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The Reflection of Biblical Interpretating Schools in the Genesis of Christian Iconography [PDF]

open access: yesحکمت 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

open access: yesPerichoresis: 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

open access: yesLiteratūra (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

open access: yesActa 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]

open access: yesРелигия, 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

open access: yesTheologia 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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Early Christianity in Transjordan

open access: yesTyndale Bulletin, 1994
Considerable archaeological field work is currently being conducted in the area of the Decapolis, including the author’s involvement in the excavations of Abila. This article reviews the few references to northern Transjordan in the New Testament and the
Bastiaan Van Elderen
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A case for organic indigenous Christianity: African Ethiopia as derivate from Jewish Christianity

open access: yesHTS 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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Desire spiritual gifts that edify: A text-generated persuasion of 1 Corinthians 14:1–40

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia
Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthian church details the various problems it faced, with the primary issue in 1 Corinthians 14 being the use of spiritual gifts. Churches today are not free from similar issues, making Paul’s letter particularly relevant,
Tsholofelo J. Kukuni
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St Mildrith or the monastic life against all odds in Goscelin's Vita Deo dilectae virginis Mildrethae

open access: yesActa Neophilologica, 2010
This paper discusses St Mildrith (dies natalis*, 13 July, +732/733) in Goscelin's Vita Deo dilectae virginis Mildrethae, the abbess of the famous monastery Minster-in-Thanet, Kent, and a consecrated virgin descended from the Kentish and Mercian royal ...
Alenka Divjak
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