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proselyte


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proselyte  \Pros"e*lyte\,  n.  [OE.  proselite,  OF  proselite,  F. 
  proselytus  Gr  ?,  adj.,  that  has  come  n.,  a  new  comer, 
  especially,  one  who  has  come  over  from  heathenism  to  the 
  Jewish  religion;  ?  toward,  to  +  (prob.)  the  root  of  ?  to 
  come.] 
  A  new  convert  especially  a  convert  to  some  religion  or 
  religious  sect,  or  to  some  particular  opinion,  system,  or 
  party;  thus  a  Gentile  converted  to  Judaism,  or  a  pagan 
  converted  to  Christianity,  is  a  proselyte. 
 
  Ye  [Scribes  and  Pharisees]  compass  sea  and  land  to  make 
  one  proselyte.  --Matt.  xxiii. 
  15. 
 
  Fresh  confidence  the  speculatist  takes  From  every 
  harebrained  proselyte  he  makes  --Cowper. 
 
  Syn:  See  {Convert}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proselyte  \Pros"e*lyte\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Proselyted};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Proselyting}.] 
  To  convert  to  some  religion,  opinion,  or  system;  to  bring 
  over 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  proselyte 
  n  :  a  new  convert;  especially  a  gentile  converted  to  Judaism 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Proselyte 
  is  used  in  the  LXX.  for  stranger"  (1  Chr.  22:2),  i.e.,  a  comer 
  to  Palestine;  a  sojourner  in  the  land  (Ex.  12:48;  20:10;  22:21), 
  and  in  the  New  Testament  for  a  convert  to  Judaism.  There  were 
  such  converts  from  early  times  (Isa.  56:3;  Neh.  10:28;  Esther 
  8:17).  The  law  of  Moses  made  specific  regulations  regarding  the 
  admission  into  the  Jewish  church  of  such  as  were  not  born 
  Israelites  (Ex.  20:10;  23:12;  12:19,  48;  Deut.  5:14;  16:11,  14, 
  etc.).  The  Kenites,  the  Gibeonites  the  Cherethites  and  the 
  Pelethites  were  thus  admitted  to  the  privileges  of  Israelites. 
  Thus  also  we  hear  of  individual  proselytes  who  rose  to  positions 
  of  prominence  in  Israel,  as  of  Doeg  the  Edomite,  Uriah  the 
  Hittite,  Araunah  the  Jebusite,  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Ithmah  and 
  Ebedmelech  the  Ethiopians. 
 
  In  the  time  of  Solomon  there  were  one  hundred  and  fifty-three 
  thousand  six  hundred  strangers  in  the  land  of  Israel  (1  Chr. 
  22:2;  2  Chr.  2:17,  18).  And  the  prophets  speak  of  the  time  as 
  coming  when  the  strangers  shall  share  in  all  the  privileges  of 
  Israel  (Ezek.  47:22;  Isa.  2:2;  11:10;  56:3-6;  Micah  4:1). 
  Accordingly,  in  New  Testament  times,  we  read  of  proselytes  in 
  the  synagogues,  (Acts  10:2,  7;  13:42,  43,  50;  17:4;  18:7;  Luke 
  7:5).  The  "religious  proselytes"  here  spoken  of  were  proselytes 
  of  righteousness,  as  distinguished  from  proselytes  of  the  gate. 
 
  The  distinction  between  "proselytes  of  the  gate"  (Ex.  20:10) 
  and  "proselytes  of  righteousness"  originated  only  with  the 
  rabbis.  According  to  them  the  "proselytes  of  the  gate"  (half 
  proselytes)  were  not  required  to  be  circumcised  nor  to  comply 
  with  the  Mosaic  ceremonial  law.  They  were  bound  only  to  conform 
  to  the  so-called  seven  precepts  of  Noah,  viz.,  to  abstain  from 
  idolatry,  blasphemy,  bloodshed,  uncleaness,  the  eating  of  blood, 
  theft,  and  to  yield  obedience  to  the  authorities.  Besides  these 
  laws,  however,  they  were  required  to  abstain  from  work  on  the 
  Sabbath,  and  to  refrain  from  the  use  of  leavened  bread  during 
  the  time  of  the  Passover. 
 
  The  "proselytes  of  righteousness",  religious  or  devout 
  proselytes  (Acts  13:43),  were  bound  to  all  the  doctrines  and 
  precepts  of  the  Jewish  economy,  and  were  members  of  the 
  synagogue  in  full  communion. 
 
  The  name  proselyte"  occurs  in  the  New  Testament  only  in  Matt. 
  23:15;  Acts  2:10;  6:5;  13:43.  The  name  by  which  they  are 
  commonly  designated  is  that  of  "devout  men,"  or  men  "fearing 
  God"  or  "worshipping  God." 
 




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