Apostolus is
(1) the formal missive of the judge of a lower court, whereby a cause was transferred to a higher court to which appeal had been made from him. SEE APPEAL.
(2.) Apostolus (or Apostolicum) is one of the Church books in use among the Greeks, which contains the Epistles. Thus Gregory Thaumaturgus says (Serm. ii, "'De Annun. B. Virg.," p. 19), " When the gospel is read, or the apostolicum, do not attend to the book or to the reader, by to God speaking to thee from heaven."
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More