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- The First Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament traditionally ... The Epistle conforms with the teachings of Paul, and blends moral ...7 KB (1,040 words) - 17:22, 28 March 2024
- The ability of a chemical to behave as both an acid and a base is ... Generally, such a substance acts as an acid in the presence of a base ...5 KB (789 words) - 17:25, 26 July 2023
- John the Apostle, also known as John the Divine and John the Son of ... According to the New Testament, John came from a family of fisherman ...15 KB (2,337 words) - 17:09, 4 May 2024
- Gamaliel the Elder, or Gamaliel I, was the leading Jewish teacher ... disciples from death in a story in the Book of Acts, in which he is quoted ...9 KB (1,475 words) - 04:07, 18 April 2024
- The Epistle to the Galatians is a book of the New Testament. It is ... The letter indicates that some of the Galatians had been influenced ...16 KB (2,432 words) - 19:12, 13 February 2024
- The Apocalypse of Peter or Revelation of Peter is an example of popular ... Written by a Christian author in Peter's name during the first ...14 KB (2,201 words) - 06:02, 11 August 2023
- (10 B.C.E. – 44 C.E.), was the last king of the Jews. He was the grandson ... but suffered several dramatic changes of fortune until the ascension ...11 KB (1,756 words) - 06:49, 16 June 2023
- to a story recorded in the apocryphal Acts of Peter, he was crucified head ... ===Sayings and Acts of Peter=== Two sayings are attributed to Peter ...28 KB (4,305 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- The Muratorian fragment, also known as the Muratorian canon, is a ... The author notably omits the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistle of ...13 KB (2,046 words) - 18:59, 10 November 2022
- The Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws passed by the United States ... The most controversial of the four statutes was the Sedition Act, ...12 KB (1,748 words) - 18:22, 21 July 2023
- In Christianity, the disciples were originally the students of Jesus ... John the Baptist also had disciples, as did some of the Old Testament ...15 KB (2,501 words) - 03:45, 31 July 2022
- The Epistle of Jude is a book in the New Testament of the Christian ... was permissible under the doctrine of Christian freedom from the ...9 KB (1,490 words) - 19:10, 13 February 2024
- C.E., best known for his role in the trial of Jesus. His full name was Yosef ... A member of the party of the Sadducees, Caiaphas was the son-in-law ...15 KB (2,468 words) - 18:17, 25 November 2023
- The Second Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament attributed ... The dating of this epistle has proved very difficult. Commentaries ...14 KB (2,173 words) - 17:41, 25 January 2023
- Hebrew: Mattay or Mattithyahu; "Gift of Yahweh"—first century ... Described as a tax collector working near the Sea of Galilee, Matthew ...15 KB (2,288 words) - 00:47, 23 December 2022
- colonists against against the imposition of a British tax on tea and to ... by Great Britain on the colonies. In protest of the tax, Sons of Liberty patriots ...9 KB (1,449 words) - 19:52, 20 November 2023
- Sabotage is deliberate action taken with the purpose of weakening ... Although the use of direct violence against people appears to be a ...12 KB (1,823 words) - 18:32, 22 December 2022
- Pope Saint Marcellinus was the bishop of Rome beginning c. 296 until ... that he indeed did so but had repented of his sin and redeemed himself ...13 KB (2,065 words) - 04:03, 26 November 2022
- and Hippolytus), and the apocryphal Acts of Peter and Clementine literature. ... ===Acts of Peter=== The apocryphal Acts of Peter (ca. 150-200 C.E. ...29 KB (4,732 words) - 22:09, 29 January 2023
- The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the New Testament. It is commonly ... Acts tells the story of the Early Christian church, with particular ...37 KB (5,957 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of ballet and opera. The theater ... ==Significance of the Name== The name comes from the Russian word, ...6 KB (876 words) - 07:17, 17 November 2023
- The Harrowing of Hell is a doctrine in Christian theology, derived ... The "Harrowing of Hell" doctrine was especially popular ...14 KB (2,171 words) - 13:30, 24 January 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
- ], pentekostē [hēmera], "the fiftieth day") is one of ... derives from the Greek name for Shavuot, one of the three Jewish Pilgrimage ...19 KB (3,024 words) - 07:22, 23 November 2022
- The New Testament is the name given to the second and final portion ... collected into a single volume over a period of several centuries. They consist ...25 KB (3,826 words) - 16:33, 11 November 2022
- affirms that the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. ... who live under the visible representative of Christ. However, there are ...10 KB (1,484 words) - 22:43, 10 November 2022
- Ecclesiology, in Christian theology, is the study of doctrine pertaining ... In its early history, one of the Church's earliest ecclesiological ...17 KB (2,554 words) - 11:58, 7 May 2024
- The Letter of Peter to Philip; The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles; ... ** The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles ** The Thunder, Perfect Mind ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 23:06, 10 November 2022
- a Christian Apostle and the younger brother of Saint Peter. He was renowned ... It is also held that Andrew founded the See of Byzantium in 38 C.E ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 20:47, 17 April 2023
- The Third Council of Constantinople, also known as the Sixth Ecumenical ... for opposing Monothelitism during the reign of Emperor Constans II. ...14 KB (2,156 words) - 18:35, 30 April 2023
- The Third Epistle of John (also referred to as 3 John) is a book of ... Though short, the letter describes a fascinating set of circumstances ...7 KB (1,190 words) - 18:35, 30 April 2023
- #039;s will remains free under the action of divine grace. Molina developed ... One of the most controversial thinkers in the history of Catholic ...12 KB (1,719 words) - 02:57, 5 November 2022
- The Gospel of Mary is an ancient Christian text rediscovered by scholars ... Apocalypse of James," the "Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles ...15 KB (2,491 words) - 18:05, 27 December 2022
- known as St. Judas or Jude Thaddeus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus ... Jude the apostle is widely viewed as a saint by different branches ...13 KB (2,095 words) - 06:38, 28 February 2023
- by God to spread the "good news" of the Christian message to the ... The status of the apostles in the early Church was penultimate to ...30 KB (4,741 words) - 15:51, 11 August 2023
- The Acts of John is a second century collection of Christian-based ... Circuits of the Apostles, including the Acts of Peter, Andrew, Thomas, and Paul. ...18 KB (3,042 words) - 05:43, 15 June 2023
- In Christian religious practice, infant baptism is the baptism of ... Most Christian denominations accept the doctrine of infant baptism ...16 KB (2,399 words) - 22:37, 5 February 2023
- Constantinople. During his reign the schism of the Three Chapters came to ... unwilling or unable to come to the aid of the West, and the pope ultimately ...15 KB (2,341 words) - 11:39, 13 February 2022
- In Christianity, a gospel is generally one of four canonical books ... been printed in the Bible is not the order of their composition, and that ...17 KB (2,705 words) - 18:26, 26 December 2022
- June 3, 1963), was elected as the 261st pope of the Roman Catholic Church and ... throughout the world, despite the objections of small groups of traditionalists ...21 KB (3,268 words) - 04:45, 3 May 2024
- Paternalism refers to acting for the good of another person against ... Paternalism can effect various spheres of life, be it financial (mandatory ...22 KB (3,463 words) - 09:06, 18 November 2022
- 'remains') is a venerated object of religious and/or historical ... A relic is also the term for something that has survived the passage ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- claim that "moral judgments are capable of being objectively true, because ... the ontological and epistemological assumptions of theism. ...15 KB (2,197 words) - 02:38, 16 November 2022
- Resurrection is most commonly associated with the reuniting of the ... What the nature of the resurrected body is may still be an issue. ...21 KB (3,169 words) - 19:58, 8 December 2022
- Didymus, meaning "Twin") was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus ... throughout the nations. While Saints Peter and Paul were said to have ...21 KB (3,427 words) - 00:53, 23 December 2022
- is engaged in the ministry and leadership of religious group. Within the ... Members of holy orders, as leaders of their religious communities ...19 KB (2,961 words) - 11:04, 2 February 2024
- The Epistle of Barnabas, also known as Pseudo-Barnabas, is a Christian ... Today, it is included in most collections of the Apostolic Fathers. ...15 KB (2,310 words) - 19:10, 13 February 2024
- The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from ... With the ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781, the ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 17:39, 25 January 2023
- meanings. The first describes the members of the early Christian movement ... Jewish Christians predominated in the movement of early Christianity ...32 KB (4,998 words) - 08:45, 3 April 2024
- ђевић) (Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro, December 4/December ... The logic of Yugoslavia was that a unified Balkan state could maximize ...22 KB (3,261 words) - 14:24, 18 July 2023
- 11, 1303), born Benedetto Caetani, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from ... He was elected in 1294 after Pope Celestine V (Peter of Morone) abdicated ...14 KB (2,378 words) - 07:22, 17 November 2023
- Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status ... It was created in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty as a vestige of the much ...21 KB (3,351 words) - 22:10, 21 December 2023
- June 14, 1970), a Polish philosopher and one of the most important philosophers ... Ingarden was critical to positivism and all forms of relativism, including ...16 KB (2,359 words) - 04:50, 16 December 2022
- polystylistic musician and composer because of his talent in combining the ... Schnittke's father was born in Frankfurt to a Jewish family of ...10 KB (1,316 words) - 18:06, 20 July 2023
- The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά ... stories on these themes, such as the Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Parable ...37 KB (5,253 words) - 12:12, 24 January 2023
- The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy ... origins are more likely to be found in image of Jesus associated with the Eastern ...20 KB (3,228 words) - 14:45, 3 May 2023
- over 26 hits and recorded in the styles of doo-wop, R&B, pop, blues ... and the Vandellas number 96 on their its of the 100 Greatest Artists of ...12 KB (1,843 words) - 16:26, 6 November 2022
- spelled Halacha) is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including ... Halakha. Reflecting the cultural diversity of Jewish communities, slightly ...19 KB (2,783 words) - 16:56, 21 January 2024
- ) was the governor of the Roman Iudaea province from 26 -36 C.E. He ... Claudius can be found in the apocryphal Acts of Peter and Paul. ...17 KB (2,703 words) - 20:06, 9 April 2023
- English moral philosopher who held the post of White's Professor of Moral ... Some of Hare's students, such as Brian McGuinness and Bernard ...14 KB (2,112 words) - 16:05, 7 December 2022
- according to the Christian narrative of the Passion of Jesus. According ... Barabbas had been charged with the crime of treason against Rome—the ...11 KB (1,794 words) - 08:01, 20 September 2023
- The Gospel of Thomas is an important but long lost work of the New ... biblical gospels in that the resurrection of Jesus plays no part in it, ...20 KB (3,346 words) - 20:09, 11 September 2021
- The Shepherd of Hermas was a very popular Christian writing of the ... was done by the original author as a sign of the authenticity of the translation ...12 KB (1,907 words) - 14:09, 27 January 2023
- together" or "council") is an assembly of 23 ... The Talmud (tractate Sanhedrin) identifies two classes of rabbinical ...18 KB (2,856 words) - 01:20, 21 April 2023
- in early Christianity. The apocryphal Acts of Peter gives a legendary tale ... html Early Christian Writings- The Acts of Peter].earlychristianwritings ...43 KB (6,326 words) - 11:08, 10 March 2023
- Belief is the state of mind in which an individual is convinced of ... There is a degree of belief and certainty. While faith often includes ...14 KB (2,132 words) - 08:53, 27 September 2023
- juvenile delinquency, showing silhouettes of a child stealing a piece of ... Juvenile delinquency refers to criminal acts performed by juveniles ...17 KB (2,502 words) - 21:26, 4 October 2022
- in the Hebrew Bible during the period of Jewish exile in Babylon. reasons. He is regarded as the author of much of the Biblical "Book ...21 KB (3,408 words) - 01:46, 23 June 2022
- played a significant role in the development of Russian philosophy and poetry ... Solovyov did not think of himself as a philosopher, but as a prophet ...15 KB (2,232 words) - 20:48, 3 May 2023
- in different directions. The directions of these beams depend on the spacing ... A photographic slide with a fine pattern of black lines forms a simple ...13 KB (1,983 words) - 14:34, 29 January 2024
- Kharms founded the avant-garde collective OBERIU, or Union of Real ... Like most of the modernists, Kharms saw the Russian Revolutions in ...13 KB (1,927 words) - 22:07, 25 January 2024
- The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth ... England, the Pilgrims arrived off the coast of New England without a patent ...12 KB (1,842 words) - 02:22, 9 November 2022
- , Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) (Alternative transliterations of ... musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the ...32 KB (4,755 words) - 19:49, 21 April 2023
- Gregory of Nyssa (Latin:Gregorius Nyssenus, Greek: Άγιος Γρηγόριος ... and Roman Catholic Christianity, all of which celebrate his memory ...19 KB (2,913 words) - 18:10, 31 January 2023
- this last term himself. Bataille was one of the founding members of the ... The members of the College were united in their dissatisfaction with ...19 KB (2,778 words) - 02:07, 25 November 2022
- Paul of Tarsus (originally Saul of Tarsus), also known as Saint Paul ... before his conversion was a great persecutor of Christians. His experience ...56 KB (9,113 words) - 00:50, 23 December 2022
- opera movement which combined elements of the French opera comique and ... Traetta was born in Bitonto, a town near Bari, right down near the ...8 KB (1,217 words) - 03:57, 1 May 2023
- The Book of Ezekiel is a book of the Hebrew Bible named after the ... Ezekiel taught that people of Judah must not resist the Babylonian ...21 KB (3,455 words) - 07:29, 17 November 2023
- The Servant of God Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, ... Alongside Peter Maurin, she founded the Catholic Worker Movement in ...16 KB (2,524 words) - 17:27, 30 January 2024
- themes in his work are death and the meaning of life. Influenced by the philosophy ... In September, 1874 he was sent to the Jesuit College of Sainte-Barbe ...15 KB (2,277 words) - 16:59, 7 November 2022
- Apostolic succession refers to the Christian practice of appointing ... Due to the sacramental theology of these churches, only bishops and ...31 KB (4,731 words) - 02:04, 9 January 2023
- The Epistle of James is a book in the Christian New Testament. The ... a later writer who was not a direct disciple of Jesus. Its date has been estimated ...13 KB (2,152 words) - 19:10, 13 February 2024
- Voluntarism is fundamentally a theory of action according to which ... Voluntarism (from the Latin: voluntas, meaning ‘will’) is a theory ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 21:03, 3 May 2023
- was an English political theorist and one of the first absolutists. Born ... on natural law, which equated the authority of the king over his subjects ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 05:04, 15 December 2022
- Maronites are members of one of the Syriac Eastern Catholic Churches ... Before the conquest of Lebanon by Arabian Muslims, which resulted ...14 KB (2,092 words) - 16:35, 27 January 2022
- It refers to the “supreme principle of morality” (4:392), from which ... " Since maxims are, roughly, principles of action, the categorical imperative ...22 KB (3,484 words) - 17:59, 30 November 2023
- Limbo is a Roman Catholic theological term, referring to the concept ... The word limbo (late Latin limbus) is a word of Teutonic derivation ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 04:09, 29 October 2022
- quot;the poor ones") were an early sect of Jewish followers of Jesus that ... Scholarly knowledge of the Ebionites is limited and fragmentary, deriving ...19 KB (2,894 words) - 18:00, 12 February 2024
- , in theology, is the idea that members of a particular religious group ... The topic of antinomianism is quite complex because it involves the ...21 KB (3,237 words) - 06:34, 31 July 2023
- thereof, such as the Holy Spirit. (The study of the Holy Spirit in Christian ... quot; in the Latin Vulgate instead of anima (soul), which was rendered ...17 KB (2,627 words) - 21:55, 28 October 2020
- The Jesus Seminar refers to a group of "scholars with advanced ... One of the most active groups in biblical criticism, [http://www.religioustolerance ...36 KB (5,268 words) - 08:35, 3 April 2024
- It is being used to inhibit the formation of natural gas clathrates in long ... aircraft design because, when used in place of water as an engine coolant ...16 KB (2,258 words) - 04:37, 22 March 2024
- The Occupation of the Channel Islands refers to the military occupation ... The islands were too small to serve as a launching pad for an invasion ...28 KB (4,315 words) - 10:14, 11 March 2023
- Rhythm and blues (a combination of blues and jazz) arose in the 1940s ... Brown are considered the earliest pioneers of soul music. Solomon Burke& ...11 KB (1,733 words) - 01:19, 4 February 2023
- Absolution is the act of receiving forgiveness for one's sins ... Ancient Jewish religion involved rites of priestly sacrifice of animal ...20 KB (3,117 words) - 06:36, 14 June 2023
- The conscience refers to a person’s sense of right and wrong. Having ... ==The elements of conscience== Conscience refers to a person’s sense ...25 KB (3,722 words) - 21:26, 7 September 2023
- three different but related meanings, all of them derived from the word ... theology and mysticism recognizes the limits of conceptual understanding or ...11 KB (1,539 words) - 00:39, 2 May 2023
- 1946) is a Catholic Saint, the second person of Indian origin to be canonized ... Claims of her intervention began almost immediately upon her death ...13 KB (1,913 words) - 19:04, 22 December 2022
- by admirers, and derided as an advocate of politically motivated murder ... and union organizing. Her criticism of mandatory conscription of young ...22 KB (3,464 words) - 20:53, 31 December 2020
- (the Dialogist) in Eastern Orthodoxy because of the Dialogues he wrote. Gregory ... A senator's son and himself the governor of Rome at 30, Gregory ...18 KB (2,721 words) - 14:47, 31 January 2023
- In the sociology of religion, a sect is generally a small religious ... follow"). It denotes: (1) a course of action or way of life, (2) ...9 KB (1,258 words) - 02:46, 21 April 2023
- Enlightenment broadly means the realization or the acquisition of ... mysticism, and in the Sufi tradition of Islam. In its secular use, ...14 KB (2,125 words) - 18:55, 13 February 2024
- Egoism is the concept of acting in one’s own self-interest, and ... society; and ethical egoism by the challenge of numerous philosophical and ...28 KB (4,468 words) - 23:59, 12 February 2024
- by the belief that while one set of beliefs is absolutely true ... Broadly speaking, there are two schools of Inclusivist thought: ...21 KB (3,342 words) - 22:00, 4 February 2023
- ) is a sort of processed animal hide that is thin, smooth, durable ... the Torah in particular, to remind those of the Jewish faith of their ancestors ...13 KB (2,055 words) - 15:00, 3 May 2023
- Folk Rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and ... Folk rock had antecedents in the labor movement of the 1930s, notably ...14 KB (2,208 words) - 06:14, 1 April 2024
- ) is the common name of a brief early Christian treatise (c. 50–160 ... the New Testament canon with the exception of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church ...25 KB (3,964 words) - 14:24, 29 January 2024
- The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government ... Arguably the single most important piece of legislation passed by ...10 KB (1,533 words) - 06:38, 16 November 2022
- Samaria was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. It was also ... ninth century BCE. It was the residence of the northern kingdom's ...17 KB (2,670 words) - 02:05, 23 December 2022
- Coulomb was born in Angoulême, France. He was the son of Henry Coulomb ... During this time, Coulomb submitted some of his first work to the Society ...9 KB (1,400 words) - 01:48, 4 December 2023
- Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible. The English name ... those that can no longer be observed because of the destruction of the Temple ...17 KB (2,713 words) - 00:25, 19 November 2023
- to order capital punishment. The legitimacy of political authority is, however ... Since the emergence of the social sciences, authority has been a subject ...10 KB (1,553 words) - 19:17, 22 August 2023
- Religious exclusivism is the doctrine that the adherents of a particular ... it manifests in certain interpretations of the concepts of the Chosen ...15 KB (2,291 words) - 10:03, 29 July 2022
- Gestalt school. He is considered to be one of social psychology's pre ... Heider's theoretical position began from the concept of what ...14 KB (2,033 words) - 07:04, 15 April 2024
- :For the council of 449, see Second Council of Ephesus. The Council of Ephesus, also known as the Third Ecumenical Council ...15 KB (2,352 words) - 08:26, 10 January 2024
- Testament apocrypha, as a devoted disciple of Jesus. She is considered by ... Mary Magdalene's name identifies her as the "Mary of Magdala ...24 KB (3,839 words) - 16:10, 7 November 2022
- especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the ... The parliamentary system was the first form of representative government ...32 KB (4,950 words) - 13:21, 11 March 2023
- leader, he effectively promoted the primacy of the Roman church and cooperated ... role in condemning Pelagianism, his support of deposed patriarch of Constantinople ...15 KB (2,270 words) - 11:00, 13 February 2022
- The Holy Spirit refers to the third person of the Trinity in Christianity ... The Trinitarian doctrine of the Holy Spirit as a distinct "person ...27 KB (4,354 words) - 11:19, 2 February 2024
- ) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the ... Due to the extraordinary talents of Michelangelo (1475-1564), the ...23 KB (3,674 words) - 22:35, 29 January 2023
- a British author who is considered to be one of the foremost figures of both ... Woolf is one of the most enduringly popular of all the Modernists ...18 KB (2,827 words) - 20:35, 3 May 2023
- Deontological ethics recognizes a number of distinct duties, such ... It seems fair to say the ordinary ethical thinking, at least that ...19 KB (2,981 words) - 00:53, 27 July 2022
- The historicity of Jesus concerns the historical authenticity of Jesus ... of biblical scholars argue that Jesus never existed as a historical ...44 KB (6,589 words) - 16:59, 22 February 2023
- best known for works, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story ... Albee was one of the early American contributors to Theatre of the ...15 KB (2,221 words) - 18:21, 12 February 2024
- Stream of consciousness is a literary technique, used primarily in ... Modern stream of consciousness writing is closely related to, but ...20 KB (3,127 words) - 20:56, 26 February 2023
- John Duns Scotus (c. 1266 – November 8, 1308) was one of the most ... by undermining the Augustinian concept of divine illumination of the ...15 KB (2,194 words) - 04:59, 3 August 2022
- gained international fame as the co-author of The Polish Peasant in Europe ... information from written records of the society they were studying ...11 KB (1,469 words) - 07:56, 21 May 2021
- Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria, with a population ... arrived in the area. The first establishment of Salzburg was the Benedictine ...19 KB (2,898 words) - 01:56, 23 December 2022
- Bribery is a crime involving a sum of money or an item given in order ... offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence ...16 KB (2,479 words) - 22:58, 20 November 2023
- to all slaves in the Confederate States of America. It was not a law passed ... on January 1, 1863, declaring the freedom of all slaves in the Confederate ...16 KB (2,559 words) - 17:52, 13 February 2024
- singer, guitarist, and songwriter. A string of major hits followed, some of ... The Impressions were inductees into both the Rock and Roll Hall of ...10 KB (1,576 words) - 15:38, 30 April 2023
- often referred to as the "Father of Bluegrass Music." Bluegrass ... his brother Charlie in the 1930s, as one of the Monroe Brothers. Bluegrass ...10 KB (1,465 words) - 16:06, 31 October 2023
- and critic, who has been called the master of Vernacular Chinese (standard ... Confucius avoided being named the author of the Spring and Autumn Annals ...23 KB (3,604 words) - 02:01, 9 February 2023
- In the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Jonah is the fifth in a series of ... figure who probably lived during the reign of Jeroboam II (786-746 B.C.E ...16 KB (2,678 words) - 00:19, 19 November 2023
- and became the standard text in the field of social psychology for decades ... people, but they also revealed the existence of independence in the face of ...20 KB (2,927 words) - 15:10, 27 April 2023
- (kwakwaka'wakw) continue the practice of potlatch. Illustrated here ... a potlatch, practiced among a diverse group of Northwest Coast Indians as ...10 KB (1,450 words) - 05:54, 30 November 2022
- The public domain consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive ... For example, the works of William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe ...28 KB (4,097 words) - 17:00, 2 January 2023
- The term Poor Man's Bible refers to various forms of Christian ... Until the invention of the Printing press in 1439, the average Christian ...33 KB (5,258 words) - 00:23, 12 April 2023
- ) (967 – August 15, 1038) was Grand Prince of the Magyars (997-1000/1001 ... internal peace in his kingdom. Based on his acts, he is generally considered ...19 KB (3,077 words) - 20:02, 9 February 2023
- as the two-hundred-and-sixty-fourth Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from ... Communism, and he is often credited as one of the forces contributing to ...28 KB (4,343 words) - 03:06, 2 May 2024
- :This article is about the Gnostic Valentinus. For the martyr of the ... he professed a neo-Platonic version of gnostic theology, stressing ...17 KB (2,559 words) - 14:13, 3 May 2023
- naturalistic, and mechanistic account of the world and of human beings ... Wang Chong deplored the degeneration of Confucianism and Daoism into ...10 KB (1,654 words) - 22:51, 3 May 2023
- The term Biblical canon refers to a definitive list of inspired, authoritative ... These lists of authoritative scriptures emerged through a prolonged ...22 KB (3,254 words) - 03:43, 1 October 2023
- perform other tasks such as keeping records of humans' actions, acting ... beings is an ancient and common feature of most world religions, but only ...37 KB (6,014 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
- leader in colonial Virginia's House of Burgesses, delegate to the ... Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he was one of the most radical advocates ...17 KB (2,568 words) - 16:44, 21 November 2022
- violence occurs in all cultures; people of all races, ethnicities, religions ... and loved, perpetrated by those who are part of one's family and thus ...31 KB (4,715 words) - 16:43, 29 January 2024
- Nonviolence is the practice of being harmless to self and others under ... Forms of nonviolence draw inspiration from both religious or ethical ...51 KB (7,370 words) - 02:40, 16 November 2022
- Bible, his story occurring toward the end of the Book of Numbers. The etymology ... In rabbinical tradition, Balaam is seen both as a true prophet of ...16 KB (2,754 words) - 04:16, 11 January 2023
- The Manhattan Center building, built in 1906 and located in the heart ... From its first incarnation as the Manhattan Opera House, home of Oscar ...11 KB (1,594 words) - 06:48, 5 November 2022
- Normandes/Îles de la Manche) are a group of islands in the English Channel ... These islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom ...23 KB (3,402 words) - 01:43, 4 December 2023
- It is a time of somber reflection, fasting, and spiritual preparation ... from foods and festivities, and by other acts of penance. Historically, ...19 KB (2,974 words) - 20:02, 25 October 2022
- as referring to the happiness or well being of individuals. Utilitarianism ... back to Plato and ancient Greek discussions of eudaimonia. The most important ...37 KB (5,971 words) - 13:49, 3 May 2023
- is marred by a notable paucity of biographical details, a fanciful ... Though Sebastian's name is the subject of an elaborate etymology ...18 KB (2,711 words) - 20:50, 17 April 2023
- Dance Theater. Ailey was a gifted creator of dance expressing the African ... times in Ailey's early years. One of the constants in Alvin's ...17 KB (2,746 words) - 08:42, 23 July 2023
- that serve the spiritual aspirations of its adherents, and mark dispensational ... defines a sacrament as “an outward sign of an inward (invisible) grace ...20 KB (3,310 words) - 20:37, 17 April 2023
- was a first-century CE Jewish-Idumean ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore ... The son of Herod the Great, Antipas ruled as a client king of the ...19 KB (2,969 words) - 14:56, 12 February 2022
- Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North ... held in Vancouver used a representation of an inunnguaq (meaning imitation ...13 KB (1,928 words) - 11:05, 6 March 2024
- or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate ... The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits. Fraud ...24 KB (3,551 words) - 09:43, 11 April 2024
- Veneration of Saint Barbara was common from the ninth century until ... Today Barbara is perhaps best known as the patron saint of artillerymen ...12 KB (1,877 words) - 19:07, 22 December 2022
- Christian symbolism is defined as the investing of outward things ... The symbol of the Cross has been revered by Christians but controversial ...18 KB (2,807 words) - 21:08, 10 December 2023
- the “Psychological School,” is a school of economic thought that advocates ... from the method advocated by the majority of contemporary economists, the ...22 KB (3,203 words) - 19:14, 22 August 2023
- Saint Teresa of Ávila (known in religion as Teresa de Jesús, baptized ... permission to found a separate province of Descalced (shoeless) Carmelites ...22 KB (3,548 words) - 03:48, 30 April 2023
- Terrorism is a term used to describe violence or other harmful acts ... labels to condemn violence or threat of violence by certain actors ...40 KB (5,766 words) - 14:59, 30 April 2023
- one’s decisions and actions. The interest of free will in philosophy primarily ... The principle of free will has scientific and religious implications ...51 KB (8,066 words) - 10:37, 11 April 2024
- – July 1, 1999) was the leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People ... placed under house arrest in 1982, accused of plotting against Mugabe. Following ...18 KB (2,723 words) - 05:07, 7 May 2024
- The Marx Brothers were a team of sibling comedians that played in ... into the movie business at the beginning of the "talkie" era ...20 KB (3,216 words) - 15:56, 7 November 2022
- States law and the basis for the exercise of judicial review of Federal ... Marbury, who had been appointed as Justice of the Peace in the District of ...23 KB (3,669 words) - 03:04, 6 November 2022
- [[File:Drawing of William de Marisco.jpg|right|thumb|300px|As illustrated ... penalty ordained in England for the crime of treason. It is considered by ...18 KB (2,928 words) - 19:19, 14 August 2020
- Henry VIII (June 28, 1491 – January 28, 1547) was King of England ... Several significant pieces of legislation were enacted during Henry ...40 KB (6,352 words) - 23:16, 8 February 2022
- and after the Anglo-Zulu War, not least of all for initially defeating ... The legacy of the Zulus is one of pride in a highly organized people ...18 KB (2,661 words) - 06:15, 13 June 2023
- In the New Testament, Judas Iscariot (died April 29–33 C.E.) is ... Gospel narratives, Judas is still somewhat of an ambivalent figure in Christian ...31 KB (5,055 words) - 06:37, 28 February 2023
- Crucifixion was an ancient method of execution practiced in the Roman ... The purpose of crucifixion was to provide a gruesome public way to ...29 KB (4,573 words) - 06:30, 11 January 2024
- best known for his iconic status as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny ... current affairs and on events in the worlds of show business and of celebrity ...20 KB (3,216 words) - 19:16, 3 August 2022
- for his barbed and clever wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights ... As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and ...34 KB (5,298 words) - 04:37, 18 November 2022
- The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman ... It entrusted to the Pope the completion of some sections of its work ...19 KB (2,903 words) - 08:28, 10 January 2024
- was a British novelist, poet, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature ... His mother, Mildred, was a supporter of the British Suffrage movement ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 12:13, 8 May 2023
- theological writer, and Anglican archbishop of Dublin (1831–1863). Whately’s ... to hold public office, and state endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy. ...13 KB (2,059 words) - 01:50, 14 December 2022
- co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team of the former North American Soccer ... The son of a distinguished Turkish diplomat, Ertegun co-founded Atlantic ...12 KB (1,872 words) - 06:54, 16 June 2023
- works in Russian under the pseudonym of Sirin, but rose to international ... multilingual puns, anagrams, and coinages of terms. A novelist of formidable ...22 KB (3,112 words) - 20:47, 3 May 2023
- 2009) was an American scholar, a professor of philosophy and prolific author ... He was known for his academic research into a wide range of philosophical ...15 KB (2,047 words) - 10:33, 11 April 2024
- novel and signaled his emergence as one of the world's great writers ... original creation. Torn in two (the root of his name, "raskol' ...21 KB (3,343 words) - 06:23, 11 January 2024
- any person anointed by a prophet or priest of God, especially a Davidic king ... The concept of Messiah is prevalent in several world religions as ...41 KB (6,600 words) - 16:18, 9 November 2022
- instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum, they consist of a head ... Timpani evolved from military drums to become a staple of the classical ...25 KB (3,944 words) - 23:36, 30 April 2023
- worst) are two opposing worldviews or states of mind. The former amounts to ... are fundamentally evil, that life is devoid of meaning and thus destined to ...24 KB (3,705 words) - 00:57, 18 November 2022
- Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, Order of the British Empire DBE ... is often cited, by the Guinness Book of World Records and others, as ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 06:43, 16 June 2023
- national, ethnic, racial, or religious group of people either entirely or a ... Genocide is defined by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment ...35 KB (5,250 words) - 06:50, 18 April 2024
- Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins ... First, philosophers of language inquire into the nature of meaning ...51 KB (7,646 words) - 22:42, 28 March 2023
- E., establishing an independent Jewish state of Israel which he ruled for three ... the surname Bar Kokhba, meaning "Son of the Star," by the leading ...14 KB (2,151 words) - 07:58, 20 September 2023
- Hubert Walter (c. 1160-1205 C.E.) was the Archbishop of Canterbury ... a precursor for the modern "Justice of the Peace," based on selecting ...34 KB (5,307 words) - 23:24, 17 January 2024
- The Final Solution of the Jewish Question (German: Die Endlösung ... Mass killings of over one million Jews occurred before the plans of ...14 KB (2,250 words) - 19:48, 26 March 2024
- Cyprian of Carthage, also known as Saint Cyprian (died September 14 ... controversy for fleeing the city in the face of persecution and then taking ...14 KB (2,280 words) - 19:36, 22 December 2022
- The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the synoptic ... to literary interdependence. The question of the precise nature of their ...41 KB (5,932 words) - 20:32, 29 January 2024
- or Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences (Latin: Disputatio ... is a list of propositions for an academic disputation written in 1517 ...38 KB (5,692 words) - 21:06, 29 January 2024
- and interpretation. It rejects both the idea of a perspective-free or an interpretation ... In visual perception, the appearance of an object changes according ...17 KB (2,483 words) - 01:01, 24 November 2022
- or boat to a specific point at the bottom of a body of water. The anchor ... There are two primary classes of anchors: temporary and permanent ...30 KB (5,219 words) - 01:04, 9 January 2023
- different Christian denominations conceive of as being the true body of Christians ... despite the fact that it is composed of multiple churches or denominations ...73 KB (10,603 words) - 12:23, 7 May 2024
- | order=7th President of the United States | date1=March 4, 1829 ... | date of birth= March 15, 1767 | place of birth= Waxhaw, South Carolina ...39 KB (5,930 words) - 17:50, 27 July 2023
- order to facilitate the study and analysis of history, understanding current ... continuous and not generalized, all systems of periodization are more or less ...29 KB (4,535 words) - 16:10, 29 December 2020
- The King James Version of the Bible, or Authorized Version, first ... ==History of the Text== The New Testament of the King James Version ...44 KB (6,927 words) - 23:10, 3 March 2023
- to facilitate and manage the logistics of mass deportation to Ghettos ... Born in Solingen, Germany, Adolf Eichmann was the son of a businessman ...27 KB (4,132 words) - 06:02, 15 June 2023
- be a powerful, evil entity and the tempter of humankind. The name "Devil ... The Hebrew Bible does not assign this level of personification to ...20 KB (3,299 words) - 10:16, 29 January 2024
- (March 10, 1957 - May 2, 2011) was a founder of the militant Islamist al-Qaeda ... quot; or "Usama bin Ladin," both of which are abbreviated to UBL. ...20 KB (3,020 words) - 04:35, 18 November 2022
- to the English military occupation of Scotland during significant ... To the Scottish people, Wallace was the exemplification of undying ...21 KB (3,320 words) - 20:44, 13 May 2023
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- the social behavior or the social relations of a society, community of people ... many other social sciences. Among many forms of creating social change are ...31 KB (4,566 words) - 15:00, 27 April 2023
- Justice is the ideal, morally correct state of things and persons ... important: "Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth ...34 KB (5,251 words) - 21:23, 4 October 2022
- Greek were emphasized. Four distinct uses of the word can be noted, the ... education for the most able irrespective of their social or economic background ...25 KB (3,841 words) - 12:15, 24 January 2023
- The Victorian era of the United Kingdom and its overseas Empire was ... The era is often characterized as a long period of peace, known as ...30 KB (4,408 words) - 20:11, 3 May 2023
- The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United ... The House of Commons evolved at some point during the fourteenth century ...50 KB (8,030 words) - 02:42, 22 November 2023
- The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States ... possibly for San Marino's Statutes of 1600, whose status as a true ...45 KB (6,615 words) - 11:55, 3 May 2023
- , also known as Cyrus the Great and Cyrus II of Persia,, was the founder of ... In historical artifacts discovered in the ancient ruins of Babylon ...22 KB (3,584 words) - 07:28, 12 January 2024
- [[image:Iglu 1999-04-02.jpg|thumb|200 px|Large igloo in front of ... The igloo or iglu is the traditional shelter of Inuit living in the ...16 KB (2,500 words) - 13:41, 4 February 2023
- later, television career spanned a total of 76 years, during which time ... During his long career he also worked with some of the great composers ...26 KB (3,902 words) - 09:43, 11 April 2024
- 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 history of the missions of the Jesuits in China in the early modern ... priest and missionary and founding member of the Society. Xavier, however ...29 KB (4,469 words) - 08:20, 3 April 2024
- an annual commemoration observed on the 5th of November, primarily in the ... sermons regarding the perceived dangers of popery, while during increasingly ...26 KB (3,787 words) - 03:37, 27 July 2023
- Shaivism (also spelled Śaivism) refers to a cluster of religious ... With approximately 200 million adherents, Shaivism is one of the most ...34 KB (5,141 words) - 19:47, 14 April 2020
- identities. The term is used in a variety of ways to describe phenomena ... Many contemporary advocates of identity politics take an intersectional ...40 KB (5,610 words) - 14:15, 4 February 2023
- The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the ... Members of all branches of the U.S. military are eligible to receive ...32 KB (4,854 words) - 23:23, 14 June 2023
- Violence is defined as "the use of physical force so as to injure ... World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional ...62 KB (8,789 words) - 20:26, 3 May 2023
- Marcion of Sinope (ca. 110-160 C.E.) was a Christian theologian who ... Marcion was deemed a heretic for his rejection of the whole Hebrew ...17 KB (2,698 words) - 11:11, 9 March 2023
- yoga")Lindsay Jones (ed.), Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd Ed. (Macmillan ... The origins of the scholarly Indian Yogācāra tradition were rooted ...17 KB (2,529 words) - 11:10, 25 May 2023
- Catholic) who want union with the Republic of Ireland to re-unite the whole ... Former British Prime Minister John Major had laid some of the groundwork ...31 KB (4,792 words) - 08:51, 27 September 2023
- [[Image:Rembrandt-The return of the prodigal son.jpg|thumb|300px|right ... Forgiveness is the mental, emotional, and spiritual process of letting ...31 KB (4,680 words) - 06:32, 1 April 2024
- clear and forceful singing, his powerful use of the 12-string guitar, and the ... Lead Belly was one of the most colorful, albeit notorious figures ...14 KB (2,199 words) - 18:43, 25 October 2022
- May 2, 1997 to June 27, 2007. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 ... election victories. Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer during all Blair ...44 KB (6,546 words) - 04:00, 1 May 2023
- The Insurrection of August 10, 1792 was a defining event of the French ... Conflict between King Louis XVI of France and the country's new ...38 KB (5,991 words) - 14:42, 31 August 2022
- estranged from each other because one of them offends the other, eventually ... sense is done very often in the presence of a priestly figure who appeases ...32 KB (5,060 words) - 18:12, 21 August 2023
- The Gospel of Judas, a second century Gnostic gospel, was discovered ... with the canonical Gospels. The gospel of Judas contains no references ...24 KB (3,824 words) - 19:38, 8 June 2023
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- its subsequent bursting affected over half of the U.S. states. Housing prices ... financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Financial Crisis ...40 KB (5,653 words) - 11:59, 3 May 2023
- to describe a group whose values and norms of behavior run counter to those ... Some promote change that serves the interest of a small, vocal minority; some ...27 KB (4,003 words) - 08:31, 10 January 2024
- Copyright is the exclusive right given to the creator of a creative ... not just literary work, but also forms of creative work such as sound ...45 KB (6,771 words) - 03:01, 8 January 2024
- or Estado da Índia) refers to the aggregate of Portugal's colonial ... sea and land routes to India with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, discovered ...22 KB (3,152 words) - 00:27, 12 April 2023
- poet, and playwright. He was a key figure of the Renaissance, best known ... leading armies, the wealthy city-states of Italy falling one after another ...29 KB (4,511 words) - 23:28, 14 November 2022
- ancient kingdom established after the fall of Goguryeo. After Goguryeo's ... Balhae occupied southern parts of Manchuria (Northeast China) and ...24 KB (3,477 words) - 05:52, 26 August 2023
- is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth, on the opposite ... is a major factor in the exploration of and the research conducted ...23 KB (3,208 words) - 15:38, 4 February 2023
- and for his Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) of 1837, with its tremendous orchestral ... law, but he dared to disrespect the wishes of his family in order to pursue ...23 KB (3,532 words) - 08:21, 21 January 2024
- modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530–1540 ... bitter rival, obtained the sovereignty of Kabul and Lahore, the more ...33 KB (5,251 words) - 21:14, 11 January 2023
- from a gel in which the liquid component of the gel has been replaced with ... Aerogels are useful for a variety of applications. Some are good for ...18 KB (2,574 words) - 05:49, 16 June 2023
- Lady Jane Grey (July 1536 – February 12, 1554), a granddaughter ... Lady Jane had a reputation as one of the most learned women of her ...32 KB (5,051 words) - 22:48, 21 October 2022
- Luksemburg) was a Polish revolutionary of Jewish ancestry. She rose up ... and revolutionary. She was a theorist of the Social Democratic Party ...25 KB (3,897 words) - 19:13, 16 December 2022
- The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational prayer book of the Church ... The Book of Common prayer is considered to have significantly contributed ...28 KB (4,558 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- that determines punishments for members of the military subject to military ... mean that the captain is suspected of wrongdoing, but merely that ...19 KB (2,889 words) - 08:45, 10 January 2024
- revivalist," was a major leader of the Second Great Awakening ... Finnney ignited a wave of spiritual transformation among a sector ...24 KB (3,726 words) - 19:08, 4 December 2023
- in history for suppressing the order of the Templars, and as the Pope ... though he was and in many respects the pawn of the French king, did retain ...17 KB (2,612 words) - 11:07, 19 December 2023
- Altruism is the selfless concern for the welfare of others. Altruism ... Altruism can be distinguished from a feeling of loyalty and duty. ...27 KB (4,209 words) - 08:39, 23 July 2023
- to as Hollywood (from the place name of its birth), is the industry ... a new visual culture. The immediacy of the medium created a system ...22 KB (3,307 words) - 22:38, 4 July 2022
