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Book Review: Influences of Ancient Hinduism on Early Christianity [PDF]

, 2011
A review of Influences of Ancient Hinduism on Early Christianity by A.
Locklin, Reid B.
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FOUR CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING THE SOCIALLY MARGINAL IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY REFLECTED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

Acta Theologica, 2020
The social dynamics of the world of early Christianity is characterised by the limit of upward mobility and social disparity between classes in terms of access to both material resources such as lands and funds and nonmaterial resources such as honour ...
I.C. Berg
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Slavery and Early Christianity - a reflection from a human rights perspective

Acta Theologica, 2016
Addressing the topic “slavery and Early Christianity” is a difficult task for various reasons. First, it is complex to reach an understanding of slavery of that time.
P. G. Kirchschlaeger
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The Reflection of Biblical Interpretating Schools in the Genesis of Christian Iconography [PDF]

حکمت و فلسفه, 2010
Holy Bible is the most important source of Christian iconography and correspondingly, this kind of iconography is a visual interpretation of Bible. Hence, considering the relationship between Christian iconography and Biblical interpretation is a crucial
amir nasri
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Context, Context, Context: Athanasius’ Biblical Interpretation in Contra Arianos

Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2014
This article examines Athanasius’ argument in his work Contra Arianos, focusing on the reasons for the order in which he addresses the biblical texts he considers. While the choice of which texts to discuss is dictated by the need to consider those texts
Fairbairn Donald
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Reconstruction of Tradition and Religious Imagination in Early Apocryphal Writing

Literatūra (Vilnius), 2021
Studies of the Christian apocrypha have paid relatively little attention to the authors' self-awareness and intentions. The authors of the Apocrypha often impersonate characters of the apostolic generation or write about events that could not have been ...
Vytautas Ališauskas
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St Joseph in Early Christianity

Acta Theologica, 2000
In die eerste millennium is gegewens oor Josef, die man van Maria, baie skaars. In sy werk, St Joseph in Early Christianity, bied Lienhard belangrike inligting wat die Nuwe-Testamentiese Apokriewe in die tweede eeu, en die kerkvaders tot aan die einde ...
LV le Roux
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Christian-Jewish Polemics in the 2nd–3rd centuries and Necromancy (Mart. Pionii 13–14) [PDF]

Религия, церковь, общество, 2015
The article deals with the passage of the “Martyrdom of Pionios the Presbyter and his com-panions” (BHG 1546), where the martyr called Christians who came to him in prison to remain faithful to Christ and not to succumb to the Jews seeking to convert ...
Aleksey Dmitrievich Panteleev
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Mother Paul’s care for his Corinthian children: A text-centered analysis of 1 Cor. 3:1–4 metaphor

Theologia Viatorum
This article addresses the misinterpretation of the apostle Paul as solely a patriarchal figure. While critiques often focus on his alleged adherence to patriarchal norms, this study identifies a gap in exploring his broader social and rhetorical roles ...
Tsholofelo J. Kukuni
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A case for organic indigenous Christianity: African Ethiopia as derivate from Jewish Christianity

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
From its inception to the 4th century CE, Christianity experienced a formative process composite of three catalytic phases characterised by distinctive events (i.e. Jewish-Christian Schism, Hellenism and imperial intervention).
Rugare Rukuni, Erna Oliver
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