generation (2) signifies the genealogical history or records of a family or nation (Gen 5:1; Mat 1:1). SEE GENEALOGY; … Continue reading “Book Of The Generation (2)”
Book Of The Dead
Book of the Dead Celebrated work of the ancient Egyptians, comprising a collection of prayers and incantations for use of the dead. The authorship was ascribed to the god Thoth. Earlier forms were written in hieroglyphics; under the 21st and 22nd dynasties cursive character was used. Papyri were buried with the dead. The ritual was … Continue reading “Book Of The Dead”
Book Of The Canons (2)
Book Of The Canons ( , Codex Canonum), a collection of the various canons enacted in the councils of Nicaea, Ancyra, Neocaesarea, Laodicea, Gangra, Antioch, Constantinople, Ephesus, and Chalcedon, numbering in all one hundred and seventy-eight canons. Its date is uncertain, but it was probably never universally authoritative. It was published by Justellus in 1610 … Continue reading “Book Of The Canons (2)”
BOOK OF SPORTS
BOOK OF SPORTS See SPORTS. Fuente: Theological Dictionary