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- The Gospel of James, also known as the Infancy Gospel of James or ... the Just, whom the text claims is a son of Joseph from a prior marriage ...10 KB (1,588 words) - 12:08, 24 January 2023
- , became the unifying basis for the Brethren of Purity—the anonymous ninth ... Introduction to the Thought of the Brethren of Purity. Edinburgh University ...24 KB (3,634 words) - 06:28, 18 November 2022
- the practice derives from the scriptures of the New Testament (John 13:1 ... The religious act of foot-washing is also practiced in Islam and Sikhism ...15 KB (2,385 words) - 15:11, 5 September 2022
- third century C.E., based on the teachings of the antipope Novatian, who ... for the Roman church during the persecution of Emperor Decius c. 250 C.E. ...17 KB (2,510 words) - 22:16, 16 November 2022
- The Sacred Heart is a devotional representation of Jesus' physical ... Churches, where, however, it remains a point of controversy as an example of ...16 KB (2,644 words) - 18:34, 22 December 2022
- The Sermon on the Mount is believed to be a sermon given by Jesus ... that the sermon was meant as a summary of Jesus' teaching for Matthew ...16 KB (2,654 words) - 10:04, 26 January 2023
- Albigensians, or Catharism) were followers of a controversial religious sect ... as good). They also embraced the doctrine of reincarnation, which went against ...32 KB (4,952 words) - 00:09, 1 December 2023
- "wool") is a mystical tradition of Islam dedicated to experiencing ... Sufis believe that excessive rationalism blocks human understanding ...29 KB (4,602 words) - 13:45, 28 April 2023
- The Acts of John is a second century collection of Christian-based ... The Acts of John describes his journeys to Ephesus, filled with dramatic ...18 KB (3,042 words) - 05:43, 15 June 2023
- and the role he played in the development of the larger cultural movement ... to philosophy and criticized his lack of understanding about the role ...18 KB (2,775 words) - 14:41, 1 August 2022
- Anubis is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the ... He serves as both a guide to the recently departed and as the patron ...19 KB (3,124 words) - 05:49, 11 August 2023
- Saint Clare of Assisi (also Claire of Assisi), born Chiara Offreduccio ... the order for nearly 40 years through a life of service and absolute poverty ...19 KB (3,232 words) - 22:31, 10 December 2023
- :This article is about the Christian sacrament of Baptism. For similar ... (baptízô), is a religious act of purification by water usually associated ...24 KB (3,694 words) - 07:45, 20 September 2023
- M. 1681; honorary doctorate 1710 (University of Glasgow), was a socially and ... A Calvinist, Mather combined mystical recognition of an invisible ...26 KB (3,857 words) - 08:24, 10 January 2024
- Jewish rebels who fought against the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the ... in Jerusalem and combining the office of king and High Priest. This ...39 KB (6,358 words) - 14:51, 7 June 2023
- speakers (not necessarily native speakers) of the Arabic language. It does ... from the twelfth century for Brethren of Purity a group of Arab philosophers ...44 KB (6,658 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- to God" is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and ... Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, governed the first Muslim ummah (nation ...71 KB (11,340 words) - 17:01, 18 March 2022
