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The Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus: How a Coffin Defeated the Gods
Bacchus into Jesus. This is a topic seen many times before and its ... worship in and around the city of Rome. Bacchus into Jesus. This is a topic seen many times before and its ... by his side. (For Bacchus, this figure was Silenus; for Jesus, it is usually Peter.) Detail of Jesus on Junius ...
Riley Winters - 21/09/2017 - 13:58
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The Surprising Truth About Fasting for Lent
... to nail-biting and overeating. But given the importance of Jesus’s death from the very dawn of Christianity, it’s ... Today, Lent is connected with the 40-day fast that Jesus undergoes ( Mark 1:13 ; Matthew 4:1–11 ; Luke ... forty days during which, though our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ had fasted, He was yet, after He had been baptised, ...
ancient-origins - 29/03/2018 - 13:57
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Does This Ancient Mold Depict Christ Or Odin? You Decide
... Constance to Christianity. Swiss Mold’s Bearded God: Christ or Odin? The crucifixion scene depicted on the ... mold discovered at Graubünden one might ask: Is that Jesus or Odin on the cross? Believe it or not, the stories of Jesus and Odin have surprising similarities. Engravings on ...
ashley cowie - 25/07/2020 - 03:52
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Sir Isaac Newton’s Astronomical Dating of Christ's Crucifixion
... believe, was merely an archetype from Jewish mysticism, Jesus has taken the world by storm and according to ... believe, was merely an archetype from Jewish mysticism, Jesus has taken the world by storm and according to the ... for many centuries, scholars have created chronologies of Christ aiming to determine a timeline for the key events in ...
ashley cowie - 07/04/2020 - 22:59
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Unraveling the Nature of the Green Man, Part 2: How a Pre-Christian Icon came to be found in Christian Monuments
... Roman deities, such as Dionysus, and melding them with Jesus of Nazareth. If this technique is accurate and was ... symbol of a Green Man sits alongside a Christian statue of Jesus, St John the Baptist, St Michael & All Angels ( ... Massachusetts, 1998.) Freke, Timothy and Peter Gandy. The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? ...
Riley Winters - 30/01/2015 - 12:47
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Why Christmas is Held on December 25th
... is celebrated on December 25th to honor the birth of Jesus. However, no records exist in the Bible or elsewhere to suggest that Jesus was actually born on this date. According to popular ... year to which respectable authorities have not assigned Christ's birth.” There are, however, a number of reasons ...
Joanna Gillan - 26/12/2020 - 00:45
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Rio’s Christ the Redeemer Statue Survives Despite Lightning Strikes
... in the vast country of Brazil is the colossal statue, ‘Christ the Redeemer’. At 125 feet high, it continues to ... violent strikes, a lightning bolt hit the right hand of Jesus, knocking off part of his thumb. The History Leading to ... result, leading prelates decided to construct a statue of Jesus Christ and launched a campaign to raise donations for ...
Ed Whelan - 30/06/2019 - 01:46
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The Heliand: A Germanic Account of Jesus Written to Suit the Saxon World
... poem which provides a Germanic expression of the life of Jesus by changing the cultural and linguistic setting of the ... Pious, contemporary depiction from 826 AD as a soldier of Christ. (Lestath / Public Domain ) Furthermore, Germanic ... Epic Battles Transcription of ancient manuscript suggests Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had two children Matthias ...
Caleb Strom - 17/02/2019 - 18:56
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Was the Emperor Constantine a True Christian or Was He a Secret Pagan?
... He celebrated faith in one (Christian) God and his son Jesus by creating many of the greatest churches in the world, ... Archaeologists in Turkey Claim to Have Discovered Piece of Jesus’ Cross The Monastery of Saint Catherine: A ... the Middle East searching for key sites connected to Jesus. According to ancient texts, she identified important ...
Natalia Klimczak - 26/09/2019 - 01:28
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Could the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem be the Site of Jesus’ Resurrection?
... Christians and Protestant denominations believe Jesus Christ was buried and from where he resurrected - key events ... In the New Testament of the Bible, it is recorded that Jesus was betrayed by Judas and was crucified on the hill ...
Ed Whelan - 20/08/2020 - 02:01
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No Girls Allowed? Debate for Women in the Christian Priesthood Rages On
... changing the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (known as the Eucharist). Ordained men hold such ... the major arguments used against female ordination is that Jesus did not choose any women to be part of his gang of 12 ...
Kerry Sullivan - 10/05/2017 - 14:03
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Babylonian Talmud is More Detailed On The Birth Of Jesus Than The Bible
... Through the Talmud, we can learn more about the birth of Jesus as a historical event and, also, the “meaning” of ... about Matthew’s nativity story, regarding the birth of Jesus, and, also, the phenomena known to us today at the Star ... of the Nativity Judaism before and during the time of Christ believed in the idea of the “integral age” of the ...
Robert W. Weber - 06/12/2020 - 17:53
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The Fatal Secret Jesus took to Jerusalem
Arriving in Jerusalem, Jesus made an extraordinary accusation that infuriated the ... places will be shouted from the housetops.” What was Jesus talking about? And how did he come to possess knowledge that threatened these influential men? Jesus and the high priest Joseph Caiaphas (left). Painting ...
rand - 25/03/2015 - 13:52
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Controversial Documentary Claims Philosopher May Have Been the Real ‘Son of God’
... of Tyana was actually the true 'son of God’ - not Jesus Christ as is commonly thought. An explosive new documentary ... of Tyana was actually the true 'son of God’ - not Jesus Christ as is commonly thought. Similarities Between ...
ashley cowie - 12/02/2019 - 18:48
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Excavators Find Christian Town in Galilee’s ‘Forbidden Territories’
... is no Christian source that attests that followers of Christ occupied the area. However, a Hebrew source refers to ... the Ornament of the Galilee Biblical Village Cursed by Jesus Flooded by Rising Sea of Galilee Part of a ...
Ed Whelan - 25/06/2020 - 06:06
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Jesus, King of Edessa: Jesus discovered in the historical record (King Jesus Trilogy)
... of Christianity as we know it - for the biblical Jesus has at last been found in the historical record. We now know who Jesus was, where he lived, and who his family were. Visit his ... and so we suggest that readers start with 'Cleopatra to Christ' and then 'King Jesus'. The wait before arriving at ...
ancient-origins - 02/10/2021 - 13:55
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More Hope and Controversy Over Crucifixion Nails Linked to Jesus
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is probably the central event in the Christian ... the crucifixion nails that were used in the death of Jesus because of traces of wood and bone found on them and ...
Ed Whelan - 23/10/2020 - 14:10
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Doctor-Turned-Priest Determines How Jesus Died from the Shroud of Turin
... claims to have discovered the specific cause of Jesus Christ’s death. He died from excessive bleeding caused by a ... Shroud of Turin , a controversial artifact reputed to be Jesus’s burial cloth. The 14-foot (4.4-meter)-long linen ...
Nathan Falde - 16/04/2022 - 14:56
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1500-Year-old Concealed ‘Font Within A Font’ Found At Jesus’ Birthplace
... which Christians believe marks the location of Jesus Christ’s birthplace. A remarkable find has been announced ... Nativity, which Christians believe marks the location of Jesus Christ’s birthplace. Experts who have been working on ...
Ed Whelan - 02/07/2019 - 21:43
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The Jesus Paradox: Were Gods Real Beings of Flesh and Blood, Who Once Existed on Earth in Ages Lost?
Contrary to popular belief, Jesus of the New Testament is a mythic figure, not a historic ... (is “born”) each day. ( Public Domain ) Many Saviors Jesus is a savior, albeit at the end of a lengthy list of ... the birth of Jesus, as the sunrise begins at midnight. The Christ And The Buddha: How Can You Explain the Uncanny ...
P.R.I.S.S. - 01/01/2018 - 18:50