Bible Encyclopedia: Imposture

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The Hypothesis of Imposture.
... THE PERSON OF CHRIST. II."The Hypothesis of Imposture. REIMARUS. ... It resorts
either to IMPOSTURE, or ENTHUSIASM, or POETICAL FICTION. ...
/.../schaff/the person of christ/ii the hypothesis of imposture.htm

Magic and Sorcery Only Apparent in their Effects God Alone Can ...
... What after this shall we say about magic? Say, to be sure, what almost
everybody says of it"that it is an imposture. But it is ...
/.../tertullian/a treatise on the soul/chapter lvii magic and sorcery only.htm

The Legendary Hypothesis. --Renan.
... of the historical character of the gospel-record, he is equally hostile to all miracles,
which, in his oracular opinion, "always imply imposture or fraud;" and ...
/.../schaff/the person of christ/the legendary hypothesis renan.htm

Introductory Notice to the Decretals.
... Clement and his successors during the ante-Nicene ages, are, in fact, the manufactured
product of the ninth century,"the most stupendous imposture of the ...
/.../unknown/the decretals/introductory notice to the decretals.htm

The Absurdity and Impiety of the Heathen Mysteries and Fables ...
... Perish, then, the man who was the author of this imposture among men, be he Dardanus,
who taught the mysteries of the mother of the gods, or Eetion, who ...
/.../clement/exhortation to the heathen/chapter ii the absurdity and impiety.htm

Smerdis the Magian.
... In order to prevent these court ladies from being the means, in any way, of discovering
the imposture which he was practicing, the magian continued to keep ...
/.../abbott/darius the great/chapter iii smerdis the magian.htm

Preface.
... of the sons of men; yet he pities him as the victim of delusion, and apologizes
for him as the accessory to, or the accomplice in, acts of imposture and fraud. ...
/.../schaff/the romance of m renan and the christ of the gospels/preface.htm

Answer to the Jewish Rabby's Letter.
... The argument of the letter is, that the story of Lazarus's being raised is an imposture;
or else the Jews could not have been so wicked, as to be on that ...
/.../answer to the jewish rabbys.htm

But Many who are Hearers of the Divine Scriptures...
... But many who are hearers of the divine Scriptures, [1967] and have them in their
hand, and keep them in mind with understanding, will escape his imposture. ...
/.../the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/piece xxxii but many who.htm

Letter Xlii. To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles.
... To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles. Leo the Pope to his well-beloved brother Ravennius.
He asks him to deal with the imposture of a certain Petronianus. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/letter xlii to ravennius bishop.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.

Thesaurus

Imposture (1 Occurrence)
... imposition; cheating. Multi-Version Concordance Imposture (1 Occurrence). Matthew
27:64 So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely ...
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Enchantment (4 Occurrences)
... They were a constant incentive to idolatry, clouded the mind with superstition,
tended and were closely allied to imposture (Matthew 24:24). ...
/e/enchantment.htm - 16k

Creeds
... Creed 2. The Nicene Creed (1) Origin, Date, Character (2) "Filioque" Clause 3. The
Athanasian Creed (1) Authorship (2) Question of Imposture (3) Value and ...
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Impotent (5 Occurrences)

/i/impotent.htm - 9k

Creed
... Creed 2. The Nicene Creed (1) Origin, Date, Character (2) "Filioque" Clause 3. The
Athanasian Creed (1) Authorship (2) Question of Imposture (3) Value and ...
/c/creed.htm - 43k

Jugglery
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Sleight of hand; trickery; deception. 2. (n.)
Trickery; imposture; as, political jugglery. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
/j/jugglery.htm - 6k

Guarded (27 Occurrences)
... day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell
the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be ...
/g/guarded.htm - 14k

Impostors (2 Occurrences)

/i/impostors.htm - 7k

Imposition (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception
put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture. ...
/i/imposition.htm - 11k

Falsehood (107 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness. 4. (n.) A counterfeit; a false
appearance; an imposture. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FALSEHOOD. ...
/f/falsehood.htm - 36k

Bible Concordance

Imposture (1 Occurrence)

Matthew 27:64 So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely guarded till the third day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be more serious than the first."
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Subtopics

Imposture

Related Terms

Enchantment (4 Occurrences)

Creeds

Impotent (5 Occurrences)

Creed

Jugglery

Guarded (27 Occurrences)

Impostors (2 Occurrences)

Imposition (3 Occurrences)

Falsehood (107 Occurrences)