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The Jewish Gospels: The Story of Jesus Christ
... conventional understandings of Jesus and of the origins of Christianity are wrong. In Boyarin’s scrupulously ... shows, were simply Jewish. What came to be known as Christianity came much later, as religious and political ...
ancient-origins - 12/06/2016 - 16:54
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Ragnarok: Norse Account of Strange & Wonderful Land Doomed to Destruction – Part I
Before the rise and spread of Christianity in the first millennium of the common era, ... identify as “pagan.” Before the rise and spread of Christianity in the first millennium of the common era, ...
Brad Yoon - 13/01/2017 - 00:41
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City of God (Penguin Classics)
... of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest ... of the most influential documents in the development of Christianity. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been ...
ancient-origins - 10/08/2019 - 02:39
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Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana: A Treasure Trove of Ancient Manuscripts
... Vatican says evidence of female priesthood in early Christianity is “fairy tale” Portrait of Jacopo ...
dhwty - 27/05/2015 - 00:09
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Priceless Ancient Papyrus with Gospel of John Extract Found on eBay for $99
A scholar of early Christianity at the University of Texas has announced his ... in the private collection of a professor of early Christianity at the University of Chicago, Harold R ...
aprilholloway - 21/11/2015 - 21:45
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James the Brother of Jesus
... Peter, was the real successor to the movement we now call "Christianity." In an argument with enormous implications, ... contacts. James is presented as not simply the leader of Christianity of his day, but the popular Jewish leader of his ...
ancient-origins - 17/06/2016 - 16:58
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Have You Ever Heard of An Animal Being Made a Saint? It Really Happened!
... Guinefort is perhaps one of the most unusual saints in Christianity. This unique 13th century saint was not even a ... Guinefort is perhaps one of the most unusual saints in Christianity. This unique 13th century saint was not even a ...
dhwty - 29/01/2017 - 13:54
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Why the Christian Idea of Hell no Longer Persuades People to Care for the Poor
Although many of us now associate hell with Christianity, the idea of an afterlife existed much earlier. ... a moral tool. Although many of us now associate hell with Christianity, the idea of an afterlife existed much earlier. ...
ancient-origins - 03/11/2018 - 00:52
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The ‘Real’ St. Valentine Was No Patron of Love
... gifts in the name of St. Valentine. But as a historian of Christianity, I can tell you that at the root of our modern ... gifts in the name of St. Valentine. But as a historian of Christianity, I can tell you that at the root of our modern ...
ancient-origins - 14/02/2019 - 19:02
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The Virgin Mary Squirted Saint Bernard with Breast Milk
... with an array of outlandish and far-fetched stories. Christianity is no exception. Mythology is filled with an array of outlandish and far-fetched stories. Christianity is no exception. One of the most surprising, at ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 28/01/2023 - 21:54
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Tammuz and Jesus: More Than a Distant Connection?
Christianity has its origins in a Middle Eastern religion, ... were also both associated with dying and rising again. Christianity has its origins in a Middle Eastern religion, ...
Caleb Strom - 08/02/2018 - 22:48
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The Tomb of the Biblical Matriarch Rachel, Entwining Faiths and Generations
... during the 4th century AD when the young religion of Christianity was desperately searching for locations to base ... the mother of Judaism, but is also an important figure in Christianity and Islam. Rachel is weeping for her children, ...
Natalia Klimczak - 17/01/2017 - 03:44
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The Erlking: The Powerful Germanic Mythical Snatcher of Children
... Germanic paganism was widely forgotten and replaced by Christianity . In the Norse Ragnarök myth , describing a ... wild warriors. In Anglo-Saxon England, which converted to Christianity early, the hazy myths and stories of Germanic ... / Adobe Stock) Ancient Pagan Grandeur Threatened by Christianity But why the mischievous character? Why are the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 30/12/2021 - 22:00
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The Kingdom of Bohemia: European Jewel and the Heritage of Czechs
... Kingdom of the Franks and thus into direct contact with Christianity . Likewise, their identity and their politics ... not influenced by the Byzantines and thus Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Instead, they were in the direct neighborhood ... conflicts that would change the future of the Catholic Christianity. What emerged was the Bohemian Reformation, ...
Aleksa Vučković - 24/03/2021 - 17:49
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Monk Lives Life of Solitude on This 131-Foot-Tall Rock with a 2,000 Year History
... attached special meaning to it. Prior to the coming of Christianity, for example, the Katskhi Pillar was believed to ... fertility rites were carried out there. With the advent of Christianity, however, the Katskhi Pillar acquired a new ...
dhwty - 21/05/2017 - 22:47
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What New Archaeological Treasures Have Been Unearthed in the Ancient City of Caesarea?
... comprised all the major Abrahamic faiths—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Throw in the original religion at ... comprised all the major Abrahamic faiths—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Throw in the original religion at ...
Mark Miller - 11/06/2018 - 21:41
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Religious Revolution: Unveiling the Protestant Reformation (Video)
... and social grievances against the Christian Church. Christianity, once a fledgling religion, had grown into a ... the Church. This movement not only revolutionized Christianity but also empowered the common people to question ...
Robbie Mitchell - 24/05/2023 - 17:01
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Elusive Mount Sinai, Hidden In Plain Site In Egypt
Why does Judaeo-Christianity always loose its most important characters and ... and someone simply forgot where it was! Why does Judaeo-Christianity always loose its most important characters and ...
ralph ellis - 12/03/2021 - 20:57
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The Khachkar Stones of Noratus and a Peculiar Resistance of the Invasion of Tamerlane
... to pagans as a sign that they were now Christian, and that Christianity served the same purpose as pagan rituals . It ... extremely effective way to encourage people to convert to Christianity wherever it was employed. In the case of ... stone khachkars were erected during the 9 th century. As Christianity was accepted and paganism disappeared in the ...
Sarah P Young - 01/07/2019 - 23:04
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The Rarely Told Story of Pre-Colonial Philippines
... the arrival of foreign religions from the West, such as Christianity and Islam, the predominant religious system in ... as easily as indigenous Christians have done with Catholic Christianity. The Santo Niño de Cebú, one of the oldest ... traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Nonetheless, the indigenous people of the ...
Caleb Strom - 01/10/2018 - 23:04