members hold a council to dispose of Jesus, 392; trial of Jesus, 428-433; reassemble, 437, 438; judge the dis- ciples, 495-498; trial of Stephen, 507, 508, 510; Paul asks for a commission to go to Damascus, 522, 523; as- semble to judge Paul, 621; a depu- tation from, appears against him at Cæsarea, 625, 626; complain of Paul to Festus, 627.
Santa Claus, origin and use of the name, 67, 68.
Sapphira, story of, 490-492. Sarah, 44, 46, 47.
Sardis, Christian community estab- lished in, 590; community addressed in Revelation, 646, 647. Sarepta, 235.
Satan, 22, 86, 136; the conflict with Jesus, and the meaning of the story, 321-324; miracles to be done in his name, 652.
Saturday, the service at the synagogue, 140.
Saturnalia, the, 67.
Saturninus, Quintus Sentius, 56. Saturnus, 67.
Saul, receives the name of Paul, 537. See Paul.
Saviour, the Greek expression for, 61. "Sayings of the Lord," 30. Scandinavia, 435. Sceva, a high priest, 590. Scribes, the, 6, 63, 69, 83, 84, 92, 163; teachers of Jesus, 10; their formal- ism, 14; in Galilee 94; study the Law when in distress, 98; spoke on the authority of Scripture, 130; in the synagogue, 140, 141; have their adherents, 178; their displeasure at Jesus eating with publicans, 200, 201; their astonishment at Jesus's forgive- ness of sins, 204; their influence, 219; mentioned by Jesus with respect, 224; interrogate Jesus concerning his neg lect of oral law," 276-281; demand a sign of Jesus, 288-292; Jesus makes them his enemies by cleansing the temple, 367; belong to the San- hedrim, 371; their attitude towards Jesus at Jerusalem, 374, 375; the judgment of Jesus concerning the adulteress, 376, 377; attacked in ar- gument by Jesus, 383-386; Jesus's utterances against, 384-386; at the trial of Jesus, 430.
Scriptures, taught to Jewish children, 93; Jesus's study of, 93, 94; read and expounded in the synagogue, 140, 141; handled by Hillel, 220; Jews' reverence for, 679. Scythopolis, town of Galilee, 94.
Secundus, 568, 609, 610. Selencia, 537. Senate, the Roman, 2. Seneca, 572.
Sepulchres, whited, 384, 385. Sergius Paulus, 537.
"Sermon on the Mount," the, 141, 156, 163, 164, 168, 224, 231, 339. Seven, the, 506, 511-513; recognized as the leaders of the Grecian Jews, 511. Seventy, story of its appointment and work, in Luke, 542, 543; their pres- ervation of the community at Jerusa lem, 545. Shalmaneser, 7.
Shammai, 219, 220; revives the cus tom of washing the hands before and after eating, 277; views of, on di- vorce, 339.
Sharon, plain of, 613. Sheba, Queen of, 303. Shechem, 336, 677.
Sheep, fallen into a hole, parable of, 216, 217.
Sheep-gate, the, 360, 449, 678. Shepherds, the, 53, 54, 64. Shiloh, 81, 83.
Shoemakers, business followed by some of the Rabbis, 90. Sicily, 634.
Sidon, 235, 259, 282, 303, 501, 630. Sign, Jesus asked to give a "sign," 285, 288-292; of Jona, 302, 303; "the sign," 303.
"Signs of the times," 289. Silas, accompanies Paul on a mission- ary tour, 19, 554, 564; thrown into prison, and his deliverance, 565, 566; remains at Berea, 568; rejoins Paul at Corinth, 571; his labors at Cor- inth, 571, 573; entrusted with the First Epistle of Peter, 659. Siloam, falling of the tower mentioned by Jesus, 348. Siloam, Pool of, 681. Silvanus, 573; information regarding him, 642.
Simeon, his prediction regarding Jesus, 62, 63; beholds the Messiah, 62; ut- ters a song of praise, 62; the story of, considered, 63-66. Simeon Niger, 536.
Simon, a magician, story of, 617, 618. Simon, a Pharisee, Jesus at his house, 205-208; Jesus anointed at his house by the woman said to be Mary Mag- dalen, 205-208; his horror of Jesus, 245, 246.
Simon, brother of Jesus, 238.
Simon, the leper, host of Jesus, 370; Jesus anointed by the woman with
the alabaster vase at his house, 405- 407, 683.
Simon of Bethany, 185; owner of the garden of Gethsemane, 185. Simon of Cyrene, compelled to carry the cross of Jesus, 448; conjecture of his discipleship, 448; mentioned as the father of Rufus, 448, 591. Simon Peter, his surname, 181. See Peter.
Simon the Canaanite, the Apostle, story in the Apocrypha, 86; a disciple of Jesus, 180; belonged to the party of the Zelots, 181. Sin offering, 61.
Sinai, Mount, Moses and the covenant with the Lord, 16, 212, 276, 416, 487, 508; Moses compared with Jesus, 141, 322.
Sinners, the, explanation of the term, 7, 197-199; especially drawn to Je- sus, 196-200; relations of Jesus with them, 245, 246, 275; Jesus's conduct towards them offensive to the Phari- sees, 245, 246; conversion of, 289. Sinterklaas, corruption of St. Nicholas, 67. Sion, 483.
Sion, Monnt, 654. Smiths, 90.
Smyrna, 592; Christianity established in, 590; community of, addressed in Revelation, 646, 647. Socrates, 570. Sodom, 259, 303.
Solomon, signification of name, 61; a book on the healing art, attributed to him, 133; quoted by Jesus, 169; sign of, 302, 303. Solomon, Song of, 118. Solomon's Colonnade, 496.
"Son of David," 35, 45, 208, 383, 518.
Son of God, 670, 671.
"Son of Man," the use of the term, 199, 214, 252, 314, 315, 325, 330, 331, 350, 352, 354, 414, 426, 432. Sopater, 568, 609, 610.
Sosthenes, 572, 590; the letter to the Corinthians, 599.
Sower, the parable of, 153; companion parable of, 644. Spain, 435, 605.
Spirit, gender of the Hebrew word for, 57. See Holy Spirit. Stachys, 591.
Star of Bethlehem, the, 68, 69, 72-74, 76.
Stephanas, his household baptized by Paul, 571; co-worker of Paul, 599. Stephen, 16; proclaims a higher relig- ion upon the return of Jesus as the
Messiah, 16; his party take refuge at Antioch, 17; pioneer of the broader school of the followers of Jesus, 18; consecrated to the service of Jesus, 506; his earnest preaching, 506, 507; tried by the Council, 507, 508: stoned to death, 509; the story of his trial considered, 509-511; significance of, 514.
Stephen, Day for the commemoration of his martyrdom, 66. Stoics, 570.
Sunday, Easter, 363. Sunday, Palm, 363. Supper, the, and invited guests, parable of, 305.
Supper, the Lord's Supper, 413-418, 662, 679, 680, 684, 685. Susanna, a follower of Jesus, 186. Swine, how regarded by the Jews, 575. Sycamore tree, the legend of, 78. Sychar, 677.
Synagogue, the, 93; structure and cus- toms of, 140; the prophetic rolls, 140; its rulers and elders, 198; its grow- ing power, 219; the Great Synagogue, 277.
Synoptical Gospels, the, 27-32, 378: used by the author of the Fourth Gospel, 673; account of time of Je- sus's death, 684.
Syntyche, 565; exhorted by Paul, 640. Syracuse, 634.
Syria, 1, 3, 4, 9, 76, 125; communities of Jews established in, 7; Antioch, the capital of, 17, 516; governor of, at time of Jesus's birth, 56; mission of Paul in, 533-541, 555, 563; collis- ion between the Christian schools, 547.
TABERNACLES, Feast of, 362, 680. Tabitha, 557. Tabor, 237.
Tailors, the business of, followed by some of the Rabbis, 90. Talent, meaning of, 165. Talents, parable of the, 165, 166. Talmud, the, 27, 133, 277; mention of Jesus in, 78: accounts of public teach- ing, 92; classes known as "the peo- ples of the land," 199; story of Hillel, 219, 220; evidences of Jesus's trial in. untrustworthy, 429; number of houses of prayer in Jerusalem, 506. Tanners, business of, followed by some of the Rabbis, 90. Tarichæa, 125.
Tarsus, 506, 521, 620. Tavium, 563. Tax-collectors, the, 7.
Temple, the, date of the destruction of, in the revolt under Gessius Florus, 4; that of Zerubbabel thrown down, and a new one erected by Herod, 3; story of Jesus at the age of twelve, 79-83; dear to the Israelite, 360; Jesus en- ters the, 363, 364; the traffic carried on in the, 365, 366; Jesus expels the traders, 366, 367; Jesus's saying, of his power to raise it in three days, 367, 676; Jesus teaches in, 371-382, 393-395, 680-682; the free-will offer- ings, 394; attachment of the people to, 431.
Temptations of Jesus, 321-324.
Ten Commandments, the, referred to by Jesus, 226, 227, 278, 280, 343. Tertullus, conducts the case against Paul, 625, 626. Testament.
See New Testament, and
Old Testament. Thaddaeus, 181; name sometimes sub- stituted for that of Lebbæus, 181. Thessalonians, First Epistle to, 23, 573; if genuine, one of the earliest speci- mens of Christian literature, 573. Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the, 23, 651, 652.
Thessalonica, 19; community of be- lievers established by Paul, 567. Theudas, 497, 498, 499.
Thomas, account in the Apocrypha of Jesus in the temple, 83, 84. Thomas, a disciple of Jesus, 180; on the Galilæan Sea, 666; accompanies Jesus to Bethany, 682; his doubts quieted by Jesus, 690. "Thornbush," chapter of the, 379, 380. Thrace, 564.
Three Kings, feast of, 78. Three Taverns, the, 634, 635. Thursday, the dav on which Moses as- cended Mount Sinai, 212. Thyatira, 564; Christian community es- tablished in, 590; community at, ad- dressed in Revelation, 646, 647. Tiberias, Sea of, 124, 125.
Tiberias, town of Galilee, 94, 123, 137. Tiberius, 96, 97; his name on a Roman coin, 376.
Timæus, his son, 355.
Timon, consecrated to the service of Jesus, 506.
Timotheus, accompanies Paul on a missionary tour, 19; follower of Paul, 534, 539.
Timothy, companion of Paul, 555, 563, 564, 609, 610; sent to Thessalonica, 568; rejoins Paul at Corinth, 571; his labors at Corinth, 571, 573; fellow- laborer of Paul, 543, 590; recom- mended to the Corinthians by Paul,
599; sent to Macedonia and Achaia, 602; with Paul in Rome, 638; joins in the greeting to the Philippians in the epistle to, 638; Paul's confidence in, 639; a prisoner, and his release, 642. Timothy, Epistles to, their authorship,
Timothy, First Epistle, a pastoral epis- tle, 663.
Timothy, Second Epistle, a pastoral epistle, 663; letter to, in the second of Timothy, 637.
Titus, accompanies Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem, 18; follower of Paul, 534, 543; accompanies Paul to Jeru- lem, 547; the centre of a dispute be- tween Paul and the party at Jerusa- lem, 548, 555; returns to Antioch, 550; possibly a companion of Paul in his missionary labors, 562; fellow-laborer of Paul, 590; de- spatched to Corinth, 602; returns to Paul, 602, 603; companion of Paul, 609; records circumstance about Eutychus, 611; his narrative regard- ing Paul's visit to Jerusalem, 611, 613-615; his narrative modified in Acts, 633, 634; reported to be labor- ing in Crete and Dalmatia, 642. Titus, Epistle to, its authorship, 23; a pastoral epistle, 663.
Tombs, how regarded by the Jews,
Traitor's Hill, the, 449. Transfiguration, the, 502–504. Transjordanic district, the, 104, 115, 682.
Treasure-house, the, 394.
Trinity, rise of the doctrine of the, 671.
Troas, 563, 564, 579, 602, 612; Paul spends a week here, 611. Trogyllium, Cape, 611, 612. Trophimus, 609, 610, 619. Tryphena, 591. Tryphosa, 591.
Twelfth Night, Feast of, 78. Twelve, the, their names, 127, 128, 178, 180, 181; their relations with Jesus, 178-184, 190-196; significance of the number, 180; their occupations, 180, 181; distinctions between "disciples and Apostles, 180; their number filled by the choice of Matthias, 484; spoken of in Corinthians and Revela- tion, 485; recognized by the Hebrews at Jerusalem as their leaders, 511; their views differ from those of Paul, 530; Paul's acquaintance with, ac- count in Acts, 533; allow their task to pass to the Seventy, 545; their atti- tude toward Paul, 583, 584; exalted
in Revelation, 646; their authority not | Woeful way, the, 449. recognized by Marcion and his party, 657; their authority not contested after the death of Paul, 658; asked by Jesus not to forsake him, 680; see and hear Jesus after his crucifixion, 690. See Apostles and Dis, iples. Two Commandments, the, 381, 382. Tychicus, 590, 609, 610. Tyrannus, 589.
Woman and the lost coin, parable of, 210.
Tyre, 259, 281, 283, 303, 501, 612, 613.
"UNCLEAN," explanation of the term, 7, 17, 199; dread of becoming un- clean, 277, 278.
Universal (Catholic) Church, the, 21,
University of Jerusalem, 6, 93, 140. Urbanus, 591.
Uriel, the angel, 46.
VERONICA, legend of her handkerchief,
Via Dolorosa, the, 449. Vienna (in Gaul), 4.
Vineyard and the laborers, parable of, 296-298.
Virgins, the foolish, parable of, 403– 405.
Vision, the meaning of, among Biblical writers, 119.
Wandering Jew, the, 448, 449. Water, turned to wine, miracle of, 232, 233, 676; Jesus walking on the, 268, 269, 679; flowing from Jesus's side, the symbol of purification at the crucifixion, 689.
Wedding feast, the, parable of, 304. Wedding garment, the, parable of, 307,
Weihnachten, 68.
Well, the, of Nazareth, 90. Whited sepulchres, 384, 385. Whitsuntide, feast of, 66.
Widow, the mite given to the poor, 394. Widow and the judge, parable of, 656. Wine, symbol of Jesus's blood in the Lord's Supper, 415-418, 679. Wisdom, the word called Logos, 670. "Wisdom of God," 399.
Wisdom of Solomon, enters into the Alexandrian philosophy, 669, 670.
Witches, belief ia, 134.
Women, Court of the, 394. Women, humiliated by customs of mar- riage and divorce, 339; dignity and rights of, in Jesus's mind, 341; ad- dressed by Jesus on his way to the cross, 448.
Word, the, 669; how used in the Fourth Gospel, 670, 671-673; made flesh, 674, 675.
Worship, image-worship, 2.
YAHWEH, 6; attempt to effect a union between the religion of, and the Greek philosophy, 7; his worship thought to be desecrated by Jesus's intercourse with the unclean, 11; old prophecies concerning, 49, 103, 109, 110, 143, 416; the servant of, de- scribed by the second Isaiah, 196, 197; his coming expected by John, 255.
Yezua, 60. Yule feast, 67. Yule-log, the, 67.
ZACCHEUS, 14; greeted by Jesus, 353, 354; story of, 355, 356. Zachariah, father of John the Baptist, 43-46; account of his vision, 44; struck dumb, 45; regains speech, 45; story of, considered, 46-51; his song of praise, 47, 102.
Zealots, the, 4, 5, 6, 378; their party watchword, 4, 7. See Zelots. Zebedee, 127, 128; sons of, 129, 180, 310, 421, 666; his wife a follower of Jesus, 186, 351; his sons rebuked
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