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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) - 04:26, 24 May 2024
- In Hinduism, the highest three castes of Hindu society are known as ... Traditionally, twice-born Hindus belong to the first three groups ...11 KB (1,578 words) - 23:22, 3 February 2026
- , 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) - 01:55, 3 November 2025
- 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) - 18:01, 31 July 2025
- 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) - 02:58, 30 January 2025
- 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 ... (baptÃzô), 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) - 06:53, 27 March 2025
- 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
- religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. Christians believe that ... The creeds of various Christian denominations generally hold in common ...81 KB (11,291 words) - 20:28, 22 July 2024
- 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) - 21:57, 13 December 2024
