Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
Eve of Ascension
Eve of Ascension
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Bible Encyclopedias
Orpheotelists
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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a set of mystagogues in the early ages of ancient Greece, who were wont to appear at the doors of the wealthy, and promise to release them from their own sins and those of their fore-fathers by sacrifices and expiatory songs; and they produced on such occasions a collection of books of Orpheus and Musaeus, on which they formed their promises.
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Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Orpheotelists'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/o/orpheotelists.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Orpheotelists'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/o/orpheotelists.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
