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Mary
Mary in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos ). Her name is the Hebrew Miriam. Her Life The events of her life mentioned in the New Testament include her... Read more |
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Traditionalism
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Gnosis
Gnosis Gnosis , a journal of the Western Inner Tradition, was first issued in 1985 and quickly emerged as one of the highest quality newsstand periodicals serving the groups and individuals whose spiritual vision has emerged out of the Western alternative spiritual tradition that has collectively... Read more |
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Bardesanes
Bardesanes , 154?-222?, Christian philosopher and poet of Syria, missionary among the Armenians. Conflicting traditions report him both as defender of the faith against various Gnostic sects and as a heretic and founder of Bardesanism.... Read more |
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Disciples of Christ
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST DISCIPLES OF CHRIST. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Churches of Christ both trace their origins to the Appalachian frontier revivals of 1795 through 1810. Early leaders of the Disciples stressed the need for the reunion of divided Christendom, the... Read more |
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Christianity
Christianity religion founded in Palestine by the followers of Jesus . One of the world's major religions, it predominates in Europe and the Americas, where it has been a powerful historical force and cultural influence, but it also claims adherents in virtually every country of the world. ... Read more |
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Caspar
Caspar ♂ Dutch form of Jasper, also found as a variant in English. According to legend, this was the name of one of the three Magi or ‘wise men’ who brought gifts to the infant Christ. The Magi are not named in the Bible, but early Christian tradition assigned them the names... Read more |
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Good Friday
Good Friday anniversary of Jesus' death on the cross. According to the Gospels, Jesus was put to death on the Friday before Easter Day. Since the early church Good Friday has been observed by fasting and penance. In the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican traditions, the celebration of the... Read more |
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archangel
archangel , chief angel . They are four to seven in number. Sometimes specific functions are ascribed to them. The four best known in Christian tradition are Michael , Gabriel , Raphael , and Uriel . In early Jewish literature archangels are called "angels of the presence."... Read more |
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Tradition of the Instruments
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baptism
...Jordan; after Jesus emerged from...declaring Jesus to be ‘my well...s gospel, Jesus commanded his...origins of Christian baptism are...developed in the early Church, all...in which Christians were instructed...The Apostolic ... |
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Mormonism
...worldwide faith by the late...account of Jesus bringing the Christian message to...Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...Church of Jesus Christ of...Religious Tradition, 1985. ... |
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Quest of the Historical Jesus, The
...maintained that the Christ who was preached in the early (Gentile) Church...the historical Jesus but the Christ of faith. For the traditions encapsulated in...sayings attributed to Jesus were the utterances ... |
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Paul, St
...important early Christian missionary...opposed the Christian movement...to arrest Christians he was converted...the risen Christ (described in...An early tradition holds that...or from an ... |
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parables
...there was a tradition of interpreting Jesus' parables...article of Christian faith—the inn...way back to Jesus' intentions...and death of Jesus as past and...creations of the early Church in...s act in ... |
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Time
...among these traditions in which there is...that of the early Israelites...namely that of faith. It was this...Israelite tradition of ‘event...resurrection of Jesus, but continuing...times, for Christians in later centuries ... |
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resurrection of Jesus
...affirming the Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus on the basis...evidence of the earliest witness available...proclaiming Jesus' resurrection...the earliest traditions about the resurrection...with the risen ... |
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Christianity
...him.In the early years, ‘Christianity...believed that Jesus was the promised...into being). Jesus mediated the...clear that Jesus addressed God...respond in faith. This led...consequence of Christ was made ... |
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The Faith of Jesus Christ in Early Christian Traditions
The Faith of Jesus Christ in Early Christian Traditions. By Ian...granting Jesus a real and...and early Christian tradition there is...example for ... |
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WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?(studying Jesus Christ)
...inseparable from faith in the One...Jewish and Christian traditions, this God...To Jews and Christians alike, God...Hebrews features Jesus as the apex...Gospel makes Jesus the witness...heart of the ... |
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The Christ of faith: this is not a history quiz.
...generations of Christians (certainly...between the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith. People...with the Christ of faith...stand the Christian claim that...story of Jesus, which ... |
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Faith in Jesus and Paul: A Comparison with Special Reference to "Faith That...
Faith in Jesus and...s use of early Christian tradition; (5) look...as between Jesus and Paul...between the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith...both in ... |
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The Other Jesus: To Christians, he is the Son of God. But the world's other...
...monotheis- tic faiths. There are...religious traditions. All three...father in faith. What is...traditions: Jesus of Nazareth. The Christ of the Gospels...best-known Jesus in the world. For ... |
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Historic Christian towns are losing ground in Holy Land
...leader of his faith in the nation...Bank's Christians are endangered...Holy Land Christian Society...West Bank Christians with Bush...Abdullah earlier this month...plight of the Christians. The Vatican...to local ... |
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Human & divine: did Jesus have faith?(Contemporary Theology)
...Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) issued...heart of Christian identity...doctrinal tradition of the great...faith of Jesus Christ--and discuss...identity of Jesus Christ is a mystery...19). ... |
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The quest for the confessional Jesus.("The Historical Christ and the...
...126pages, $16 CHRISTIANS HAVE HAD good...historical Jesus. From the...of events in Jesus' life. For...percentage of the early Church, the...biographies of Jesus that stand...they say, earlier traditions than ... |
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A few little things you can do during Lent Making world better an idea not...
...Easter in the Christian tradition, is supposed...Not all Christians observe Lent...liturgical traditions. It isn...event in their faith tradition--the death...resurrection of Jesus Christ. ... |
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Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity.(Book review)
...to Jesus in Earliest Christianity...religious life of Christian groups...Jesus emerges early in the circle...reverence for Jesus as a faith compatible...a study of Jesus ... |
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