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Denver, University of

(Encyclopedia) Denver, University of, at Denver; coeducational; United Methodist; chartered 1864 and opened as Colorado Seminary by John Evans and others. In 1880 it was reorganized as the Univ. of…

Acts of the Apostles

(Encyclopedia) Acts of the Apostles, book of the New Testament. It is the only 1st-century account of the expansion of Christianity in its earliest period. It was written in Greek anonymously as…

Elizabeth, Saint, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, Saint, in the Gospel of St. Luke, mother of John the Baptist and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast: Nov. 5.

Lucas

(Encyclopedia) LucasLucasl&oomacr;ˈkəs [key], variant of Luke.

Rogers, Roy

(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Roy, 1911–98, American Western film star, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, as Leonard Franklin Slye. The guitar-strumming Rogers succeeded Gene Autry as America's favorite singing cowboy…

Peleg

(Encyclopedia) PelegPelegpēˈlĕg [key], ancestor of David. Gen. 10.25, 11.16. Phalec: Luke 3.35.

Theophilus

(Encyclopedia) TheophilusTheophilusthēŏfˈĭləs [key], person to whom St. Luke's Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed.

James, person in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship.

Dives

(Encyclopedia) DivesDivesdīˈvēz [key] [Lat.,=rich], traditional name of the unnamed rich man of the parable in the Gospel of St. Luke.

Star Wars (Film)

Quizzes, movie reviews, and actors Movie poster for the Star Wars prequel, The Phantom Menace Quizzes Star Wars: Episodes 1–3 (for beginners) What planet did Queen Amidala rule…