JONATHAN

jŏnˈəthən [short for Jehonathan, Heb.,=Yahweh has given]. 1 In the Bible, Saul's son and David's friend, both killed at the battle of Mt. Gilboa. David showed kindness to his son Mephibosheth. 2 David's nephew. He is perhaps the same man who is called David's uncle and counsellor in the translations of First Chronicles. 3 One of the Maccabees. He was appointed High Priest by Alexander Balas, pretender to the Syrian throne, 152–143 b.c.

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Buckskin Joe: Being the Unique and Vivid Memoirs of Edward Jonathan Hoyt, Hunter-Trapper, Scout, Soldier, Showman, Frontiersman, and Friend of the Indians, 1840-1918
Book by Edward Jonathan Hoyt, Glenn Shirley; University of Nebraska Press, 1988
Subjects: Circus--United States, Frontier And Pioneer Life--West (U.S.), Hoyt, Edward Jonathan--1840-1918, Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives, West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890
...unique and vivid memoirs of Edward Jonathan Hoyt hunter-trapper, scout, soldier...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hoyt, Edward Jonathan, 1840-1918. Buckskin Joe : being the unique and vivid memoirs of Edward Jonathan Hoyt, hunter-trapper, scout, sol dier...
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Jonathan Edwards, Religious Tradition, and American Culture
Book by Joseph A. Conforti; University of North Carolina Press, 1995
Subjects: Edwards, Jonathan--1629-1712, United States--Church history--19th century, United States--Church history--20th century, United States--Civilization--19th century, United States--Civilization--20th century
JONATHAN EDWARDS, RELIGIOUS TRADITION, AMERICAN CULTURE Jonathan Edwards, Religious Tradition, American Culture...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Conforti, Joseph A. Jonathan Edwards, religious tradition, and American culture / by...
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The Making of Jonathan Wild: A Study in the Literary Method of Henry Fielding
Book by William Robert Irwin; Columbia University Press, 1941
Subjects: Fielding, Henry--1707-1754--Life Of Mr. Jonathan Wild The Great
THE MAKING OF Jonathan Wild NUMBER 153 OF THE COLUMBIA...WILLIAM ROBERT IRWIN THE MAKING OF Jonathan Wild A STUDY IN THE LITERARY METHOD...Joseph Andrews and Tom Jones , Jonathan Wild is one of Henry Fieldings minor...
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Encounters with God: An Approach to the Theology of Jonathan Edwards
Book by Michael J. McClymond; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Edwards, Jonathan--1703-1758
...WITH GOD An Approach to the Theology of Jonathan Edwards Michael J. McClymond THE...An Approach to the Theology of Jonathan Edwards Michael J. McClymond New...God : an approach to the theology of Jonathan Edwards / Michael J. McClymond. p...
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The Philosophy of Jonathan Edwards: A Study in Divine Semiotics
Book by Stephen H. Daniel; Indiana University Press, 1994
Subjects: Edwards, Jonathan--1703-1758, Edwards, Jonathan--1703-1758--Contributions In Semiotics, Semiotics--History--18th Century
THE PHILOSOPHY OF JONATHAN EDWARDS The Indiana Series in the Philosophy...general editor THE PHILOSOPHY OF JONATHAN EDWARDS A Study in Divine Semiotics...Hartley , 1950- The philosophy of Jonathan Edwards : a study in divine semiotics...
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Jonathan Edwards on Beauty, Desire, and the Sensory World
Journal article by Belden C. Lane; Theological Studies, Vol. 65, 2004
Subjects: Beauty--Criticism and interpretation, Beauty--Religious aspects, Ecology--Criticism and interpretation, Ecology--Religious aspects, Edwards, Jonathan--Criticism and interpretation, Spirituality--Criticism and interpretation, Theology--Criticism and interpretation
Jonathan Edwards on Beauty, Desire, and the Sensory World...THE RECENT THREE-HUNDREDTH anniversary of the birth of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), coming as it does with a huge resurgence...responsibility "delight is the basis of right use."(3) Jonathan Edwards could not have agreed more. His conviction was...
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Jonathan I. Charney: A Tribute
Journal article by Richard B. Bilder; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 36, 2003
Subjects: Charney, Jonathan I.--Attitudes, Law teachers--Attitudes, Vanderbilt University--Officials and employees
Jonathan I. Charney: a tribute by Richard B. Bilder It is a privilege to share in this tribute to my friend and colleague Jonathan. I first met Jonathan in 1967 when he was a student in my international law class at the University of Wisconsin Law School. It...
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The Religious Ethics of Edward Bellamy and Jonathan Edwards
Journal article by Richard A. Spurgeon Hall; Utopian Studies, Vol. 8, 1997
Subjects: Bellamy, Edward--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Christian ethics--History, Community--Moral and ethical aspects, Edwards, Jonathan--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Utopias in literature--Religious aspects
...religious ethics of Edward Bellamy and Jonathan Edwards. by Richard A. Spurgeon...else to my knowledge, has ever suggested Jonathan Edwards as a possible source of Bellamys...removed of Joseph Bellamy, a disciple of Jonathan Edwards and the author of True Religion...
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Philomela Revisited: Traumatic Iconicity in Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Journal article by Philippe Codde; Studies in American Fiction, Vol. 35, 2007
Subjects: American writers--Criticism and interpretation, American writers--Works, Authors, American--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, American--Works, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Foer, Jonathan Safran--Criticism and interpretation, Foer, Jonathan Safran--Works
...Philomela Revisited: Traumatic Iconicity in Jonathan Safran Foers Extremely Loud Incredibly...VI When the Jewish American novelist Jonathan Safran Foer published his sensational...and oblique. (3) On a personal level, Jonathan Foer has had his own brush with a traumatizing...
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Jonathan E. Rhoads
Journal article by Clyde F. Barker; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 149, 2005
Subjects: American Philosophical Association, Careers, Corporate presidents, Personal profiles, Rhoads, Jonathan E (1907-2002), Surgeons, Surgery
Jonathan E. Rhoads by Clyde F. Barker JONATHAN E. RHOADS, past president of the American Philosophical...questioned its usefulness. The APS reciprocated by honoring Jonathan Rhoads with its presidency (1976-84), with its highest...
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Filming the First World War: Jonathan Lewis and Hew Strachan Point out the Daunting Challenges and Exciting Opportunities Involved in Producing a New Major TV Series
Magazine article by Jonathan Lewis, Hew Strachan; History Today, Vol. 53, October 2003
Subjects: Documentary films, Filmmakers--Attitudes, Lewis, Jonathan--Attitudes, Strachan, Hew--Attitudes, War films, War in motion pictures, World War I, 1939-1945--International aspects
Filming the First World War: Jonathan Lewis and Hew Strachan point out...a new major TV series. by Jonathan Lewis , Hew Strachan THE...Schuster. SEE OUTSERT FOR READER OFFER Jonathan Lewis is an Emmy Award-winning producer...
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A Toast to the the Serengeti: Jonathan Scott and His Wife Angie Feel at Home on Safari. Here the Photographer, Author and Presenter of BBC's Big Cat Diary Describes a Trip to Favourite Haunts
Magazine article by Jonathan Scott; Geographical, Vol. 74, February 2002
Subjects: Africa--Description and travel, Photographers--Personal narratives, Safaris--Personal narratives, Scott, Jonathan--Personal narratives
A toast to the the Serengeti: Jonathan Scott and his wife Angie feel at home on safari. Here the photographer...BBCs Big Cat Diary describes a trip to favourite haunts by Jonathan Scott It is very hard for photographers not to see the...
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Number Three: Jonathan Powell
Magazine article by Kirsty Milne; New Statesman, Vol. 125, October 11, 1996
Subjects: Labour Party (United Kingdom)--Officials and employees, Powell, Jonathan--Evaluation, United Kingdom--Politics and government
Number three: Jonathan Powell by Kirsty Milne One of Tony Blairs press...Please call when you and TB are free. I have a message from Mrs T-Jonathan." Jonathan Powell, Tony Blairs chief of staff, was demonstrating his diplomats...
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Home Boy: Motherless Brooklyn's Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Street Where He Grew Up for His New Novel, the Fortress of Solitude
Magazine article by Jerome V. Kramer; Book, September 2003
Subjects: Authors, American--Achievements and awards, Authors, American--Attitudes, Authors, American--Family, Authors, American--Homes and haunts, Authors, American--Works, Brooklyn, New York, New York--Description and travel, Lethem, Jonathan--Achievements and awards, Lethem, Jonathan--Attitudes, Lethem, Jonathan--Family, Lethem, Jonathan--Homes and haunts, Lethem, Jonathan--Works, The Fortress of Solitude (Book)--Authorship, The Fortress of Solitude (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Home boy: Motherless Brooklyns Jonathan Lethem returns to the street where he...Kramer SO THIS IS THE BLOCK," JONATHAN LETHEM SAYS, ANNOUNCing the six hundred...leave New York until his adolescence, Jonathan made numerous trips beyond New York...
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Touching Rainbows: The Art of Jonathan Green
Magazine article by Melvin E. Lewis; World and I, Vol. 23, April 2008
Subjects: American artists--Criticism and interpretation, Green, Jonathan (American artist)--Criticism and interpretation
Touching Rainbows: The Art of Jonathan Green. by Melvin E. Lewis Jonathan Green is one of North Americas significant fine...Sea Islands and the Atlantic coast of Africa. Jonathan Greens waters travel between the Guinea and Angolan...
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Jonathan Was Vain and Arrogant When We Were Lovers 27 Years Ago. It Took Seven Children, Four Divorces and 18 Months in Prison for Us to Finally Marry; in the First Interview since Their Marriage, Jonathan Aitken and Elizabeth Harris Talk about the Tragedies That Reignited Their Romance
Newspaper article by Lynda Lee-Potter; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 2, 2003
Subjects: Aitken, Jonathan, Harris, Richard (Irish actor)
Jonathan Was Vain and Arrogant When We Were Lovers 27 Years Ago...Finally Marry; in the First Interview since Their Marriage, Jonathan Aitken and Elizabeth Harris Talk about the Tragedies That...by Lynda Lee-Potter Byline: LYNDA LEE-POTTER JONATHAN and Elizabeth Aitken are just back from their honeymoon...
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Why My Everyman Return Is like Being Back Home; Jonathan PR Yce Tells Arts Editor Catherine Jones How Much It Means to Return to City
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), July 27, 2009
Subjects: Pinter, Harold, Pryce, Jonathan
...Everyman Return Is like Being Back Home; Jonathan PR Yce Tells Arts Editor Catherine Jones...us his King Lear. Now its the turn of Jonathan Pryce - Commander of the Order of the...one of Pinters most accessible works." Jonathan had hoped the playwright himself would...
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WALES: Jonathan Strikes Gold against Odds; DUKE'S AWARD FOR CEREBRAL PALSY TEEN
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 14, 2007
Subjects: Cerebral palsy, Jones, Jonathan
WALES: Jonathan Strikes Gold against Odds; DUKES AWARD...award in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme. Jonathan Jones, 19, from Prestatyn, was presented...achievement by TV weathergirl Sian Lloyd. Jonathan, the son of police Inspector I wan Jones...
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Discovering Each Other after So Long Was the Most Glorious Shock of Our Lives; Yesterday Jockey Willie Carson Admitted Ignoring His Lovechild for 48 Years. Here, Jonathan Aitken and the Daughter He Didn't Know Existed till She Was 18 Reveal Why He's Made a Catastrophic Mistake
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 2, 2009
Subjects: Aitken, Jonathan
...Ignoring His Lovechild for 48 Years. Here, Jonathan Aitken and the Daughter He Didnt Know Existed...Made a Catastrophic Mistake. Byline: Jonathan Aitken, Petrina Khashoggis THE FATHER Jonathan Aitken MOST people who read the story yesterday...
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Jonathan Joker Man
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), January 26, 2008
Subjects: Comedians, Williams, Jonathan
Jonathan Joker Man. Byline: By JILL TUNSTALL AFUNNY thing happened to Jonathan Williams at work the other day - he fell down a mountain! Hardly boom, boom stuff. But when Jonathan climbs up on stage and relates how he was carrying steps...
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encyclopedia articles on: Jonathan  - 89 results

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Edwards, Jonathan , 1703–58, American Theologian and Metaphysician
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EDWARDS, JONATHAN , 1703 58, American theologian and...1935); bibliography, Printed Works of Jonathan Edwards (ed. by T. H. Johnson, 1940...and G. M. Marsden (2003); N. Fiering, Jonathan Edwards Moral Thought in its British...
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Jonathan, Joseph Leabua
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JONATHAN, JOSEPH LEABUA lea bwa jon th n, 1914 87, prime minister of Lesotho (1965 86). He founded (1959) and led the Basutoland...in 1970, he suspended the constitution, ruled by decree and exiled the opposition. South Africa blockaded Lesotho when Jonathan provided sanctuary to ANC guerrillas. In 1986, he was overthrown in a bloodless coup and died while under house arrest...
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Edwards, Jonathan , 1745–1801, American Theologian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EDWARDS, JONATHAN , 1745 1801, American theologian the younger, 1745 1801, American...Northampton, Mass., grad. College of New Jersey (now Princeton), 1765; son of Jonathan Edwards (1703 58). His career in some ways paralleled that of his famous...
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Trumbull, Jonathan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TRUMBULL, JONATHAN 1710 85, colonial governor of Connecticut, b. Lebanon, Conn. He...the American Revolution. There is a tradition that the name Brother Jonathan, for an American, arose from a remark of Washington about Trumbull...
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Wild, Jonathan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WILD, JONATHAN 1683 1725, English criminal. He maintained a highly organized gang...Fielding and Defoe, are partly fictional. See W. R. Irwin, The Making of Jonathan Wild (1941); G. Howson, Thief-Taker General (1970...
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