The church spread with astonishing rapidity. Already in the Acts of the Apostles its movement from one headquarters to another can be traced:Jerusalem,Damascus, andAntioch; the missions ofSt. PaultoAsia Minor(Tarsus,Iconium,Ephesus, andCyprus); the crossing toMacedonia(PhilippiandThessalonica) andAc...
Antioch in Syria ANTIOCH IN SYRIA ăn’ tĭ ŏk ĭn sĭ’ re ə (̓Αντιόχειατῆς Συρίας, the city of Antiochus in... Apostle APOSTLE ə pŏs’ əl (ἀπόστολος,...
of Damascus with Aram, the biblical capital of the Aramaeans, some Arabic sources link Damascus and theIram dhāt al-ʿimād(“Colonnaded Aram”) mentioned in theQurʾān, an identification that has long been disputed. Also contended has been the association of Damascus with Jilliq, a ...
The basic component of the staple diet in biblical times. Consecrated bread was... 4504 roots 4504 roots The source and foundation of a tree or plant, anchoring it to the soil, usually found... 4554 yeast 4554 yeast A raising agent commonly used...
Early Christian doctrine, much helped to articulation by Greek thought, had to maintain its biblical character against other elements in its Hellenistic environment. One wing of the church clung so tenaciously to its Jewish heritage that it failed to grasp what was novel in Christianity. This branc...
The basic component of the staple diet in biblical times. Consecrated bread was... 4436 drinking, abstention from 4436 drinking, abstention from Scripture indicates that the abuse of drinking, such as... 4438 eating 4438 ...
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The Biblical doctrine of... Hebrew Poetry HEBREW POETRY. That the Semites in general were people of some musical ability, and that the... Helps HELPS (ἀντίλημψις, G516. This word comes from the verb ἀ...
Ephesus was the largest city in Asia Minor, a center of commerce, religion, and... False Prophecy False Prophecy False prophets and their false prophecies are fairly common throughout both the... Gates Gates Throughout Scripture gates play a practic...