CHUSHAN-RISHATHAIM ku-shan-rish-a-tha'-im. See CUSHAN-RISHATHAIM. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHUSHAN-RISHATHAIM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHURCHES, SEVEN See ANGELS OF THE SEVEN CHURCHES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHURCHES, SEVEN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHURL churl (kilay or kelay): The Hebrew word occurs only in Isaiah 32:5,7, in the latter verse in a form slightly modified so as to produce a pleasing assonance with the word immediately following. The word probably means "crafty" or "miserly," both ideas being suitable to the context, though "miserly" accords with the setting in Isa somewhat bet

CHURCHES, ROBBERS OF church'-iz. See ROBBERS OF TEMPLES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHURCHES, ROBBERS OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHURCH GOVERNMENT guv'-ern-ment: $ I. APPROACH TO SUBJECT$ 1. The General Sense 2. The Local Sense $ II. INTERNAL ORDER$ 1. Subjects of Admission 2. Definite Organizations 3. Ministers (1) General (2) Local 4. Ecclesiastical Functions (1) Control of Membership (2) Selection of Officers, etc. (3) Observations of Ordinances 5. Independe

CHURCH church: $ I. PRE-CHRISTIAN HISTORY OF THE TERM$ $ II. ITS ADOPTION BY JESUS$ $ III. ITS USE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT$ 1. In the Gospels 2. In Acts 3. In the Pauline Epistles $ IV. THE NOTES OF THE CHURCH$ 1. Faith 2. Fellowship 3. Unity 4. Consecration 5. Power $ V. ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH$ 1. The General and Prophetic Ministry

CHUN chun (kun, "founding"). See CUN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHUN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHUB chub (kubh). See CUB. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHUB'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHRYSOPRASE; CHRYSOPRASUS kris'-o-praz, kri-sop'ra-sus. See STONES, PRECIOUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHRYSOPRASE; CHRYSOPRASUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHRYSOLITE kris'o-lit. See STONES, PRECIOUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHRYSOLITE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT kro-nol'-o-ji: $ I. INTRODUCTORY$ 1. Difficulties of the Subject 2. Plan of Treatment 3. Bible to be Regarded as Highest Authority $ II. THE AGES BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS$ $ III. PERSIAN PERIOD$ $ IV. BABYLONIAN PERIOD$ $ V. ASSYRIAN PERIOD AND JUDAH AFTER FALL OF SAMARIA$ $ VI. PERIOD OF DIVIDED KINGDOM$ 1.

CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim), "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: $ 1. The Name$ $ 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament$ $ 3. Two Books, or One?$ $ 4. The Contents$ $ 5. Sources Biblical and Extra-Biblical$ $ 6. Nehemiah's Library$ $ 7. The Way of Using the Biblical Sources$ $ 8. Additi

CHRONOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT $ I. CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIFE OF JESUS$ 1. Birth of Jesus (1) Death of Herod (2) Census of Quirinius (3) Star of the Magi (4) Course of Abijah (5) Day and Month (6) Summary 2. Baptism of Jesus 3. First Passover 4. Death of John the Baptist 5. Length of Jesus' Ministry 6. Death of Jesus 7. Summary of Dates

CHRISTS, FALSE fols (pseudo-christoi). 1. Christ's Warnings: In His discourse on the last things, uttered by Him on the Tuesday of the week of His Passion, Jesus solemnly forewarned His disciples that many would come in His name, saying "I am the Christ," who would deceive many; that there would arise false Christs and false prophets, who would s

CHRISTS krists. See CHRISTS, FALSE; MESSIAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHRISTS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHRISTOLOGY kris-tol'-o-ji. See PERSON OF CHRIST. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHRISTOLOGY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHRISTIANITY kris-chan'-i-ti, kris-chi-an'-i-ti, kris-ti-an'-i-ti (Christianismos): $ I. IN PRINCIPLE AND ESSENCE$ 1. Early Use of Term 2. New Testament Implications: Messiahship--Resurrection--Redemption Pauline Summaries 3. Did Jesus Claim to Be Christ? 4. The Resurrection Its Evidence 5. Two Contrasted Estimates of our Lord's Person (1

CHRIST, THE EXALTATION OF egz-ol-ta'-shun: $ I. THE RESURRECTION$ 1. Its Glorification of Christ 2. Resurrection Body--Identity, Change, Present Locality 3. The Agent of the Resurrection $ II. ASCENSION OF OUR LORD$ 1. Its Actuality 2. General Doctrine of the Church 3. Lutheran Doctrine 4. Theory of Laying Aside the Existence-Form of God

CHRISTIAN kris'-chan, kris'-ti-an (Christianos): 1. Historicity of Acts 11:26 2. Of Pagan Origin 3. The Christian Attitude to the Name 4. Was "Christian" the Original Form? 5. The Christians and the Empire 6. Social Standing of the Early Christians 7. Christian Self-Designations LITERATURE 1. Historicity of Acts 11:26: The word Christian

CHRIST, TEMPTATION OF See TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHRIST, TEMPTATION OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.