APOSTASY; APOSTATE a-pos'-ta-si, a-pos'-tat (he apostasia, "a standing away from"): I.e. a falling away, a withdrawal, a defection. Not found in the English Versions of the Bible, but used twice in the New Testament, in the Greek original, to express abandonment of the faith. Paul was falsely accused of teaching the Jews apostasy from Moses (Acts

APOLLOS a-pol'-os (Apollos, the short form of Apollonius): Apollos was a Jew of Alexandrian race (Acts 18:24) who reached Ephesus in the summer of 54 AD, while Paul was on his third missionary journey, and there he "spake and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus" (Acts 18:25). That he was eminently fitted for the task is indicated by the

APOLLYON a-pol'-i-on (Apolluon; 'abhaddon, "destroyer"): Present participle of the verb apolluo, "to destroy." I. Definition. A proper name, original with the author of the Apocalypse and used by him once (Revelation 9:11) as a translation of the Hebrew word "Abaddon" (see ABADDON) to designate an angel or prince of the lower world. II. Old Tes

APOLLOPHANES ap-o-lof'-a-nez, a-pol-o-fa'-nez (Apollophanes): A Syrian killed by Judas Maccabeus (2 Macc 10:37). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'APOLLOPHANES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

APOLLONIA ap-o-lo'-ni-a (Apollonia): A town in Mygdonia, a district in Macedonia. It was situated a little to the south of Lake Bolbe, on the Via Egnatia, the great Roman road leading from the coast of the Adriatic to the river Hebrus (Maritza), one of the main military and commercial highways of the empire: it lay between Amphipolis and Thessalon

APOLLONIUS ap-o-lo'-ni-us (Apollonios): A common name among the Syro-Macedonians. Prideaux (Connexion) interrupts his narrative of the year 148 BC to give an account of the different persons who bore this name (1) Son of Thrasaeus (2 Macc 3:5) who was governor of Coele-Syria (Palestine and Phoenicia) under Seleucus Philopator, when Heliodorus cam

APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS a-pok'-ri-fal gos'-pels: _I. INTRODUCTORY_ 1. Early Gospels 2. Canonical Gospels 3. Apocryphal Gospels 4. Gospel according to the Hebrews _II. HERETICAL GOSPELS_ 1. Gospel of the Ebionites 2. Gospel of the Egyptians 3. Gospel of Marcion 4. Gospel of Peter 5. Gospel of the Twelve Apostles 6. Gospels of Barnabas and Bar

APOCRYPHAL EPISTLES a-pok'-ri-fal e-pis'-ls: A few epistles have been attributed to the Virgin Mary, but these are very late and without value. The following epistles fall to be noted as apocryphal: 1. Letter Attributed to our Lord: The letter attributed to our Lord is given in Eusebius (Historia Ecclesiastica, I, 13) who records that in his day

APOCRYPHAL ACTS, THE SEPARATE ACTS _B. THE SEPARATE ACTS_ The Apocryphal Ac dealt with in this article are the Leucian Ac mentioned by Photius in his Bibliotheca. As we now have them they have undergone revision in the interest of ecclesiastical orthodoxy, but in their original form they belonged to the 2nd century. It is impossible to say how muc

APOCRYPHAL ACTS, GENERAL a-pok'-ri-fal akts: _A. GENERAL INTRODUCTION_ _I. THE MEANING OF "APOCRYPHAL"_ 1. Secret 2. False and Heretical 3. Extra-Canonical _II. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS_ 1. Romance 2. The Supernatural 3. Sexual Asceticism 4. Heretical Teaching 5. Religious Feeling _III. ORIGIN_ 1. Reverence for Apostles 2. Pious Curios

APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, 3 III. Psalmic Pseudepigrapha. 1. The Psalter of Solomon: The Psalter of Solomon is the one of all the pseudepigrapha which seems to have hovered most nearly on the border of deutero-canonicity. Even 4 Esdras, since not being found in Greek, scarcely can be counted an exception, as it was never admitted into the canon of A

APOCRYPHA a-pok'-ri-fa: _I. DEFINITION_ _II. THE NAME APOCRYPHA_ 1. Original Meanings (1) Classical (2) Hellenistic (3) In the New Testament (4) Patristic 2. "Esoteric" in Greek Philosophy, etc. _III. USAGE AS TO APOCRYPHA_ 1. Early Christian Usage "Apocalyptic" Literature 2. The Eastern Church (1) "Esoteric" Literature (Clement of Ale

APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, 1 I. Apocalypses Proper. As above indicated, all these take the Book of Daniel as their model, and imitate it more or less closely. One peculiarity in this connection must be referred to. While we have already said these later Apocalypses were practically unknown by the Jews of a couple of centuries after the Christian era,

APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, 2 II. Legendary Works. The Book of Jubilees: The Book of Jubilees is the only one which survives of this class of composition. The portion of Ascension of Isaiah which contains the account of his martyrdom has much of this character. It, however, has been conjoined to the Apocalyptic "Ascension." It would seem that in some

APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE INTRODUCTION a-pok-a-lip'-tik lit'-er-a-tur: _INTRODUCTORY_ _I. BACKGROUND OF APOCALYPTIC_ 1. Judaism and Hellenism 2. Political Influences _II. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF APOCALYPTIC_ 1. Differences from Prophecy in Content 2. Differences from Prophecy in Literary Form _III. AUTHORSHIP OF JEWISH APOCALYPTIC WORKS_ 1

APOCALYPSE OF BARUCH ba'-ruk. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'APOCALYPSE OF BARUCH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

APOCALYPSE a-pok'-a-lips. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE; REVELATION OF JOHN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'APOCALYPSE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

APHSES af'-sez: the King James Version form for the Revised Version (British and American) HAPPIZZEZ (1 Chronicles 24:15). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'APHSES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

APHRAH af'-ra: the King James Version form for the Revised Version (British and American) BETH-LEAPHRAH (Micah 1:10). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'APHRAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

APHIK a'-fik: Variant of APHEK (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'APHIK'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.