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3521 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Samaria, City of.11
The Church of John, a Crusading structure beside the modern village, is now a Moslem mosque. It is the traditional burying-place of John the Baptist’s body.
3522 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Shechem.5
… great body of them being Moslems. There are some 700 or 800 Christians, chiefly belonging to the Greek Orthodox church. The Samaritans do not total more than …
3523 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Song of Songs.24
… the church is sullied through the impure conduct of the individuals of whom it is composed. Hence, the appeal to individuals and to local churches to live …
3524 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Spiritual House.2
… "): A body of Christians (a church), as pervaded by the Spirit and power of God ( 1 Peter 2:5 ); a term applicable to God’s house: "house of prayer," the temple ( Matthew 21:13 …
3525 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Temper.2
… the church and of cooperation on the part of individual members, and uses as an illustration the human body which consists of various organs with various …
3526 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Temple, A2.44
… collective church ( 1 Corinthians 3:16 - 17 ), but also the individual believer ( 1 Corinthians 6:19 ), is a temple. One notable passage shows how deep was the impression …
3527 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Timothy.13
… . The churches in the neighborhood of Timothy’s home, according to Acts 14:23, had been furnished with a body of presbyters soon after their founding" (Zahn, Introduction …
3528 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tradition.5
… the body of teaching delivered by the apostle to the church at Thessalonica ( 2 Thessalonians 3:6 ). But Paul in the other two passages uses it in the plural, meaning …
3529 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Trinity, 1.48
… His church (16:18; 18:17); and that, after the great declaration of 11:27 if, nothing remained in lofty attribution to be assigned to Him. When these same objections …
3530 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Trinity, 2.12
… the church at large. In the conflict between these two opposite tendencies the church gradually found its way, under the guidance of the Baptismal Formula …
3531 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Virgin Birth.21
… Christian body. It records the inner and outer experiences of the mother of the Lord and of His brethren, themselves honored leaders in the church. (3) It touches …
3532 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Woman.55
… the church ( Acts 9:2 ). The Jewish enemies of the new faith sought their aid and influence in the persecutions raised against Paul and Barnabas ( Acts 13:50 ); while …
3533 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Church.4 (William Smith)
… Church consisted were—(1) Apostles; (2) previous Disciples; (3) Converts. In Acts 2:41 we have indirectly exhibited the essential conditions of church communion …
3534 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Deacon.2 (William Smith)
… the church. The narrative of Acts 6 is commonly referred to as giving an account of the institution of this office. The apostles, in order to meet the complaints …
3535 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Elder.2 (William Smith)
… governing body, a parliament, and the origin of the tribunal of seventy elders called the Sanhedrin or Council. In the New Testament Church the elders or presbyters …
3536 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Lord’s Supper.3 (William Smith)
… the Church as continuing steadfast in or to the teaching of the apostles, in fellowship with them and with each other, and in breaking of bread and in prayers …
3537 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Moses.8 (William Smith)
… the Church, compared with the more familiar comparisons of Christ to Adam, David, Joshua, and yet has as firm a basis in fact as any of them, it may be well to draw …
3538 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Romans Epistle to the.3 (William Smith)
… the church of Rome was at this time a Greek and not a Latin church. All the literature of the early Roman church was written in the Greek tongue. 6. The heterogeneous …
3539 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Rome.6 (William Smith)
… ., the church of St. Paolo alle tre fontane on the Ostian road. To these may be added—(7) The supposed scene of St. Peter’s martyrdom, viz., the church of St. Pietro in Montorio …
3540 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Stephen.2 (William Smith)
… early Church of Jerusalem, made by the Hellenistic against the Hebrew Christians. His Greek name indicates his own Hellenistic origin. His importance is …