| Comparing and contrasting Judaism and Christianity/Archive Talk:Comparing_and_contrasting_Judaism_and_Christianity/Archive
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| Agape feast The Agape feast, or love-feast, was an early Christian religious meal in close relation with the Eucharist. Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3): article agape It may have been separated from the Eucharist by the early second century, when Pliny the Younger reported that the Christians regularly met "on a stated day" in the early morning to "address a form of prayer to Christ, as to a divinity", and later in the day would "reassemble, to eat in common a harmless meal". Agape_feast
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| The Ninety-Five Theses The Ninety-Five Theses on the Power of Indulgences, commonly known as The Ninety-Five Theses, were written by Martin Luther in 1517 and are widely regarded as the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Luther used these theses to display his displeasure with the Church's sale of indulgences, and this ultimately gave birth to Protestantism. The_Ninety-Five_Theses
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| Pope Peter of Alexandria Pope Peter of Alexandria was Pope of Alexandria (300 - 311). He is revered as a saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Pope_Peter_of_Alexandria
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| Michael Servetus Michael Servetus (also Miguel Servet or Miguel Serveto; 29 September, 1511 – 27 October, 1553) was a Spanish (Aragonese) theologian, physician, and humanist and the first European to describe the function of pulmonary circulation. Michael_Servetus
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| Lawrence of Rome |feast_day=August 10 Lawrence_of_Rome
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| Richard Baxter Richard Baxter (November 12, 1615 - December 8, 1691) was an English Puritan church leader, theologian and controversialist, called by Dean Stanley "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen". Richard_Baxter
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| Marcion of Sinope Marcion (Μαρκίων) (ca. 110-160) was a Christian theologian who was excommunicatedTertullian, Adversus Marcionem, a near-contemprary polemic. Marcion_of_Sinope
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| Christian Classics Ethereal Library The Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) is a digital library that provides free electronic copies of Christian scripture and literature texts. Christian_Classics_Ethereal_Library
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| John Owen (theologian) John Owen (1616 - August 24, 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader and theologian. John_Owen_(theologian)
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| Edward Pococke Edward Pococke (1604-1691) was an English Orientalist and biblical scholar. Edward_Pococke
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| The Shepherd of Hermas The Shepherd of Hermas (sometimes just called The Shepherd) is a Christian work of the second century, considered a valuable book by many Christians, and occasionally considered canonical scripture by some of the early Church fathers. The Shepherd had great authority in the second and third centuries. The_Shepherd_of_Hermas
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| Gospel of Peter The Gospel of Peter was a prominent passion narrative in the early history of Christianity, but over time passed out of common usage. Only fragments survive. Gospel_of_Peter
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| Carpocrates Carpocrates of Alexandria was the founder of an early Gnostic sect from the first half of the second century. As with many Gnostic sects, we know of the Carpocratians only through the writings of the Church Fathers, principally Irenaeus of Lyons and Clement of Alexandria. Carpocrates
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| John William Burgon John William Burgonthe "g" in Burgon is now generally pronounced like the "g" in "Burgundy", not like the "g" in "burgeoning" (August 21, 1813 - August 4, 1888), English Anglican divine who become the Dean of Chichester Cathedral in 1876. He is remembered for his passionate defense of the historicity and Mosaic authorship of Genesis and of Biblical inerrancy in general. John_William_Burgon
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| Biblical Magi In Christian tradition the Magi (Greek: μάγοι magoi), Three Wise Men, Three Kings or Kings from the East are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts. The Gospel of Matthew (Mt 2) is the only one of the four Gospels to mention them, stating that they came "from the east to Jerusalem" to worship the Christ, "born King of the Jews". Biblical_Magi
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| Nag Hammadi library The Nag Hammadi library (popularly known as The Gnostic Gospels) is a collection of early Christian Gnostic texts discovered near the town of Nag Hammâdi in 1945. That year, twelve leather-bound papyrus codices buried in a sealed jar were found by a local peasant named Mohammed Ali Samman. Nag_Hammadi_library
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| Edward Bouverie Pusey Edward Bouverie Pusey (22 August 1800 - 16 September, 1882), was an English churchman and Regius Professor of Hebrew at Christ Church, Oxford. He was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Edward_Bouverie_Pusey
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| Computus Computus (Latin for computation) is the calculation of the date of Easter in the Christian calendar. The name has been used for this procedure since the early Middle Ages, as it was one of the most important computations of the age. Computus
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| Eye for an eye The phrase "an eye for an eye", () is a quotation from in which a person who has taken the eye of another in a fight is instructed to give his own eye in compensation. At the root of the non-Biblical form of this principle is that one of the purposes of the law is to provide equitable retaliation for an offended party. Eye_for_an_eye
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| Mark 16 Mark 16 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It begins with the discovery of the empty tomb by Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome — there they encounter a man dressed in white who announces Jesus' resurrection. Mark_16
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| Osroene Osroene (also spelled Osrohene, Osrhoene; Syriac:ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܣܪܐ ܥܝܢܐ ), also known by the name of its capital city, Edessa (modern Şanlıurfa, Turkey), was a historic Syriac kingdom located in Mesopotamia, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 BC to AD 244.Alexander Roberts & James Donaldson Eds. Osroene
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| Church Fathers The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, or Fathers of the Church are the early and influential theologians and writers in the Christian Church, particularly those of the first five centuries of Christian history. The term is used of writers and teachers of the Church, not necessarily saints. Church_Fathers
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| List of tuberculosis victims This is a list of famous people and celebrities who had, or are believed to have had, tuberculosis, also known as consumption. List_of_tuberculosis_victims
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| Gog and Magog The tradition of Gog and Magog (Hebrew גוג ומגוג; Arabic يأجوج و مأجوج) begins in the Hebrew Bible with the reference to Magog, son of Japheth, in the Book of Genesis and continues in cryptic prophecies in the Book of Ezekiel (see War of Ezekiel 38-39), which are echoed in the Book of Revelation and in the Qur'an. The tradition is very ambiguous with even the very nature of the entities differing between sources. Gog_and_Magog
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| Cassiodorus Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 - c. Cassiodorus
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| Friedrich Christoph Oetinger Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (May 2, 1702 - February 10, 1782), was a German theosophist. Friedrich_Christoph_Oetinger
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| Antinomianism For the term in politics describing socialist movements, see Autonomism Antinomianism
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| Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (in transliterated Amharic:Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa, Cyril VI. Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
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| Benjamin Jowett Benjamin Jowett (April 15, 1817 – October 1, 1893) was an English scholar, classicist and theologian, and Master of Balliol College, Oxford. Benjamin_Jowett
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| Teutons The Teutons or Teutones (from Proto-Germanic *Þeudanōz) were mentioned as a Germanic tribe by Greek and Roman authors, notably Strabo and Marcus Velleius Paterculus and normally in close connection with the Cimbri, whose ethnicity is contested between Gauls and Germani. According to Ptolemy's map, they lived in Jutland, in agreement with Pomponius Mela, who placed them in Scandinavia (Codanonia)Northvegr - Saga Book Vol. Teutons
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| Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem
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| Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople Saint Flavian or Phlabianus (died August 11, 449) was Archbishop of Constantinople from 446 to 449. He is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Archbishop_Flavian_of_Constantinople
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| Patriarch Anatolius of Constantinople Saint Anatolius was Patriarch of Constantinople (449 - July 3, 458). He became Patriarch through the influence of Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria with Emperor Theodosius II, after the deposition of Flavian by the Second Council of Ephesus, having previously been the apocrisiarius or representative of Dioscorus with the emperor at Constantinople. Patriarch_Anatolius_of_Constantinople
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| Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople Acacius (died 489) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 471 to 489. Acacius was practically the first prelate throughout the Eastern Orthodoxy and renowned for ambitious participation in the Monophysitism controversy. Patriarch_Acacius_of_Constantinople
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| John Scholasticus John Scholasticus (died August 31, 577) was the 32nd patriarch of Constantinople from April 12, 565 until his death in 577. He is also regarded as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church. John_Scholasticus
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| Patriarch Anthimus I of Constantinople Anthimus I was a Monophysite patriarch of Constantinople from 535-536. He was the bishop ¹ or archbishop ² of Trebizond before accession to the Constantinople see. Patriarch_Anthimus_I_of_Constantinople
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| Adolf von Harnack Adolf von Harnack (May 7, 1851–June 10, 1930), was a German theologian and prominent church historian. Adolf_von_Harnack
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| Nimrod (Bible) Nimrod () was a Mesopotamian monarch mentioned in the Jewish Tanakh, and who figures in many legends and folktales. Nimrod_(Bible)
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| Internet encyclopedia project An internet encyclopedia project is a large database of useful information, accessible via World Wide Web. The idea to build a free encyclopedia using the Internet can be traced at least to the 1993 Interpedia proposal; it was planned as an encyclopedia on the Internet to which everyone could contribute materials. Internet_encyclopedia_project
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| Philip Doddridge Philip Doddridge (June 26, 1702 - October 26, 1751) was an English Nonconformist leader and hymnwriter. Philip_Doddridge
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| Henry Alford Henry Alford (October 7, 1810 - January 12, 1871) was an English churchman, theologian, scholar, poet, hymnodist, and writer. Henry_Alford
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| Plymouth Brethren The Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s.Ekoinonia H. Plymouth_Brethren
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| Nontrinitarianism Nontrinitarianism includes all Christian belief systems that reject as non-scriptural, wholly or partly, the doctrine of the Trinity; the doctrine that Yahweh, the God of the Bible, is three distinct, co-eternal persons in one being, and that these three persons are co-eternal and equal in nature, authority and knowledge. Nontrinitarianism
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| Theosis In Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic theology, theosis (written also: theiosis, theopoiesis, theōsis; , meaning divinization, or deification, or making divine) is salvation from unholiness by participation in the life of God. According to this conception, the holy life of God, given in Jesus Christ to the believer through the Holy Spirit, is expressed beginning in the struggles of this life, increases in the experience of the believer through the knowledge of God, and is later consummated in the resurrection of the believer when the power of sin and death, having been fully overcome by God's life, will lose hold over the believer forever. Theosis
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| Arminianism Talk:Arminianism
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| Matthias Flacius Matthias Flacius Illyricus (Latin; Croatian Matija Vlačić Ilirik, German Matthias Flach) (March 3, 1520-March 11, 1575) was a Lutheran reformer. Matthias_Flacius
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| Assumption of Mary The Roman Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary, "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory."Pope Pius XII: "Munificentissimus Deus - Defining the Dogma of the Assumption", par. Assumption_of_Mary
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| True Cross The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by a Christian tradition, are believed to be from the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified.The birth, teachings and death of Jesus were recorded by four 1st century writers, in the books of the Bible known by the names Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. True_Cross
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| Martin Luther/archive 2005 Sept 19 Talk:Martin_Luther/archive_2005_Sept_19
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