James, Epistle of

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• James, The General Epistle Of

  The author of this epistle was in all probability James the son of Alphaeus, and our Lord's brother ...

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• Epistle

  ·vt To <<Write>>; to communicate in a letter or by writing. II. Epistle ·noun One of the letters in...

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• Jude, Epistle of

  The author was "Judas, the brother of James" the Less (Jude 1:1), called also Lebbaeus (Matt. 10:3) ...

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• Jude, Epistle Of

  Its author was probably Jude, one of the brethren of Jesus, the subject of the preceding article. Th...

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• James

  same as Jacob ...

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• James

  1) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He...

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• James

  (the Greek form of Jacob, supplanter). • James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. He w...

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• John, First Epistle of

  The fourth of the catholic or "general" epistles. It was evidently written by John the evangelist, a...

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• John, Second Epistle of

  Is addressed to "the elect lady," and closes with the words, "The children of thy elect sister greet...

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• John, Third Epistle of

  Is addressed to Caius, or Gaius, but whether to the Christian of that name in Macedonia (Acts 19: 29...

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• Peter, First Epistle of

  This epistle is addressed to "the strangers scattered abroad", i.e., to the Jews of the Dispersion (...

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• Peter, Second Epistle of

  The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed, but the weight of evidence...

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• Peter, First Epistle Of

  The external evidence of authenticity of this epistle is of the strongest kind and the internal is e...

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• Peter, Second Epistle Of

  The following is a brief outline of the contents of this epistle: The customary opening salutation i...

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• Ballantine, James

  (1808-1877) Artist and author, b. in Edinburgh, began life as a house painter. He studied art, and ...

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• Beattie, James

  (1735-1803) Poet and philosophical writer, s. of a shopkeeper and small farmer at Laurencekirk, Kin...

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• Beresford, James

  (1764-1840) Miscellaneous writer and clergyman. He made translations and wrote religious books, but...

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• Boswell, James

  (1740-1795) Biographer, s. of Alexander B. of Auchinleck, Ayrshire, one of the judges of the Suprem...

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• Bramston, James

  (c. 1694-1744) Satirist, ed. at Westminster School and Oxf., took orders and was latterly Vicar of ...

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• Bruce, James

  (1730-1794) Traveller, was b. at the family seat of Kinnaird, Perthshire, and ed. at Harrow. After ...

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• Fergusson, James

  (1808-1886) Writer on architecture, b. at Ayr, was engaged in commercial pursuits in India, where h...

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• Grahame, James

  (1765-1811) Poet, s. of a lawyer, was b. and ed. in Glasgow. After spending some time in a law offi...

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• Grainger, James

  (1721-1766) Poet, of a Cumberland family, studied medicine at Edin., was an army surgeon, and on th...

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• Granger, James

  (1723-1776) Biographer, was at Oxf. and, entering the Church, became Vicar of Shiplake, Oxon. He pu...

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• Grant, James

  (1822-1887) Novelist, was the s. of an officer in the army, in which he himself served for a short ...

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• Hannay, James

  (1827-1873) Novelist and journalist, was b. at Dumfries, and after serving for some years in the na...

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• Harrington, James

  (1611-1677) Political theorist, s. of Sir Sapcotes H., was b. at Upton, Northamptonshire, and ed. a...

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• Harris, James

  (1709-1780) Grammarian, was a wealthy country gentleman and member of Parliament, who held office i...

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• Hervey, James

  (1714-1758) Religious writer, Rector of Weston Favell, Northants, was the author of Meditations amo...

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• Hinton, James

  (1822-1875) Writer on sociology and psychology, s. of a Baptist minister, became a successful auris...

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• Hogg, James (The Ettrick Shepherd)

  (1770-1835) Poet, and writer of tales, belonged to a race of shepherds, and began life by herding c...

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• Howell, James

  (1594?-1666) Miscellaneous writer, s. of a clergyman at Abernant, Caermarthenshire, was at Oxf. and...

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• James I., King of Scotland

  (1394-1437) Poet, the third s. of Robert III., was b. at Dunfermline. In 1406 he was sent for safet...

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• M'Cosh, James

  (1811-1894) Philosophical writer, s. of an Ayrshire farmer, was a minister first of the Church of S...

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• MacPherson, James

  (1736?-1796) Alleged translator of the Ossianic poems, s. of a small farmer at Ruthven, Inverness-s...

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• Martineau, James

  (1805-1900) Unitarian theologian, younger brother of the above, was b. at Norwich. Possessed of con...

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• Melville, James

  (1556-1614) Scottish divine and reformer, s. of the laird of Baldovie, in Forfarshire, and nephew o...

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• Mill, James

  (1773-1836) Philosopher and historian, s. of a shoemaker, was b. at Montrose, and showing signs of ...

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• Montgomery, James

  (1771-1854) Poet, s. of a pastor and missionary of the Moravian Brethren, was b. at Irvine, Ayrshir...

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• Nayler, James

  (1617?-1660) Quaker theologian, s. of a Yorkshire yeoman, who, after serving in the Parliamentary a...

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• Payn, James

  (1830-1898) Novelist, s. of an official in the Thames Commission, ed. at Eton, Woolwich, and Camb. ...

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• Rice, James

  (1844-1882) Novelist, was ed. at Camb., and studied law, from which he drifted into literature. He ...

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• Shirley, James

  (1596-1666) Dramatist, b. in London, ed. at Merchant Taylor's School, London, and at Oxf. and Camb....

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• Smith, James

  See Smith, Horace ...

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• Spedding, James

  (1808-1881) Editor of Bacon's works, s. of a Cumberland squire, and ed. at Bury St. Edmunds and Cam...

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• Thomson, James

  1) (1700-1748) Poet, s. of the minister of Ednam, Roxburghshire, spent most of his youth, however, ...

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• Ussher, James

  (1581-1656) Divine and scholar, b. in Dublin, the s. of a lawyer there, and ed. at Trinity Coll., t...

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• Wills, James

  (1790-1868) Poet and miscellaneous writer, younger s. of a Roscommon squire, was ed. at Trinity Col...

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• Douglas, James

  (b. 1869) The Man in the Pulpit (1905), The Unpardonable Sin (1907), Theodore Watts-Dunton. ...

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• Gairdner, James

  C.B., LL.D. (b. 1828) Historian. Ed. in Rolls Series Memorials of Henry VII., Letters and Papers o...

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• James, Henry

  (b. 1843) American novelist and critic. A Passionate Pilgrim (1875), The American (1877), The Europ...

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• James, William

  LL.D., etc. (b. 1842) Psychologist. Principles of Psychology (1890), Human Immortality (1897), The...

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• (St.) James Comyns

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• (St.) James' Court

  North out of Bury Street (east to west portion), between Nos. 31 and 32 (P.O. Directory). First men...

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• (St.) James' Garlickhithe

  On the east side of Garlick Hill at No. 18 and south of Maiden Lane. In Vintry Ward (P.O. Directory)...

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• (St.) James' Place

  East out of Garlick Hill, north of Maiden Lane and St. James' Church (P.O. Directory). In Vintry War...

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• ·OF

  (abbreviation) Old French ...

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• Of

  ·prep During; in the course of. II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from. III...

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• of

  An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...

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• Ephesians, Epistle to

  Was written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it r...

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• Galatians, Epistle to

  The genuineness of this epistle is not called in question. Its Pauline origin is universally acknowl...

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• Hebrews, Epistle to

  1) Its canonicity. All the results of critical and historical research to which this epistle has bee...

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• Laodicea, Epistle from

  (Col. 4:16), was probably the Epistle to the Ephesians, as designed for general circulation. It woul...

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• Philemon, Epistle to

  Was written from Rome at the same time as the epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians, and was sent...

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• Philippians, Epistle to

  Was written by Paul during the two years when he was "in bonds" in Rome (Phil. 1:7-13), probably ear...

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• Titus, Epistle to

  Was probably written about the same time as the first epistle to Timothy, with which it has many aff...

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• Titus, Epistle To

  There are no specialties in this epistle which require any very elaborate treatment distinct from th...

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• John, The First Epistle General Of

  There can be no doubt that the apostle John was the author of this epistle. It was probably written ...

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• Philemon, The Epistle Of Paul To

  is one of the letters which the apostle wrote during his first captivity at Rome A.D. 63 or early in...

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• Bailey, Philip James

  (1816-1902) Poet, s. of a journalist, b. at Nottingham, and ed. there and at Glasgow, of which he w...

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• Buckingham, James Silk

  (1786-1855) Journalist and traveller, wrote many books of travel, both on the Old and New World. He...

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• Byron, Henry James

  (1834-1884) Dramatist, b. at Manchester, entered the Middle Temple, but soon took to writing for th...

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• Cooper, James Fenimore

  (1789-1851) Novelist, b. at Burlington, New Jersey, and ed. at Yale Coll., he in 1808 entered the U...

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• Ferrier, James Frederick

  (1808-1864) Metaphysician, b. in Edin., and ed. there and at Oxf., he was called to the Scottish Ba...

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• Forbes, James David

  (1809-1868) Natural Philosopher, s. of Sir William F., of Pitsligo, was b. and ed. at Edin. He stud...

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• Fox, Charles James

  (1749-1806) Statesman and historian, s. of Henry F., 1st Lord Holland, was one of the greatest orat...

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• Froude, James Anthony

  (1818-1894) Historian and essayist, 3rd s. of the Archdeacon of Totnes, Devonshire, near which he w...

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• Grant, James Augustus

  (1827-1892) Traveller, was an officer in the army, and was sent by the Royal Geographical Society a...

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• Knowles, James Sheridan

  (1784-1862) Dramatist, s. of James K., schoolmaster and lexicographer, was b. at Cork. He was the a...

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• Lever, Charles James

  (1806-1872) Novelist, b. at Dublin, and ed. at Trinity Coll. there. He studied medicine at Göttinge...

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• Lowell, James Russell

  (1819-1891) Poet and essayist, b. at Camb., Massachusetts, s. of a Unitarian minister, was ed. at H...

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• Mackintosh, Sir James

  (1765-1832) Philosopher and historian, was b. at Aldowrie, Inverness-shire, s. of an officer in the...

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• Mangan, James Clarence

  (1803-1849) Poet, b. at Dublin, s. of a small grocer, was brought up in poverty, and received most ...

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• Mathias, Thomas James

  (1754?-1835) Satirist, ed. at Camb., and held some minor appointments in the Royal household. He wa...

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• Melville, Sir James

  (1535-1617) Historian, s. of Sir John M., of Hallhill, was a page to Mary Queen of Scots at the Fre...

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• Morier, James Justinian

  (1780?-1849) Traveller and novelist, s. of Isaac M., descended from a Huguenot family resident at S...

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• Morison, James Cotter

  (1832-1888) Was ed. at Oxf. He wrote Lives of Gibbon (1878), and Macaulay (1882); but his best work...

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• Paulding, James Kirke

  (1779-1860) Novelist, etc., b. in the state of New York, was chiefly self-educated. He became a fri...

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• Percival, James Gates

  (1795-1854) Poet, b. at Berlin, Conn., was a precocious child, and a morbid and impractical, though...

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• Planché, James Robinson

  (1796-1880) Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, b. in London of Huguenot descent, was in the Herald...

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• Pye, Henry James

  (1745-1813) A country gentleman of Berkshire, who pub. Poems on Various Subjects and Alfred, an Epi...

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• Stephen, Sir James

  (1789-1859) Statesman and historical writer, s. of James S., Master in Chancery, ed. at Camb., and ...

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• Stirling, James Hutchison

  (1820-1909) Philosopher, b. in Glasgow, and ed. there and at Edin., where he studied medicine, whic...

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• Allen, James Lane

  (b. 1849) American novelist. A Kentucky Cardinal, The Choir Invisible, A Summer in Arcady, Blue Gra...

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• Barrie, James Matthew

  LL.D. (b. 1860) Novelist and dramatist. Auld Licht Idylls, When a Man's Single (1888), A Window in...

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• Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James

  (b. 1858) Writer on Spanish literature. Life of Cervantes (1892), History of Spanish Literature (18...

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• Frazer, James George

  LL.D., D.C.L. (b. 1854) Writer on comparative religion, etc. Totemism (1887), The Golden Bough (18...

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• Furnivall, Frederick James

  Ph.D., D.Litt. (b. 1825) Scholar. Has ed. many publications in connection with the Early English T...

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• Low, Sidney James

  Journalist and miscellaneous writer. The Governance of England (1904), A Vision of India (1906), Dic...

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• Matthews, James Brander

  Litt.D., D.C.L., etc. (b. 1852) American critic, etc. French Dramatists of the Nineteenth Century,...

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• Mullinger, James Bass

  (b. 1834) Historian. Cambridge Characteristics in the Seventeenth Century (1867), The Ancient Afric...

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• Riley, James Whitcomb

  (b. 1858) American poet and humorist. The Old Swimmin' Hole (1883), Pipes o' Pan at Zekesbury (1887...

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• (St.) James' Duke's Place

  On the east side of Mitre Square (Duke's Place). In Aldgate Ward (O.S.). First mention: About 1572 ...

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• (St.) James' in Walbrook

  St. James parish in Wallebroke, 29 H. VIII. (L. and P H. VIII. XII. (1) p. 589). Probably an error ...

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• (St.) James' Place, Aldgate

  South-east out of Duke Street at No. 33 (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. First mention: O.S. 1848...

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• (St.) James' super ripam

  Temp. John (Anc. Deeds, A. 2125). Probably = St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• James The Less

  called the Less because younger or smaller in stature than James the son of Zebedee. He was the son ...

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• Colossians, Epistle to the

  Was written by Paul at Rome during his first imprisonment there (Acts 28:16, 30), probably in the sp...

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• Romans, Epistle to the

  This epistle was probably written at Corinth. Phoebe (Rom. 16:1) of Cenchrea conveyed it to Rome, an...

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• Timothy, First Epistle to

  Paul in this epistle speaks of himself as having left Ephesus for Macedonia (1:3), and hence not Lao...

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• Timothy, Second Epistle to

  Was probably written a year or so after the first, and from Rome, where Paul was for a second time a...

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• Hebrews, Epistle To The

  The author-There has been a wide difference of opinion respecting the authorship of this epistle. F...

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• Philippians, Epistle To The

  was St. Paul from Rome in A.D. 62 or 63. St. Paul's connection with Philippi was of a peculiar chara...

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• Romans, Epistle To The

  The date of this epistle is fixed at the time of the visit recorded in Acts 20:3 during the winter a...

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• Unheard-of

  ·adj New; unprecedented; unparalleled. ...

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• kind of

  In a manner, as it were. A sort of qualifying expression; as, 'She made game on it kind o'.'--Forby....

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• rising of

  More than; upwards of; as, There were rising of a thousand men killed at the battle of Buena Vista.'...

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• Halliwell-Phillips, James Orchard

  (1820-1889) Archæologist and Shakespearian scholar, ed. at Camb., was the author of a Life of Shake...

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• Hunt, James Henry Leigh

  (1784-1859) Essayist and poet, was b. at Southgate, and ed. at Christ's Hospital. A selection of hi...

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• James, George Payne Rainsford

  (1801-1860) Novelist and historical writer, s. of a physician in London, was for many years British...

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• Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord

  (1714-1799) Philosopher and philologist, b. at the family seat in Kincardineshire, was ed. at the U...

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• (St.) James' by the Thames

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• (St.) James' in the Temple

  See Temple Church. ...

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• Bishops of London, Palace of

  On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373). Mentioned by Ralph de Diceto in his Opera His...

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• receivers of droits of admiralty

  Now termed receivers of wreck (which see). ...

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• Corinthians, First Epistle to the

  Was written from Ephesus (1 Cor. 16:8) about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apost...

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• Corinthians, Second Epistle to the

  Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left Ephesus, where intense exciteme...

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• Colossians, The Epistle To The

  was written by the apostle St. Paul during his first captivity at Rome. (Acts 28:16) (A.D. 62.) The ...

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• Corinthians, First Epistle To The

  was written by the apostle St. Paul toward the close of his nearly three-years stay at Ephesus, (Act...

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• Corinthians, Second Epistle To The

  was written a few months subsequent to the first, in the same year-about the autumn of A.D. 57 or 58...

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• Galatians, The Epistle To The

  was written by the apostle St. Paul not long after his journey through Galatia and Phrygia, (Acts 18...

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• Thessalonians, First Epistle To The

  was written by the apostle Paul at Corinth, a few months after he had founded the church at Thessalo...

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• Thessalonians, Second Epistle To The

  appears to have been written from Corinth not very long after the first, for Silvanus and Timotheus ...

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• Beeroth of the children of Jaakan

  (Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31). ...

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• captain of a ship of war

  Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...

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• chamber of a piece of ordnance

  The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...

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• gunner, of a ship of war

  A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...

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• master of a ship-of-war

  An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...

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• muzzle of a piece of ordnance

  The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...

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• Beeroth Of The Children Of Jaakan

  the wells of the tribe of Bene-Jaakan, which formed one of the halting-places of the Israelites in t...

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• Rabbath Of The Children Of Ammon

  and Rabbath of the Ammonites, [See RABBATH] ...

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• Wisdom Of Jesus, Son Of Sirach

  [Ecclesiasticus] ...

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• Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner

  (1822-1888) Jurist, ed. at Christ's Hospital and at Camb., where he became Regius Prof. of Civil La...

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• Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry

  LL.D., D.C.L., etc. (b. 1837) Philologist. Ed. of New English Dictionary, Dialect of the Southern ...

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• (St.) James' in the Wall Hermitage

  A chapel or hermitage adjoining the north-west corner of the Wall of London near Cripplegate in Farr...

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• (St.) James' in, near the Vintry

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• King Street, St. James' Place

  North out of Creechurch Lane to St. James' Place (P.C. 1732-O.S. 1894). Former name : "Duke's Place...

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• Angle of entry

  ·add. ·- The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an aerocurve) and the line of motio...

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• Angle of incidence

  ·add. ·- The angle between the chord of an aerocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed a...

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• Bird of paradise

  ·- The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New...

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• Concert of Europe

  ·add. ·- ·Alt. of European concert. ...

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• Corps of Engineers

  ·add. ·- In the United States navy, a corps made up of the engineers, which was amalgamated with the...

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• Jane-of-apes

  ·noun A silly, pert girl; — corresponding to jackanapes. ...

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• Leg-of-mutton

  ·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...

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• Matter-of-fact

  ·adj Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; comm...

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• Men-of-war

  ·pl of <<Manofwar>>. ...

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• Mother-of-pearl

  ·noun The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, ·esp. of pearl oysters, river musse...

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• Mother-of-thyme

  ·noun An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum); — called also wild thyme. ...

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• Out-of-door

  ·adj Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. ·se...

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• Volunteers of America

  ·add. ·- A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded (1896) b...

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• Wheel of fortune

  ·add. ·- A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or ...

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• Atonement, Day of

  The great annual day of humiliation and expiation for the sins of the nation, "the fast" (Acts 27:9)...

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• Avenger of blood

  (Heb. goel, from verb gaal, "to be near of kin," "to redeem"), the nearest relative of a murdered pe...

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• Baale of Judah

  Lords of Judah, a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem (2 Sam....

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• Babel, tower of

  The name given to the tower which the primitive fathers of our race built in the land of Shinar afte...

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• Babylon, kingdom of

  Called "the land of the Chaldeans" (Jer. 24:5; Ezek, 12:13), was an extensive province in Central As...

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• Baca, Valley of

  (Ps. 84:6; R.V., "valley of weeping," marg., "or balsam trees"), probably a valley in some part of P...

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• Baptism of Christ

  Christ had to be formally inaugurated into the public discharge of his offices. For this purpose he ...

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• Bashan, Hill of

  (Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan. ...

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• Changes of raiment

  Were reckoned among the treasures of rich men (Gen. 45:22; Judg. 14:12, 13; 2 Kings 5:22, 23). ...

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• Chiefs of Asia

  "Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religi...

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• Chronicles, Books of

  The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e....

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• Coat of mail

  The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "glittering" (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural f...

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• Coming of Christ

  (1) with reference to his first advent "in the fulness of the time" (1 John 5:20; 2 John 1:7), or (2...

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• Consolation of Israel

  A name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isa. 12:1; 49:13. The Gre...

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• Crown of thorns

  Our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matt. 27:29). The object of Pilate's guard in...

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• Daniel, Book of

  Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Hagiographa (Heb. Khethubim). (See ...

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• David, City of

  1) David took from the Jebusites the fortress of Mount Zion. He "dwelt in the fort, and called it th...

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• Decision, Valley of

  A name given to the valley of Jehoshaphat (q.v.) as the vale of the sentence. The scene of Jehovah's...

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• Decrees of God

  "The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending ...

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• Degrees, Song of

  Song of steps, a title given to each of these fifteen psalms, 120-134 inclusive. The probable origin...

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• Desolation, Abomination of

  (Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roma...

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• Destruction, City of

  (Isa. 19:18; Heb. Ir-ha-Heres, "city of overthrow," because of the evidence it would present of the ...

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• Esther, Book of

  The authorship of this book is unknown. It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasu...

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• Exodus, Book of

  Exodus is the name given in the LXX. to the second book of the Pentateuch (q.v.). It means "departur...

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• Ezekiel, Book of

  Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical offic...

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• Ezra, Book of

  This book is the record of events occurring at the close of the Babylonian exile. It was at one time...

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• Fall of man

  An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revol...

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• Flame of fire

  Is the chosen symbol of the holiness of God (Ex. 3:2; Rev. 2:18), as indicating "the intense, all-co...

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• Foreknowledge of God

  Acts 2:23; Rom. 8:29; 11:2; 1 Pet. 1:2), one of those high attributes essentially appertaining to hi...

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• Forgiveness of sin

  One of the constituent parts of justification. In pardoning sin, God absolves the sinner from the co...

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• Galilee, Sea of

  (Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names. 1) In the Old Testament it ...

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• Gibeah of Judah

  (Josh. 15:57), a city in the mountains of Judah, the modern Jeba, on a hill in the Wady Musurr, abou...

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• Gibeah of Phinehas

  (Josh. 15:57, R.V. marg.), a city on Mount Ephraim which had been given to Phinehas (24:33 "hill," A...

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• Gilead, Balm of

  The region of Gilead abounded in spices and aromatic gums, which were exported to Egypt and Tyre (Ge...

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• Goodness of God

  A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various ci...

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• Government of God

  See Providence. ...

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• Grace, means of

  An expression not used in Scripture, but employed (1) to denote those institutions ordained by God t...

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• Habakkuk, Prophecies of

  Were probably written about B.C. 650-627, or, as some think, a few years later. This book consists o...

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