Johannes
jo-han'-es, jo-han'-ez.SeeJOANNES.
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Johannine Theology
jo-han'-in,-in:I. THE ANTECEDENTS1. Personality of Writer2. Earlier New Testament Writings3. Christian Experience and Teaching of History4. Widening Contact with Gentile World5....
John (1)
jon (Ioannes): The name of several persons mentioned in the Apocrypha:(1) Father of Mattathias, grandfather of Judas Maccabeus and his brothers (1 Macc 2:1).(2) Eldest son of Ma...
John (2)
(Ioannes): The name of 4 persons:(1) JOHN THEBAPTIST(which see).(2) The apostle, the son of Zebedee, and brother of James (see JOHN, THE APOSTLE).(3) A relative of Annas the hig...
John Mark
See MARK, JOHN.
John The Baptist
(Ioanes):I. SOURCESII. PARENTAGEIII. EARLY LIFEIV. MINISTRY1. The Scene2. His First Appearance3. His Dress and Manner4. His Message5. His SeverityV. BAPTISM1. Significance(1) Lu...
John, Gospel Of
|| I. INTRODUCTORY1. Scope of Gospel2. State of Opinion as to Date of Appearance, etc.II. EXTERNAL EVIDENCE fOR THE FOURTH GOSPEL1. At the End of 2nd Century2. Irenaeus--Theophi...
John, The Apostle
Sources of the Life of John:The sources for the life of the apostle John are of various kinds, and of different degrees of trustworthiness. There are the references in the Synop...
John, The Epistles Of
|| I. GENERAL CHARACTER1. A True Letter2. Subject-Matter3. Characteristics of the Writer4. Style and DictionII. POLEMICAL AIM1. Gnosticism2. Docetism3. Antinomianism4. Cerinthus...
John, The Revelation Of
SeeREVELATION OF JOHN.
Joiada
joi'-a-da (yoyadha`, "Yahweh knows"; compare JEHOIADA):(1) A repairer of the Jerusalem walls (Ne 3:6); the King James Version "Jehoiada."(2) Son of Eliashib the high priest (Ne ...
Joiakim
joi'-a-kim (yoyaqim, "Yahweh raises up"; compare JEHOIAKIM; JOKIM): Son of Jeshua and father of Eliashib, the high priest (Ne 12:10,12,26).
Joiarib
joi'-a-rib (yoyaribh, "Yahweh pleads" or "contends"; compare JEHOIARIB):(1) A "teacher" of Ezra's time (Ezr 8:16).(2) A Judahite (Ne 11:5).(3) InNe 11:10;12:6,19=JEHOIARIB(which...
Join
join: Of the New Testament words, kollao, literally, "glue," "weld together," and its compounds, designate the closest form of personal union, as inLu 15:15;1Co 6:16;Eph 5:31. I...
Jokdeam
jok'-de-am (yoqedhe`am): An unidentified city of Judah, named with Maon, Carmel and Ziph (Jos 15:56). It probably lay to the South of Hebron.
Jokim
jo'-kim (yoqim, "Yahweh raises up"; compare JEHOIAKIM; JOIAKIM): A Judahite, descendant of Shelah (1Ch 4:22).
Jokmeam
jok'-me-am (yoqme`am): A town in Mt. Ephraim assigned to the Kohathite Levites (1Ch 6:68), named along with Gezer and Beth-horon. Its place is taken by Kibzaim inJos 21:22(in Se...
Jokneam
jok'-ne-am (yoqne`am): A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua and described as "in Carmel" (Jos 12:22), in the territory of Zebulun, and allotted to the Merarite Levites...
Jokshan
jok'-shan (yoqshan, meaning unknown): Son of Abraham and Keturah (Ge 25:2,3parallel1Ch 1:32). Tuch suggested that yoqshan = yoqTan (Ge 10:25-29); see HDB, under the word; Skinne...
Joktan
jok'-tan (yoqTan, meaning unknown): "Son" of Eber, and "father" of 13 tribes (Ge 10:25,26,29;1Ch 1:19,20,23).
Joktheel
jok'-the-el, jok'-thel (yoqethe'el):(1) A city in the Shephelah of Judah named between Mizpeh and Lachish (Jos 15:38); unidentified.(2) A city in Edom formerly called Sela, take...
Jona
jo'-na.SeeJONAH;JONAS.
Jonadab
jon'-a-dab.SeeJEHONADAB.
Jonah
jo'-na (yonah, "dove"; 'Ionas):(1) According to2Ki 14:25, Jonah, the son of Amittai, of Gath-hepher, a prophet and servant of Yahweh, predicted the restoration of the land of Is...
Jonah, The Book Of
This little roll of four short chapters has given rise to almost as much discussion and difference of opinion as the first four chapters of Genesis. It would be presumptuous to ...
Jonam
jo'-nam (Ionam, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek; Ionan, Textus Receptus of the New Testament; the King James Version Jonan): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealo...
Jonan
jo'-nan.SeeJONAM.