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  • papacy began to take on a more definite historical character compared to that ... the tradition of the Gospel of John that Jesus had been crucified on Passover. ...
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  • following a mature confession of faith in Jesus Christ Smythe first baptized ... and the Anabaptist Mennonites enjoyed an historical link. The churches that ...
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  • wounds that were said to be inflicted on Jesus' body during his crucifixion ... empathize with the suffering of Jesus. Reactions to the phenomena ...
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  • a bright star, to worship the Infant Jesus (Matthew 2:1). It is said ... . There, they appeared before the infant Jesus, and offered him gifts of ...
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  • to the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth. The Gospel of Luke relates that when Jesus was brought before Pontius ...
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  • The Essence of Christianity, established Jesus as a historical Jewish figure ... faith that had appeared at a unique historical moment and was unconnected ...
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  • while Christians see it as a prediction of Jesus' crucifixion. Deutero-Isaiah, was not written by the historical Isaiah of Jerusalem, but ...
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  • the teachings of both John the Baptist and Jesus. Christians, unlike Jews ... Isaiah for which he is best known, the historical Isaiah was not primarily ...
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  • apocrypha, as a devoted disciple of Jesus. She is considered by the ... the New Testament. Yet the life of the historical Mary Magdalene is the subject ...
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  • canon of sacred scripture by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ... and to convince "Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal ...
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  • oriented Christian theology towards historical realism. by God The Logos became incarnate in Jesus. By stating the Logos was ...
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  • and they were the first apostles to be appointed by Jesus. Consequently ... Andrew was selected by Jesus to be an apostle. In Christianity, an ...
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  • consist of Gospels recounting the life of Jesus, an account of the works ... also inerrant, or completely correct in historical and factual details as ...
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  • will be repaid in full when "Jesus is revealed from heaven in ... the time of the Second Coming now. Before Jesus will come, the "lawless ...
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  • and he soon died. In the New Testament, Jesus was alleged by his opponents ... In Mark 3, verse 22, the Pharisees accuse Jesus of driving out demons ...
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  • The earliest known concrete historical evidence of the creed's ... :I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. :He was conceived ...
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  • this hope was immediate and conceived in historical terms. Probably a priest ... 21). In Matthew 23:35 and Luke 11:50-51, Jesus seems to refer to this earlier ...
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  • and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of ... has condemned him as a rebel. References to Jesus are woven into the narrative ...
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  • resulting from the quest for the historical Jesus, particularly the work ... G. A. Wells argues that the historical Jesus in the Pauline epistles ...
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  • Nestorianism is the Christian doctrine that Jesus existed as two persons ... the origin of this confusion is mostly historical and linguistic: for example ...
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  • John P. Meier. A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Vol ... * Meier, John P. A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, ...
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  • In parable 5, the author expresses an adoptionist view of Jesus Christ ... two competing doctrines about the nature of Jesus Christ, the other being that ...
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  • today. The Social Gospel emphasizes living Jesus' teaching to "love ... Gospel message which emphasized practicing Jesus' teaching of loving ...
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  • theory of the meaning of the death of Jesus Christ taught in Roman Catholic ... ransom theory of the atonement held that Jesus' death was paid as a ...
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  • The virgin birth of Jesus is a religious tenet of Christianity and ... used Christian creeds, which state that Jesus "was incarnate of the ...
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  • Christianity. The New Testament vision of Jesus coming on the clouds may ... interpret and explain his visions. The historical setting of the first chapters ...
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  • The historicity of Jesus concerns the historical authenticity of Jesus of Nazareth. Scholars often draw a distinction between Jesus as reconstructed ...
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  • to have been inspired by a vision of Jesus. One of these boys mobilized ... did he bless it. However, it did have an historical basis. Namely, it was an ...
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  • Lúcia de Jesus Rosa Santos—"Sister Lúcia of Jesus and of ... children were: Maria dos Anjos, Teresa de Jesus Rosa, Manuel Rosa, Gloria ...
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  • the messianic movement centered on Jesus of Nazareth. The Book of ... publicly accusing them of unjustly putting Jesus to death. In Acts (5:34 ff ...
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  • of some of the actions and sayings of Jesus, but differs from them in ... reliable source of information about the historical Jesus. ...
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  • of "high Christology," in which Jesus is presented not only as ... spiritual being--the writer affirms that Jesus' "physical body ...
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  • in the New Testament, who were chosen by Jesus to heal the sick, drive out ... The status of the apostles in the early Church was penultimate to ...
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  • They see their scriptural support found in the words of Jesus himself ... literal interpretation of these words of Jesus. They argue that Jesus repeatedly ...
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  • new religious tradition of the Church of of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ... #039;s coming was reportedly so strong that Jesus' disciples faced frequent ...
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  • relationship between God (the Father) and Jesus. That these works were circulated ... for the doctrine that God (the Father) and Jesus (the Son) share a common ...
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  • an inward (invisible) grace, instituted by Jesus Christ” (Baltimore Catechism ... a foreshadowing of the paschal sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the institution ...
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  • Reverend Sun Myung Moon's first encounter with Jesus reportedly ... communion with God and by meeting with Jesus and many saints in Paradise ...
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  • the "ignorant" followers of Jesus. The Christian bishop, Eusebius ... a Dying Man," the Dying Man compares Jesus to Apollonius as a false prophet. ...
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  • of any moral code or sense of directed historical purpose. Nietzsche recognized ... offered secular people the option of Jesus as the model human who acted ...
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  • agreed with Roy that "through" made Jesus subordinate to ... In 1920, Roy published his book on Jesus, The Precepts of Jesus. He ...
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  • The book is also an important source of historical information about ... which he has been thrust. More than any historical figure in the Bible, Jeremiah ...
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  • with the suffering and agonized heart of Jesus. He could portray the dilemma ... regarded as his masterpiece; it is a historical novel, telling the story ...
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  • a Jew who, according to legend, taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion ... responsibility for the crucifixion of Jesus. The "Wandering Jew ...
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  • includes the trial, suffering, and death of Jesus of Nazareth. Historically ... blame squarely on the Jews for the death of Jesus. Some believe the plays resulted ...
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  • were despised by the Judean Jews; however, Jesus used the parable of the ... The exact historical origins of the Samaritans are controversial. ...
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  • Christian sources indicate that Jesus of Nazareth (Mark 9:5, etc. ... C.E.. If the Christian recollection of Jesus himself being called "Rabbi ...
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  • It is first mentioned as a village in historical documents from 1220. In ... of its number of souvenir shops and historical monuments. It attracts ...
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  • even suggested that James the brother of Jesus (and perhaps Jesus himself ... Orthodox Judaism these laws are not an historical footnote but can be practiced ...
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  • representing the Madonna or Mary, mother of Jesus, by herself or, rather more ... Most often, and nearly always if holding Jesus, Mary is seated, and shown ...
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  • hypocrites and the mortal opponents of Jesus. However, recent scholarship ... The New Testament often portrays the Pharisees in the role of Jesus ...
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  • Testament. The text narrates the life of Jesus, with particular interest ... Meier, John P., A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. ...
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  • There is little historical information about the early stages of the ... as a Jewish sect—venerated the tomb of Jesus. Jews were banned both from ...
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  • 1887-1893). Though his methods of historical research were criticized ... church’s teachings incompatible with historical truth, he decided to give ...
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  • its origin, its relationship to the historical Christ, its discipline ... between Jewish and Gentile believers in Jesus. For several years, virtually ...
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  • theology, some claim even the story of Jesus of Nazareth as it developed ... Richard Heinberg, ”In Search of the Historical Jesus,” New Dawn ...
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  • of the letter is, Paul and Timothy were historical people in the relationship ... comes not through works but through faith in Jesus. Scholar Robert ...
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  • Mary (מרים, Maryām, "Bitter") was the mother of Jesus ... Although she does not seem to have supported Jesus' public ministry ...
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  • Kansas Historical Society. [http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/carry/carry3 ... *Kansas State Historical Society. [http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/carry/carry1 ...
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  • In Christian tradition, manna represented the body of Jesus Christ ... In Christian tradition, the remains of Saint Nicholas (the historical ...
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  • For example, in the Book of Matthew, 23:33, Jesus observes, ... Jesus used the word gehenna, not hell, and his audience understood ...
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  • of sins and atonement by faith in Jesus Christ. The controversy can ... in 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 NIV he cites Jesus' teaching on divorce ...
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  • Periodization is the attempt to categorize or divide historical time ... creation tends to incorporate into its historical philosophy the view that ...
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  • legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it ... For this reason, it is unlikely to be historical. Rather, its origins are ...
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  • (1534-1549), who authorized the Society of Jesus in 1540, established the ... the Roman Inquisition, and the the Society of Jesus. ===The Council ...
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  • Much of the ministry of Jesus occurred in the area around the Sea ... Much of the ministry of Jesus occurred on the shores of Lake Galilee ...
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  • scholarship, The Quest for the Historical Jesus, which analyzed and ... be his seminal work, The Quest of the Historical Jesus. The book surveyed the ...
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  • The Roman Catholic Church further asserts that Jesus Christ gave Saint ... original apostles were chosen directly by Jesus and witnessed the resurrected ...
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  • was active in political journalism and historical research on the Enlightenment ... questions that he had seen about the historical Jesus. Schweitzer's own ...
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  • Pink carnations have been given a great deal of symbolic and historical significance. According to a Christian legend, carnations first appeared ...
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  • included both their architectural and historical significance. In addition ... of modern-day Mexico. As such, they are historical treasures. As part of the ...
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  • It was suggested that John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth were Essenes ... identifies James the Just—the brother of Jesus described in the Book of ...
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  • male figure of the Son, who is manifest in Jesus Christ. The work of the Holy ... The Holy Spirit made a first appearance, coming upon Jesus in the ...
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  • *Pope Pius XII. The Mystical Body of Jesus Christ: Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XII 'Mystici Corporis Christi'. Catholic Truth Society ...
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  • As such, the remaining buildings are historical treasures. Numerous of ... of the Holy Family), features figures of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. ...
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  • that are without any literal or historical application. Revelation ... adequately understood except against the historical background in which the ...
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  • birth of Siddhartha Gautama and the birth of Jesus Christ. ... Queen Māyā of Sakya was the birth mother of the historical Gautama ...
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  • hope and in the expectation of the Second Coming of Jesus: ... not only because they "killed the Lord Jesus" but because "they ...
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  • The Bible is the main historical source for his reign. His story is ... Rehoboam is one of the ancestors of Jesus Christ. ==The kingdom divided== ...
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  • The story is based on an obscure historical figure who probably lived ... of Nineveh anticipates the teachings of Jesus to "love ones enemies ...
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  • The book of Tobit is typically placed in the Vulgate among the historical ... The Sadducees' challenge to Jesus about the woman that had seven ...
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  • but no lack of resources either. From historical and personal reports, he ... Adding to the confusion is the fact that there were several historical ...
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  • first Superior General of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits ... saint of Guipúzcoa as well as of the Society of Jesus. ...
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  • formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ... formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ...
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  • In the Christian tradition, some of the arguments between Jesus and ... version of this commandment is found in Jesus' saying, "Be perfect ...
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  • Ahmadiyya view on ascension and return of Jesus, the concept of Jihad, and ... fulfilled the prophecy of the return of Jesus. He and his followers claimed ...
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  • combined with his close attention to historical detail gives his artwork ... and, drawn to the pastoral settings and historical ambiance of the "Brandywine ...
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  • of their personal guilt and need for Jesus Christ. In the process he ... career "with a retainer from the Lord Jesus Christ to plead his cause ...
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  • as a bird or other animal. In many historical accounts, the spirits of ... his angel" (v.15). In Matthew 18:10, Jesus says that children are protected ...
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  • Arius formulated the following doctrines about Jesus: #that the Logos ... that Arians and Muslims both accept 'Jesus as a prophet who … was ...
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  • composed of figurines depicting the infant Jesus resting in a manger, Mary ... is also a reminder of the cave in which Jesus was buried. ...
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  • While Christianity, based on the word of Jesus in the New Testament ... First, the historical context of the ancient Near East must be considered ...
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  • accuracy of Scripture, including the historical and scientific parts. Inerrancy ... infallibility of scripture hold that its historical or scientific details, ...
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  • 039;s well," the New Testament site of Jesus' meeting of the "woman ... on to Samaria. Shechem drops out of the historical record at this point, and ...
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  • His most notable work of fiction, the historical novel I, Claudius, remains ... . Graves followed this up with another historical novel, Count Belisarius ...
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  • may be communicated as a ballad, such as historical accounts, familial traditions ... contributes toward a remembrance of historical accounts, familial traditions ...
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  • 039;s ideas or methods had divine approval. Jesus, after all, told his followers: ... groups that see themselves as worshiping Jesus Christ or respecting his ...
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  • on the redemptive suffering and death of Jesus Christ. Since no one deserves ... seeing God as both male and female, Jesus representing God's masculinity ...
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  • a venerated object of religious and/or historical significance, often the ... but also an object cherished for historical value (such as a keepsake ...
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  • the Docetist heresy, suggesting that Jesus's mortal body was simply ... C.E. Aside from these scant details, the historical Valentinus remains a mystery ...
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