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John McClintock — (October 27, 1814 March 4, 1870), American Methodist Episcopal theologian and educationalist, was born in Philadelphia.LifeHe graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1835, and was assistant professor of mathematics (1836 1837), professor… … Wikipedia
James Strong — is the name of: * James Strong (businessman), Australian businessman, former chairman of Qantas, former head of the mine and port at Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, chairman of Woolworths and Insurance Australia Group * James Strong (college… … Wikipedia
Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature — The Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature is a reference work of ten volumes and two supplements published in the 19th century, co authored by John McClintock, academic and minister, and Dr. James Strong, professor of… … Wikipedia
Religious and spiritual use of cannabis — Sacramental, religious and spiritual use of cannabis refers to cannabis used in a religious or spiritual context. Cannabis has an ancient history of ritual usage as an aid to trance and has been traditionally used in a religious context… … Wikipedia
Henry Goodwin Smith — (1860 1940) was a United States theologian, the son of Henry Boynton Smith.He was pastor of the Freehold (New Jersey) Presbyterian Church in 1886 1896, and from 1897 to 1903 was professor of systematic theology in Lane Theological Seminary.From… … Wikipedia
Christian views on alcohol — Jesus making wine from water in The Marriage at Cana, a 14th century fresco from the Visoki Dečani monastery. Christian views on alcohol are varied. Throughout the first 1,800 years of church history, Christians consumed alcoholic beverages as … Wikipedia
Alcohol in the Bible — Alcoholic beverages appear repeatedly in biblical literature – from Noah planting a vineyard and getting drunk in the Hebrew Bible [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ge+9:20 27 Ge 9:20–27] ] to Jesus in the New Testament miraculously… … Wikipedia
Onycha — This article is about the incense component. For the town in Alabama, see Onycha, Alabama. Onycha (Greek: ονυξ), along with equal parts of stacte, galbanum, and frankincense, was one of the components of the consecrated Ketoret (incense) which… … Wikipedia
Stacte — (Greek: στακτή, staktḗ) or nataph (Hebrew: נָטָף, nataf) are names used for one component of the Solomon s Temple incense, the Ketoret, discussed in Exodus 30:34. Variously translated to the Greek term (AMP: Exodus 30:34) or to an unspecified… … Wikipedia
Asceticism — Not to be confused with Aestheticism. Ascetic redirects here. It is not to be confused with Acetic. Asceticism (from the Greek: ἄσκησις, áskēsis, exercise or training ) describes a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from various sorts of… … Wikipedia
