Barsanians were one of the minor Egyptian sects of the Monophysites during the latter part of the 5th century. Joannes Damascenus identifies them with the Semidalitae (q.v.), and states that they had no valid consecration of the eucharist, but, having mixed a few crumbs of sacramental bread consecrated by Dioscorus, the Eutychian patriarch of Alexandria, with a measure of fine wheat flour, partook of the loaf made therefrom, and regarded it as am reception of the holy communion. Damascenus strangely attributes to them the tenets both of the Gajanitse (or Julianists) and of the Theodosiani (or Severians), who held opposite doctrines as to the corruptibility of Christ's body, adding thereto something of their own.
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