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Mythological Aspects of Supreme Power Concept by Eusebius Pamphilus
The article deals with one of the earliest Christian interpretations of the supreme secular power created by Eusebius Pamphilus, Bishop of Caesarea, during the life of the first Christian emperor Constantine the Great.
Marina Savelieva
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Nicaea, Constantine, and Gender
Abstract The canons of the Council of Nicaea appear to confirm what some might consider today to be stereotypical views of gender identity. However, according to Philostorgius, a Christian church historian of Late Antiquity, Constantine's stepsister Constantia played an influential role in the decisions of some sceptical key players to sign the creed ...
Martin Illert
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Crafting divine personae in Julian’s Oration 7 [PDF]
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Greenwood, David Neal
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“Where Now for Visible Unity?”
Abstract This article provides a short introduction to the activities and the spirit of the World Council of Churches for the ecumenical year 2025 by paying particular attention to the commemoration and anniversary celebration of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, which will take place in October 2025 in Egypt under the theme “Where now for ...
Martin Illert
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In numerous ways, the first Christian emperor, Constantine I (r. 306-337) indicated that he saw parallels between himself and St. Paul. These include his story of divine intervention (the vision of the Cross) and his decision to be buried amid markers ...
Harold DRAKE
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Speculum Historiale of Vincent of Beauvais: from the history of antiquity to the history of ancient literature [PDF]
The 'Speculum historiale' — the fourth volume of the encyclopaedia of Vincent of Beauvais, called the 'Speculum majus' — comprises a narrative of world history from the creation of the world to the middle of the 13th century.
Ludmilla Evdokimova
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Theology and Economy ‘after’ Barth
Abstract The relation of theology and economy is a perennial theological challenge. Many contemporary theologians' understanding of this challenge is shaped by Karl Barth's attempt to resolve a set of tensions problematising this relation inherited from figures like Kant and Feuerbach.
Jared Michelson
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The fourth-century historian Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, lived during the anti-Christian persecutions of the Roman emperor Maximinus Daia and believed fervently that Jesus Christ would imminently return to alleviate the suffering of God’s people.
Mario Baghos
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Christian ideology and the image of a holy land: the place of Jerusalem pilgrimage in the various Christianities [PDF]
The great majority of the world's holy cities and sacred shrines attract pilgrims from culturally circumscribed catchment areas, and thus host pilgrims united by strong degrees of cultural homogeneity.
Bowman, Glenn W.
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A Letter that Killeth: Gregory of Nyssa on How (Not) to Read Scripture, Platonically
Abstract In this essay, I explore the emergence of multicolumn Bibles in late antiquity, with a particular emphasis on Origen's Hexapla and its use by Gregory of Nyssa. I contextualise Gregory's use of multicolumn Bibles within the Origenian tradition and show that, in this intellectual context, multicolumn Bibles functioned as hermeneutical rather ...
ISIDOROS C. KATSOS
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