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James Hastings • SECTION 961

Section 961

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i. Zeal in man against God. — There is a final perversion of zeal possible, the zeal in man against God. Compare the fierce activity and watchful- ness of Judas with the sluggishness of the most zealous apostle, Peter. STACY Waddy.

ZEBULUN.— See Tribes.

ZENAS In Tit 3" Titus is urged to ' set for- ward {irpSiri/j.fof) Zenas the la^vyer and A polios on their journey diligently (ffTrouSatws), that nothing Vje wanting unto them.' We gather that Zenas and Apollos were fellow-travellers who had come to Crete and were contemplating going elsewhere.

Perhaps they were travelling preachers ; or Zenas may have been the travelling companion of the eloquent Apollos. Anyhow, Paul asks for them a 'send-oH' worthy of devoted Christian workers. Zenas is described as a 'lawyer' {po/iik6s). It is likely, therefore, that he was a convert from the ranks of Jewish lawyers — men skilled in the Jewish law. It is signilicant that he is found in the com- pany of Apollos, whose preaching had a Jewish tinge (cf. art. ApOLLOS). Though a convert to Christianity, and evidently a valued worker, he did not shake ofV his legalism completely ; he favoured the Apollos type of preaching rather than the Pauline. It has been suggested that Zenas and A|iollos were the bearers of the Epistle. May it be that these men were chosen as messengers to Crete because they were known to have inlluence amongst Jewish converts from whom the troubles in Crete seem to have chiefly arisen (cf. 3") ?

LlTERATuRK.— A. C. Headlam, art. 'Zenas' in HDB iv. ; W. Lock, art. 'Titus,' ib.,\t. TSS^J ; J. E. Roberts, art. 'Apollos 'in DA C ; W. B. Jones, art. ' Zenas ' in Smith's DB iii. (for tradi- tion) ; Exp, 8th ser., v. [1913] 829. J. E. ROBERTS.

ZEUS.— See Jupiter.

ZION (Gr. 2iwv). — Zion was one of the hills or ridges (probably the east) on which Jerusalem was built. On this mount tlie Temple was built, and hence Zion was spoken of as the dwelling-place of Jahweh. Latterly it was synonymous with ' Jeru- salem,' and ' daughter of Zion ' became a prophetic designation for the whole nation. In the NT the expression ' Mount Zion ' is spiritualized. Hebrews (J2i8ff.) contrasts it with Mount Sinai, comparing the fear of the Old Covenant with the freedom of the New. Revelation (14') names the city of God which is above, ' Mount Zion,' recalling the phrase in Hebrews 'the heavenly Jerusalem.'

J. W. Duncan.

INDEXES

I. INDEX OF SUBJECTS

Aaron, i. 1*.

Aaron's Rod, i. l"".

Abaddon, i. 2», 294', 545'.

Abba, i. 2*.

Abrl, i. 3\

Al)i(lin(r, i. 3*.

Abomination, i. S*.

Abounding, i. 4".

Abraham, i. 4''.

Abstinence, i. 6'.

Abuse, Abusers, i. 11*.

Abyss, i. 11 ^ 545", 681'.

Acceptance, i. 12'.

Access, 1. 13".

Account, i. 14'.

Accursed, i. 55".

Aceldama, i. 47*.

Achaia, i. 14'.

Achaicus, i. H".

Acts of the Apostles, i. 15*, 281^ 402»; ii. ISS*".

Acts of tlie Apostles (Apoc- ryphal), i. 29''.

Adam, i. 39", 394' ff.

Adjuration, ii. 98'".

Administration, i. 41*.

Admonition, i. 41', 174*.

Adoption, i. 41'>, 175', SIO*, 698*.

Adorning, i. 43", 520''.

Adramyttium, i. 43''.

Adria, i. 43".

Adultery, i. 417'; ii. 16*.

Advent, ii. 123'' [Parousia].

Adversary, i. 44".

Advocate, ii. 121* [Paraclete].

^neas, i. 44".

.iCon, i. 44", 454' ; ii. 580".

AtHiction, ii. 533" [Suffering].

Agabus, i. 45".

Agape, i. 300" f., 717'; ii. 134".

Age, i. 46'.

Aged, i. 46".

Ages, ii. 580".

Agriculture, i. 94*.

Agrippa I., i. 564" f., 26", 275', 278", 638" f .

Agrippa II., i. 565', 277', 278", 639'.

Air, i. 46".

Alieldama, i. 47'.

Alexander, i. 47'.

Alexandria, i. 47".

Alexandrians, i. 49*.

Alien, ii. 530".

Allegory, i. 50'.

Allotment, i. 712".

Almighty, i. 458''.

Alms, i. 50», 7", 449".

Alpha and Omega, i. 50", 185".

Altar, i. 51*.

Ambassador, i. 52', 46".

Amen, i. 52".

Amethyst, i. 54*.

Amomum, i. 54*.

.Amphipolis, i. 54*.

Amplias, i. 54".

Ampliatus, i. 54".

Ananias, i. 54".

Anathema, i. 55".

Anchor, i. 56" ; ii. 475".

Andrew, Acts of, i. 36".

Andronicus, i. 57', 83".

Angels, i. 57", 61", 101*, 229'- ",

230'- ",287", 340"; ii.273', 523'. Angels of the Seven Churches,

i. 61", 60*. Anger, i. 62". Annas, i. 65". Anointing, i. 65", 129*. Answer, i. 66". Antichrist, i. 67*, 101*, 145', 146',

360% 361* ; ii. 7*. Antinomianism, 1. 685' [Law]. Antioch, i. 69', 199", 280*. Antipas, i. 71*.

Antipas (Herod), i. 564'', 278". Antipatris, i. 71". Antitype, ii. 623". Antonia, i. 170", 637". Anxiety, i. 169". Apelles, i. 71".

Gospel of, i. 498". Apocalypse, i. 71"; ii. 625»f. Apollonia, i. 81'. Apollos, i. 81», 255*. Apollyon, i. 2'.

Apostasy, i. 82".

Apostle, i. 82", 582*.

Apostolic Church Ordinance.

i. 298'>. Apostolic Constitutions and

Canons, i. 84", 298". Apostolic Creed, i. 238*. Appeal, ii. 615" f. ; i. 164". Appearing, ii. 123" [Parousia]. Apphia, i. 86". Appii Forum, i. 86". Appius, -Market of, i. 86". Aprons, i. 87". Aquila and Priscilla, 1. 87" ;

ii. 408". Arabia, i. 88*. Archangel, ii. 35". Archippus, i. 89", 400*. Areopagite, Areopagus, i. 89". Aretas, i. 90", 27.5'. Aristarchus, i. 91'. Aristobulus, i. 91", 399", .565". Ark, i. 91". Armageddon, i. 524*. Armour, i. 92'. Army, i. 93» ; ii. 662" ff. Artem.as, i. 93". Artemis, i. 295*. Arts, i. 94'.

Ascension of Isaiah, i. 99*. Ascension of Jesus Christ, i. 95",

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