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  Theophilus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theophilus is the name to which the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles is addressed.
Emperor Theophilus (829 842) a Byzantine emperor of the second of the Phrygian dynasty.
Theophilus Presbyter — (1070 – 1125) a Benedictine monk, metallurgist, and armourer.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theophilus   (152 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Theophilus
With Theophilus at their head, the Christians retaliated by destroying the celebrated temple of Serapis, on the ruins of which the patriarch erected a church.
Theophilus was summoned to Constantinople to answer their charges, and thus begins his connection with the tragedy of Chrysostom, which soon took the first place in his and the public interest (see ST.
The Canons ascribed to Theophilus are in Pitra, "Juris eccles.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14625b.htm   (865 words)

  
 Theophilus Cibber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theophilus Cibber in the role of Ancient Pistol.
Theophilus Cibber (November 26, 1703 - 1758) was an English actor, playwright, author, and son of the actor-manager Colley Cibber.
Theophilus Cibber began acting in the Drury Lane Theatre in 1721.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theophilus_Cibber   (548 words)

  
 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theophilus Howard, KG (August 13, 1584, Walden, Essex - June 3, 1640) was an English nobleman and politician.
One of the sisters of Theophilus, Lady Catherine Howard, was married to William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, son of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury by Lady Elizabeth Brooke, on the first of December, 1608.
A third remarkable sister of the Lord Theophilus Howard of Walden was Frances Howard who married, firstly, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, son of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and Frances Walsingham, on 5 January 1605.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theophilus_Howard,_2nd_Earl_of_Suffolk   (520 words)

  
 Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Theophilus agreed to co-operate with him in the restoration of concord; and Acacius, bishop of Berea, and Isidore, whom Theophilus had proposed as a candidate for ordination instead of John, were sent on an embassy to Rome.
Theophilus readily promised to do as they requested; but as time passed away, and nothing more was effected for them, and it became evident that Theophilus was pretending, they again repaired to him, renewed their entreaties, and pressed him to be faithful to his engagement.
Theophilus, perceiving that there could be no l danger in following the example of Epiphanius, who was the object of popular praise, and who was admired for the virtue of his life, whatever his opinion might be, passed a vote similar to that of Epiphanius, with the concurrence of the bishops under his jurisdiction.
www.ccel.org /fathers2/NPNF2-02/Npnf2-02-26.htm   (13890 words)

  
 Theophilus of Antioch (Later 2nd Century)
Theophilus appears to have been familiar with the writings of the major schools of philosophy, if only through secondary sources.
Norris, 895, argues that “Theophilus has a command of rhetoric and a knowledge of Greek philosophy that went beyond cursory handbook reference", while Grant, 149, writes that "in his apology he frequently refers to such authors, though his citations from almost all come from anthologies of poetry and philosophical opinions.
Carl Curry, "The Theogony of Theophilus," Vigiliae Christianae 42.4 (1988): 318-326.
www.earlychurch.org.uk /theophilus.php   (646 words)

  
 BY J. BUDZISZEWSKI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Theophilus says it's not as difficult to stop as you might think.
Theophilus may be able to help diagnose your problem.
Brought before his doubting peers, Theophilus shows them why truth can be known and why everyone, at their core, has faith in something.
www.boundless.org /common/authorlist.cfm?aid=jb   (2206 words)

  
 Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Theophilus comes down to us only as an apologist intimately allied in spirit to Justin and Irenaeus; and he should have been placed with Tatian between these two, in our series, had not the inexorable laws of our compilation brought them into this volume.
We also learn from the same writer, that Theophilus succeeded to the bishopric of Antioch in the eighth year of the reign of Marcus Aurelius, that is, in a.d.
Theophilus is said by Eusebius, Jerome, and others, to have written several works against the heresies which prevailed in his day.
www.ccel.org /fathers2/ANF-02/anf02-39.htm   (750 words)

  
 THEOSUB
Several commentators have said that Theophilus was a person of social prominence in the group that the author intended as his audience.
By demonstrating to Theophilus that the new sect was a part of Judaism, Luke hoped to persuade Theophilus who had the ability to end the prosecutions.
Theophilus was the son of Annas and the brother-in-law of Caiaphas before both of whom Jesus appeared.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Pantheon/2454/theosub/THEOSUB.htm   (7327 words)

  
 Theophilus Lyon in Canton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Theophilus Lyon was the fifth child of Elhanon Lyon and Hannah Tilden who were married in 1734.
Theophilus was born in Stoughton, MA in 1745.
Theophilus bought the Tilden House from his brother-in-law in 1773 for 200 pounds.
www.town.canton.ma.us /hist_comm/Tilden/lyongene.htm   (248 words)

  
 Bob West: My Life With Theophilus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Theophilus is an illustration of life, and the cross-currents of religious attitudes, contrasted with the simple truth of the Bible.
To others Theophilus may have been just a cartoon, but I had put so much of myself into this character that he and I were one.
Theophilus continued to be reprinted and circulated, reaching a new generation of readers, but it would be many years before I would be motivated to create new strips.
www.theophilus.org /theolife.html   (3995 words)

  
 Theophilus North, Thornton Wilder - HarperAcademic
Theophilus North, published in 1973, was the last major work of Thornton Wilder (a number of one-act plays have been published posthumously).
Theophilus North comes to Newport with all of these experiences and proceeds to set to rights the lives of the people of Newport.
Theophilus repeatedly recurs to his own archeological schema for Newport, the "nine cities of Newport." Some exist simultaneously and some are historical, but in all of them individuals express (or expressed) themselves within the social sturctures available while suffering and enjoying like humans at every other time.
www.harperacademic.com /catalog/instructors_guide_xml.asp?isbn=0060088923   (1824 words)

  
 Descendants of Theophilus PATY Genealogy Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Theophilus Paty was a man of some wealth and means, as Esquire followed his name and he bought land in the main town where only men of power and wealth are known to have lived.
One of the main planations that Theophilus built is still standing and still in the family.
Theophilus PATY was born on 4 June 1671 at St Michaels, Barbados Isle.
members.aol.com /dlansford/patyn.html   (3469 words)

  
 Theophilus Lindsey
Theophilus Lindsey was born at Middlewich, Cheshire, on June 20, 1723.
Theophilus Lindsey was married on 29 September 1760 to Hannah Elsworth, the step-daughter of Francis Blackburne, Archdeacon of Cleveland.
Theophilus Lindsey left a comfortable life with his parish of Catterick, England, because he did not feel he could continue offering worship to Christ and the Holy Spirit when he knew the Bible taught worship of God alone.
www.clanlindsay.com /theophilus_lindsey.htm   (867 words)

  
 Theophilus Forum
Hello Theophilus, being a recent convert from evangelicalism to Coptic Orthodoxy and a new resident of the Silicon Valley, I was happy to find your forum.
"Theophilus" replies: St. Luke, a companion of the Apostle Paul known as the "dear and glorious physician" and sometimes called the first historian of the church, wrote both the Gospel bearing his name and the book of Acts, which takes up where his Gospel leaves off.
Theophilus replies: Having been an independent Baptist myself for several years, it was never my intention to convey the idea that all independent Baptists hold this theory.
www.svtoday.com /svt/tforum.htm   (5051 words)

  
 Theophilus Evans of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany Co, NC
Apparently Theophilus Evans was appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives from Wilkes County in 1794.
I strongly believe that Theophilus Jr and William are his sons since they witnessed one of his deeds, and I also strongly believe that Barnabas is his son for he was a neighboring land owner.
In 1810 a Theophilus Evans was in Butler Co, KY, and perhaps the same one in Delaware Co, IN in 1820 and in Bartholomew Co, IN in 1830.
www.martygrant.com /gen/evans/evans-theophilus-wilkes.htm   (2302 words)

  
 Theophilus Crawford House in Putney   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Theophilus Crawford married Annis Johnson, a Massachusetts native, in 1788.
Theophilus was born in Union, CT in 1764.
Theophilus Crawford House, a federal manor house and Putney Vermont landmark built in 1808 by Theophilus and Annis Crawford, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
theophiluscrawfordhouse.blogspot.com   (579 words)

  
 Most Excellent Theophilus
Surely Theophilus was very familiar with John the Baptist’s story, his being of the priestly line.
Theophilus was the son of Annas, high priest from 8-15AD.
A second reason Theophilus would have found this story significant is its strong parallel to that of 1 Samuel 2-3.
luke-theophilus.blogspot.com   (5254 words)

  
 The Ecole Glossary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Theophilus of Alexandria had little tolerance for anything that was not Christian.
When four Origenistic monks appealed to the Patriarch of Constantinople, Theophilus began to attack John Chrysostom and attended the Council of the Oak that deposed Chrysostom in 403.
When Theophilus died in 412, his nephew Cyril succeeded him as patriarch.
www2.evansville.edu /ecoleweb/glossary/theophilus.html   (204 words)

  
 The Descendants of Captain Théophile de la Cour DesBrisay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Captain Theophilus DESBRISAY-[3537] was born in 1694 and died on 5 Jul 1772 in Dublin, IRE.
It is said Theophilus dressed in knee breeches, silk stockings, shoes with silver buckles, a laced coat and a three-cornered clerical hat.' For many years he was the only Protestant minister on the Island and was frequently called to travel considerable distances to perform baptisms, marriages and officiate at funerals.
Theophilus was a member of the Legislative Council, a justice of the Peace, Overseer of Roads, Chaplain of the Legislative Council and it is said he actually worked on the roads during, his ministry.
www.islandregister.com /desbrisay1.html   (17445 words)

  
 The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria
Now Theophilus knew that as long as this knowledge existed people would be less inclined to believe the bible so he set about destroying the pagan temples.
Theophilus was indeed the Patriarch of Alexandria at the time that the Serapeum was converted in a Christian church although he has never been made a saint!
This was before 391AD when Theophilus and his gang set to work and very strongly suggests there were no books present in the temple at the time of its destruction.
www.bede.org.uk /library.htm   (4645 words)

  
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OFILOS bASIL’ Crowned bust of Theophilus facing, wearing loros and holding cross on globe in his right hand and cross-tipped scepter in his left.
The Later Roman Empire, Byzant Theophilus Estimate: CHF 1'600.00 Solidus (Pale gold, 4.28 g 6), Naples, 829-830/1.
Byzantine Gold Coins Theophilus, 829 - 842, with associate rulers Constantine, Augustus from 830 - 831, and Michael, Augustus from 840 No.: 435 Schätzpreis - Estimate CHF 600.- Solidus circa 830/1-840, 4.44 g.
www.coinarchives.com /a/results.php?results=100&search=Theophilus   (2124 words)

  
 Theophilus
Theophilus Rees gave the land for the Welsh Hills Cemetery in 1808--a cemetery
Theophilus Rees and Thomas Philipps bought in 1796 from land
There has been an interesting clash in views of the History of who was the key player in leaving Wales for here, Thomas Philipps (related by by Grandfathers side) Or Theophilus.
www.geocities.com /welshfolk/Theophilus.html   (740 words)

  
 Bible Study - Theophilus
Theophilus, in Greek meaning lover of God, was the man to whom Luke wrote the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:3) and the Book of Acts (Acts 1:1).
To the Romans, their Emperor was idolized as a god (just as some modern-day political leaders are revered as divine), something that no Christian could ever accept (a great many Christians, and Jews, were martyred by the Romans for that very reason, and will be again - see Revelation 13).
"In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up, after He had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen.
www.keyway.ca /htm2003/20030625.htm   (410 words)

  
 Theophilus --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Eastern Roman emperor (829–842), principal promoter of the 9th-century Byzantine renascence of learning, and the last advocate of the Eastern heresy of Iconoclasm (the destruction of religious images) in a reign beset by Arab invasions.
From his writings it can be deduced that Theophilus was of the Benedictine order and that he was a practicing craftsman.
The U.S. scholar Henry Theophilus Finck was trained as a philosopher and psychologist, but his love of music led to his 40-year career as music critic for The Nation.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9072038?tocId=9072038&query=iconoclasm&ct=null   (502 words)

  
 Medieval Sourcebook: Theophilus: Essay Upon Diverse Arts, 1125.
From internal evidence it can be deduced that he was a monk and a German and that he wrote during the first half of the twelfth century.
One of the most fascinating aspects of Theophilus' book cannot, for reasons of space, be illustrated here: his fascination with technology and his detailed directions as to how each type of artist should go about his work.
Theophilus - humble priest, servant of the servantsof God, unworthy of the name and profession of monk - wishes to all, who are willing to avoid and spurn idleness and the shiftlessness of the mind by the useful occupation of their hands and the agreeable contemplation of new things, the recompense of a heavenly reward!
www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/theophilus.html   (1058 words)

  
 Theophilus Redwood; Redwood Building - Welsh School of Pharmacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The premises, then part of the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (UWIST), which housed the Welsh School of Pharmacy, was named the "Redwood Building" in honour of Theophilus Redwood who was born 170 years before the dedication.
A framed copy of this photograph hangs at the bottom of the main staircase in the building, thanks to the generosity of Professor and Mrs Paul Nicholls.
Theophilus Redwood, who was to become one of the founding fathers of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the first Professor of Pharmacy in the Society's own school of pharmacy, was born on the 9th of April in 1806 at Boverton, Glamorganshire (now in the Vale of Glamorgan).
www.cf.ac.uk /phrmy/Redwood.html   (905 words)

  
 Who Is Your Theophilus? - Dr. Ernest E. James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Please note that Luke was a medical doctor who joined the Apostle Paul and his band of missionaries in Troas (Acts 16:10) and accompanied Paul on much of his third missionary journey, his trip to Jerusalem, and is known to have been with him in Rome.
It was the same for Theophilus - Luke had to tell him the value of the historical authenticity of the Gospel.
Luke and others found a "Theophilus," whether he was in a position of rank or a ditch digger, it made no difference, because the same potential impact is in every person.
www.uu.edu /centers/rglee/fall98/james.htm   (2153 words)

  
 Theophilus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Strong's # 2321 renders the meaning of the name as "friend of God." Both Strong and Thayer indicate that Theophilus was a Christian.
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, book twenty, chapter seven, sections 6 and 7, lists the twenty eight high priests from King Herod the Great to the destruction of Jerusalem, A.D. The high priest Ananus ruled twenty three years which was longer than any of the others.
One thing is for certain; he was a Jew based on the names within the list of the twenty eight high priests.
www.gbronline.com /thewholetruth/theo.htm   (324 words)

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