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Topic: Peter Early


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  New Georgia Encyclopedia: Peter Early (1773-1817)
Peter Early was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, on June 20, 1773, the eldest son of Lucy Smith and Joel Early.
Early established a successful legal practice in Wilkes and Oglethorpe counties, and by 1800 he had relocated to Greene County, where he built his own house on the western bank of the Oconee and became a leader of the local bar.
Early County in south Georgia was named in his honor.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2826   (1245 words)

  
 Peter - Theopedia
The information on Peter is found in a section of the letter where Clement is making an argument that is vaguely reminiscent of Hebrews 12 and 13 where the author of that letter speaks of attested exemplars.
The Acts of Peter tells the story of his martyrdom and adds that he refused to be crucified right-side up, but demanded to be crucified upside down so as not to compete with Jesus.
Peter's life has been examined, from his humble beginnings in a back water province of the Roman Empire, to his meeting with the Son of the Living God, to his death, presumably, in the capital of the greatest of the ancient empires.
www.theopedia.com /Peter   (1558 words)

  
  Saint Peter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to tradition, Peter is buried in the grottoes underneath the Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City.
Peter is often depicted as spokesman of the twelve disciples, and he and James and John seems to have formed the core of an intimate group which is closest to Jesus, present in many moments of special revelations, such as the Transfiguration.
The popes are thus the successors of Peter and as a result, retain his privileges, given by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (Mt 16:18-19).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Peter   (2759 words)

  
 St Peter of Alexandria
Peter had control of the situation of the church, he had not left in haste; thus, the bishops continued their obedience to him and the church order was maintained (under Peter’s supervision in absentia).
Peter may have had more than one motif for his flight: first, is probably to seek personal safety and a secure place from which to continue administering his church; and second, is to avoid provoking further actions by the authorities against the church.
Peter was in exile twice and Melitius was arrested and sent to the mines and became a "confessor".
www.stgeorge-lacopts.org /st_peter.htm   (2498 words)

  
 St. Peter Chrysologus | Bishop of Ravenna | Early Church Father | Biography & Writings -Welcome to The Crossroads ...
Peter Chrysologus was born about the year 380 at Imola in the region of Emilia, Italy.
Peter's always brief sermons were so inspiring that he was given the title "Chrysologus" (greek for "Golden-worded) and was eventually declared a "Doctor of the Church" by Pope Bendict XIII in 1729.
Peter, a Father of the Church, died around the year 450, during the reign of Pope Leo the Great.
www.crossroadsinitiative.com /library_author/11/St._Peter_Chrysologus.html   (339 words)

  
 Peter, Simon - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Subsequently, at the Sea of Tiberias, Peter is given an opportunity for a threefold confession of Jesus whom he had thrice denied, and is once more assigned to the apostolic office; a prediction follows as to the kind of death he should die, and also a command to follow his Lord (John 21).
After the ascension, of which Peter was doubtless a witness, he "stood up in the midst of the brethren" in the upper room in Jerusalem to counsel the choice of a successor to Judas (Acts 1:15-26).
This warning was, as a whole, against falling from grace (2 Peter 3:17,18), the enforcement of which warning is contained in 2 Peter 1:2-11, the ground of it in 1:12-21, and the occasion of it in the last two chapters.
www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T6838   (2609 words)

  
 Peter Wolf Bio
Peter was first exposed to the sound of doo-wop by his older sister, Nancy, and by local vocal groups who could be heard on street corners throughout the neighborhood.
Peter took lessons on piano, and the guitar, but due to his dyslexia (which was undiagnosed in those years) it became very difficult and frustrating for him to learn these instruments.
Early Photo Of Pete's First Band, The Hallucinations, Playing At Sunset, Cape Cod, MA In the mid-sixties, Peter moved across the river from Boston to Cambridge, befriending Barry Tashian, the leader of the famed Boston group, the Remains.
www.peterwolf.com /bio.html   (3746 words)

  
 2 Peter
This appeal to the apostolic authority of Peter and his letter is obviously occasioned by the sharpening of the Gnostic false teaching which is being combated in Jdue, as a result of a consistent denial of the parousia of the false teachers.
Wallace relies on the supposition that the apostle Peter was actually informed of his martyrdom by the risen Christ as described by the redactor of John 21 in order to explain the comment in II Pet 1:14.
The author of II Peter knew the epistle of Jude, I Peter, the synoptic account of the transfiguration, the Johannine appendix wherein Christ predicts the martyrdom of Peter, and a collection of Pauline letters.
www.earlychristianwritings.com /2peter.html   (2057 words)

  
 Farewell Peter
Peter had been involved in the cat fancy and Exotics in particular for more than 20 years.
Peter had been a wonderful and generous friend to so many people in the cat fancy over the years and now his friends rallied to help take care of both him and his cats.
Peter's passion for linechaser was contagious and I found myself devoting hours to tracing the pedigrees back on all my cats.
www.showcatsonline.com /x/farewell_peter.htm   (810 words)

  
 First Epistle of Peter - Theopedia
It is scarcely conceivable that Peter would neither have sought to strengthen his authority by referring to his personal connections with Jesus nor have referred to the example of Jesus in some way." (W. Kümmel, Introduction to the New Testament, p.
Peter was close to Paul in much of his theology.
In addition he lived his early life in the town of Bethsaida which was granted city status under Philip the Tetrarch.
www.theopedia.com /1_Peter   (1197 words)

  
 Peter I -> Early Life on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Peter was the youngest child of Czar Alexis, by Alexis's second wife, Natalya Naryshkin.
A virtual exile, Peter spent most of his childhood in a suburb of Moscow, surrounded by playmates drawn both from the nobility and from the roughest social elements.
Peter learned the rudiments of Western military science from the European soldiers and adventurers who lived in a foreign settlement near Moscow.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Peter1-Rus_EarlyLife.asp   (829 words)

  
 Glenn Ford: A Life in Film - Peter Ford, Glenn Ford's son
Yet, in the midst of this unusual upbringing, Peter was grounded in respect, responsibility and an unwavering belief in the duty of leading a virtuous life.
Peter landed a contract with Capitol records, where he was mentored by the famous, Nat King Cole.
During the mid 1970's Peter continued to work in the film industry, but it was in a nearly fatal airplane accident (in a scene with James Woods) filming an episode of Barnaby Jones, that led him away from acting and back to his love, building and working with his hands.
www.glennfordbio.com /ford.html   (1789 words)

  
 History of St. Petersburg, Russia: New city of Peter the Great (early 18th century)
The first structure to be built in the new city was the Peter and Paul fortress.
Very few buildings from the early 18th century have survived: many were torn down or remodeled.
When Peter the Great died in 1725, his wife Catherine assumed power and then the rulers started changing every few years, overthrowing one another.
www.cityvision2000.com /history/stpeters.htm   (476 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Saint Peter (Early Christianity, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Peter was a native of Bethsaida and the brother of St. Andrew; he was married.
There are several feasts of St. Peter in the West: St. Peter and St. Paul, June 29; the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle, Feb. 22; and St. Peter in Chains, Aug. 1.
A second feast commemorating the Chair of St. Peter (i.e., his episcopal throne) was celebrated on Jan. 18 until abolished in 1960.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Peter-St.html   (264 words)

  
 Team Minnesota
Peter's mother also attended the U of M. She was active in civic organizations - especially the League of Women Voters.
Peter and PSG have reformed, reinvented and redesigned government services and systems in hundreds of states, cities, counties and schools across the country and throughout the world.
Peter is married to Karla Ekdahl, a well-known advocate for the arts and children's issues.
www.teammn.com /peterHutchinson.php?more=bio   (832 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Peter Pan's early years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Peter and the Starcatchers was born during a pre-bedtime storybook session between Ridley Pearson and his daughter, Paige.
Starcatchers opens as Peter and other wards of a Dickensian home for "wayward boys" are shipped off to be servants of a cruel island king who, word has it, feeds his underachieving staff to a pet snake that once ate the king's father.
On board the ship, the Never Land, Peter meets and is smitten by a mysterious, headstrong girl named Molly who, the authors hint, may be related to Barrie's original Wendy.
www.usatoday.com /life/books/news/2004-09-01-peter-pan-prequel_x.htm   (1331 words)

  
 English Department Faculty - University Of Pennsylvania
Peter Stallybrass is Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of English.
Peter was an undergraduate, a graduate, and a professor at Sussex, where he directed the graduate program in Renaissance Studies and the faculty/graduate seminar in Critical Theory.
Peter’s interest in the history of books began when he read Magreta de Grazia’s Shakespeare Verbatim, and, drawing upon many of the ideas in that book, he wrote with her “The Materiality of the Shakespearean Text” (Shakespeare Quarterly 1993).
www.english.upenn.edu /People/Faculty/profile.php?pennkey=pstally   (677 words)

  
 Peter Ford
In fact, it was nine year old Peter Ford, a lover of R and B who introduced the song Rock Around the Clock to the director of his father's film, Blackboard Jungle, which eventually let to it being in the film.
During the mid 1970's Peter continued to work in the film industry as an actor, but it was in a nearly fatal airplane accident (in a scene with James Woods) filming an episode of Barnaby Jones, that led him away from acting and back to his love, building and working with his hands.
Peter also serves as a member of the board of trustees of The Americanism Educational League.
www.peterford.com /bio.html   (1788 words)

  
 Peter Max
Peter's early childhood impressions had a profound influence on his psyche, weaving the fabric that was to become the tapestry of his full creative expression.
At the age of ten, Peter and his parents traveled across the vast expanse of China to a Tibetan mountain camp at the foothills of the Himalayas.
Though it was a relatively short stay, Peter enrolled in an art school and absorbed the culture and art heritage of Paris.
www.california-pawnshop.com /overture/maxpeter.htm   (1214 words)

  
 The Tracks of Peter Wampler
The Brethren baptism of Peter and Barbara in 1754 probably followed several years of their involvement with the Conestoga Congregation since it was the custom of this denomination for new members to learn the faith by participation before their baptism.
Michael Pfautz, the elder that baptized Peter and Barbara was the third leader of this early congregation ordained in 1748.
Peter and Magdalena Wampler are witnesses to the Baptism of Leah Kinser, born to Jacob and Elizabeth Kinser, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wythe County VA 1799, October 8
bmbiris.bmb.uga.edu /wf-page/peterw.html   (2234 words)

  
 Our Chef - Peter Kuruvita
At this time Peter was regularly invited to consultant on a range of new restaurant projects as well as appear as guest chef in a range of leading hotels around the world.
Peter’s next career move was to accept the invitation from Emmy award-winning Australian television producer - Henry Crawford, to run the kitchen for the next two years at the luxurious five star Vatulele Island Resort, in Fiji.
Peter’s brief on accepting this position was to reposition Hayman, not only as a leading resort of the world, but to increase the profile of the nine food and beverage resort outlets and deliver this five-star luxury resort as a leading food and wine destination.
www.flyingfish.com.au /about/about_ourchef.htm   (843 words)

  
 GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Early County was one of seven counties created on Dec. 15, 1818, by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1818, p.
Irwin, Appling, and Early counties were organized by an act of Dec. 21, 1819, which provided for election of county officials in each county (Ga. Laws 1819, p.
Early was governor when the Creeks ceded the lands that would later be used to form Early, Irwin, and Appling counties.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/earlyhistmaps.htm   (199 words)

  
 Peter Straub Interview
Peter: I was born in Milwaukee and lived there for the first 18 years of my life.
Peter: Well, either PTR is my oldest friend and harshest critic, or he's someone I made up to make fun of a certain restrictive point of view.
Peter: The Roundtable is a congenial group of mystery writers that meets once a month in an upstairs room overr a restaurant to have dinner and talk about our current projects.
www.mysteryone.com /PeterStraubInterview.htm   (1194 words)

  
 Peter Thompson
Peter Thompson is a Director of Apt Ventures Pty Ltd and is the principal for the company.
Peter's early studies were in science and mathematics.
The principal focus of his work now is in two main areas: helping individuals create the necessary changes in themselves so that they can achieve their desired outcome; and coaching and training to help business owners and managers develop the essential cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills which are essential for success in today's business environment.
www.aptventures.com.au /PeterT.html   (515 words)

  
 EARLY PENSION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Early Retirement Pension prior to age 60 is adjusted downward from the Normal Pension amount, based on your age.
Peter is 59 and retires with 25 pension credits.
In this example, Peter's early retirement pension would be $501.00 a month because pensions between whole dollar amounts are rounded to the next higher dollar.
www.ipfihf.org /us/usipf15.htm   (262 words)

  
 Early Childhood - Peter Ewart Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Late one windy Saturday in early April, in the initial throes of labour, Edith was transported to Clarence's sister Violet's house in Kisbey where the kitchen table served as a delivery platform for the local doctor.
Peter had memories of his grandmother dressing formally for the broadcast of Sunday morning worship and seating herself before the radio, hushing those who spoke above a whisper while the service was in progress.
Peter had boyhood acquaintances for skating or hockey or marbles— the usual boyhood things— but more often than not he chose his own company, and liked to paint and draw in his free time.
www.peterewart.com /bio.asp?ch=childhood   (4535 words)

  
 Peter Webb's Home Page
Peter's career, interests and achievements provide an interesting insight into one of the UK's more interesting personalities to emerge in the last few years.
Peter's early career retail working with Dixons Stores Group meant he was well placed to assume senior roles in some of the UK's leading consumer technology brands.
Peter's innovative qualities are best demonstrated by the recent emergence of another of his businesses interests - Bet Angel.
www.peterwebb.co.uk   (230 words)

  
 Peter Salem
Peter served in the Colonial Army until the end of the war.
Peter Salem has been credited with killing Major Pitcairn the leader of the British forces storming the hill.
One of the most important colonial victories early in the U.S. War of Independence was the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was fought on June 17, 1775.
esperstamps.org /aa6.htm   (491 words)

  
 Early County Georgia History 
Early County was named in honor of Governor Peter Early, a Virginia native who served Georgia as a congressional delegate, and, later, Governor of Georgia from 1813 to 1815.
In 1817 a limited number of people settled in Early County, but by 1818 quite a few took up residence on Harrod's Creek (now known as the Old Factory Creek) on the Chattahoochee River.
As settlers began to settle in different parts of Early County it became necessary to create new counties for the administration of law and order.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ga/county/fulton/early   (157 words)

  
 Special Guest Peter Adkison | KublaCon
Peter's early educational background was as a graduate of Walla Walla College in 1985 with a BS in Computer Science.
Peter continued on as CEO of WotC until Jan, 2001.
Peter really values this as a great opportunity to get "back in the game," in a small company environment, serving an industry he truly loves.
www.kublacon.com /guests/sg_peter.html   (273 words)

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