Though Gnostic sects faded in the early church, Gnostic ideas have had a long shelf life. This world is not my home. As it stands, that statement reflects the views of a great many orthodox Christians ...
This week your professor continues a very brief introduction into the early rivals of Christianity. We know of a great many religious cults which existed in ancient times, most of which have vanished ...
Two other early rivals to Christianity should be considered, the first because of its attractiveness, the second because of its persecuting power. Both are equally operative in the Asian world of ...
Plenty, says Princeton University professor, who will discuss the devil’s role in human history at CU Boulder Elaine Pagels, a scholar who argues that early Christians invented the devil, will discuss ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Publisher Information Peeters is an international publishing house based in Leuven/Louvain, Belgium and established in 1857. It has since published ...
What is the account that we get from Acts about the early history of the Christian church? The Book of Acts records or reports that there was a special event that took place at Pentecost, which would ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
Was Jesus Christ talking about magic mushrooms when he told his disciples to eat the “bread of God” at the Last Supper? That’s one theory explored by The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of ...
What is the account that we get from Acts about the early history of the Christian church? The Book of Acts records or reports that there was a special event that took place at Pentecost, which would ...