Abraham, Ben-David a Jewish philosopher and theologian of the 12th century, flourished at Toledo, Spain. He attempted a reconciliation of Jewish theology with Aristotelian philosophy, and in 1160 he wrote, in the Arabic language, a work called The Sublime Faith, in which he defends the philosophy of Aristotle, but strongly combats Neo-Platonism. See Ueberweg, Hist. … Continue reading “Abraham, Ben-David”
Abraham, Ben-Chayim
Abraham, Ben-Chayim a Jew-of Bologna, deserves our attention because he printed the first complete Hebrew Bible, which appeared at Soncino in 1488. This edition is now very rare; only nine copies are known to be extant viz. one at Exeter College, Oxford, two at Rome, two at Florence, two at Parma, one at Vienas, and … Continue reading “Abraham, Ben-Chayim”
Abraham Ben-Chaila Or Haja
Abraham Ben-Chaila Or Haja was a Spanish rabbi of the 12th century. In a book on astrology he foretold the coming of the Messiah as to occur in 1058. He died in 1105. He wrote, Tractatus de Nativitatibus. (Rome, 1545): Sphera Mundi (Basle, 1546), Hebrew and. Latin. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Abraham Ben-Chaila Or Haja”
Abraham, Apocalpyse Of
Abraham, Apocalpyse Of a book “full of all manner of wickedness,” was current among the Sethian, Ophites (Epiph. Hoer. 286 c). It is probably the Apocryphal work under Abraham’s name condemned by Nicephorus (Credner, Zur Gesch. d. Kanons, p. 121, 145). The length is rather over that assigned to Canticles. A Greek Testament of Abraham, … Continue reading “Abraham, Apocalpyse Of”
Abraham Anquetil-Duperron
Abraham Anquetil-Duperron Catholic philologist. Born 1731; died 1805. Journeyed to India to study the language of the Parsees and wrote the first translation of the Avesta. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Abraham, Andrew
Abraham, Andrew a Presbyterian minister, was born at Florida, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1818. After receiving a preparatory literary education, having graduated at Union College in 1844, he entered Union Theological Seminary and completed the course of study. He was ordained Oct. 13, 1848, and in the same year received a commission from the American … Continue reading “Abraham, Andrew”
Abraham A Sancta Clara
Abraham a Sancta Clara A Discalced Augustinian friar, preacher, and author of popular books of devotion, b. at Messkirch, Baden, 1644; d. 1 December, 1709. The eighth of nine children born to Matthew Megerlin, or Megerle, a well-to-do serf who kept a tavern in Kreenheinstetten, he received in Baptism the name John Ulrich. At the … Continue reading “Abraham A Sancta Clara”
Abraham (Or Seba [Sabaa])
Abraham (Or Seba [Sabaa]) a Portuguese rabbi who lived at Lisbon in 1499, the date at which the Jews were banished from Portugal. He died, according to Nicolas Antonio, in 1509. We have from him a commentary on the Pentateuch, very highly esteemed, which was published under the title Tseror Hammor (Venice, 1523; 2d ed. … Continue reading “Abraham (Or Seba [Sabaa])”
Abraham (Or Ibrahim)
Abraham (Or Ibrahim) a native of Antioch, was, in the 9th century, the chief of the heretical Abrahamites (q.v.), a. branch of the sect of the Paulinists. He denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. Cyriacus, patriarch of Antioch, opposed him powerfully but was not able to restore him to orthodoxy. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, … Continue reading “Abraham (Or Ibrahim)”
Abraham (Or Ephrem)
Abraham (Or Ephrem) the sixty-second Coptic patriarch of Alexandria (after St. Mark), was the son of Zera (or Zaraat), and succeeded Minas (or Mennas) II in 977, and was poisoned after filling the see four years. He is commemorated as a saint and martyr by the Alexandrian Church on Dec. 2. His life is written … Continue reading “Abraham (Or Ephrem)”