MAZDAISM. See Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism.

MAZDAZNAN. See Zend Folk.

MAZZOLINI, SILVESTRO. See Prierias, Silvester.

MEAD, CHARLES MARSH: Congregationalist; b. at Cornwall, Vt., Jan. 28, 1836. He was educated at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. (A.B., 1856), after which he taught for two years (1856-58) at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and one year (1858-59) at Middlebury College. He received his theological education at Andover Theological Seminary, from which he was graduated in 1862. He then studied at the universities of Halle and Berlin until 1866 (Ph.D., Tübingen,1866), and on his return to the United States was appointed professor of Hebrew in Andover Theological Seminary, a position which he held until 1882. He then spent ten years in Germany, and from 1892 until his retirement from active life in 1898 was professor of Christian theology in Hartford Theological Seminary. In 1872 he became a member of the American Bible Revision Committee (Old Testa, ment). In addition to preparing the volume on Exodus for the American edition of J. P. Lange's commentary on the Bible (New York, 1876), and besides translating a portion of I. A. Dorner's "System of Christian Ethics" (in collaboration with R. T. Cunningham; 1887), he has written The Soul Here and Hereafter: A Biblical Study (Boston, 1879); Supernatural Revelation: An Essay concerning the Basis of the Christian Faith (L. P. Stone lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary; New York, 1889); Romans Dissected (under the pseudonym E. D. McRealsham; 1891); Christ and Criticism (1893); and Irenic Theology (1905).

MEAD (MEDE), JOSEPH: Church of England Biblical scholar; b. at Berden (29 m. n. of London), Essex, Oct., 1586; d. at Cambridge Oct. 1, 1638. He was graduated from the University of Cambridge (M.A., 1610; B.D., 1618), was elected fellow in 1613, and soon after appointed to the Greek lectureship on the Sir Walter Mildmay foundation. He is best known by his Clavis Apocalyptica (Cambridge, 1627; Eng. transl. by R. More, The Key of the Revelation, London, 1643; new transl. by R. B. Cooper, London, 1833). In this and in his In sancti Joannis Apocalypsin commzntarius (1632) he advocated the continuistic view of the apocalyptic prophecies. His Works were gathered in two parts (London, 1648; enlarged, 1663-64; again enlarged, with a Life, 1672).

Bibliography: J. Hunt, Hist. of Religious Thought in Eng land, i, 167-168, London, 1870; DNB, zlevii. 178-180.