LESSON I. The pre-existence ofChrist:In the beginning was theWord,and theWordwas withGod,and theWordwasGod... All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made ... And theWord...
Early Christian thought, based in Hebrew religion yet influenced by the ambient Platonism of the time, found itself affirming the resurrection of the body yet also allowing for some sort of immortal "soul." For Christian theology from Paul onward, however, "soul" did not mean pure spirit but...
and he performs miraculous feats. Eventually, confronted by his enemies, he must sacrifice his own life—an act that saves mankind from calamity—but in a mystery as great as that of his origin, he is reborn, to preside in glory over a world redeemed. Tell this story to one of...
The Gilgamesh stories were written down by the Akkadians, a people who spoke a language related to both Hebrew and Arabic. The earliest version of the epic was not discovered until the seventh century b.c.e., when it was found in the library of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal (669–627 ...
In the last few centuries, scholars proclaimed there was no evidence for most events in the Biblical account, and it was nothing but a collection of Hebrew legends. Then, a massive amount of evidence emerged through the findings of archaeologists, such as the discovery of the Hittite civilizatio...
One brief shining: Sitting shiva for Kate, her yahrzeit on the Hebrew calendar tomorrow, memories of her as the ninja weeder, as the physician to children, as my longtime traveling companion, friend, and lover, her dexterity, her quilts, her presence that remains with those she loved. ...
In the New King James version of the Bible, the Hebrew wordkavodwhich means honor or reverence is translated glory whiletipheret, meaning beauty, is rendered splendor. Clearly these “vestments of sanctity” are to be a reflection of God Himself. Then follows a list of instructions, laying ...
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Civilizations as theMesopotamian,Egyptian,Phoenician, andHebrew,inhabited the furthest corners of the East, developing activities such as trading, in which the Phoenicians particularly stood out, while on a spiritual level the Hebrews provided the basis of the majority of future religions. ...
"I think," says Clement of Alexandria, commenting on this passage, "that it was necessary for the best of the Apostles to be imitators of their Master on the other side as well as here, that they might convert the gentile dead as he did the Hebrew."117 Elsewhere he says: "Christ vi...