When surveying examples from Christian art of the third and fourth centuries, a viewer will invariably encounter the puzzling image of Jesus performing miracles holding a staff or wand. Theologians, art historians, and even the current pope have interpreted Christ's miracle-working implement as a ...
and Life in the Christian Empire. Each part begins with a timeline in order to guide students in the chronology of events. Opening with a look at the historical Jesus--which considers what we know and how we know it--the book continues on with coverage of the Jewish and Roman worlds in...
There were apparently hundreds, if not thousands, of followers of Jesus, but we don't know most of their names. So the fact that she's named is a big deal.” What Language Did Jesus Speak? While historians and scholars debate many aspects of Jesus’ life, most agree on what language...
This is the first truly global study of the Society of Jesus's early mis- sions. Up to now historians have treated the early-modern Catholic missionary pro... V Navarro - 《Jesuit Science & the Republic of Letters》 被引量: 10发表: 0年 Saint Cicero and the Jesuits: The Influence of...
These two skeletons are practically complete and lie as they were buried, one on its back, the other on its left side with legs flexed and heels drawn up towards the sacrum. Although the skull has the characteristic powerfully developed supraorbital ridges, the cranial vault is higher and the...
From Jesus to the New Testament: Early Christian Theology and the Origin of the New Testament Canon Part II Jesus—Paul—Luke This page intentionally left blank ... J Schröter,W Coppins - 《Religious Studies Review》 被引量: 8发表: 2013年 Early manuscripts & modern translations of the ...
An email notification will be sent whenever a new post appears on this site. Name Email Categories Archives About This blog focuses on making Western art history accessible and interesting to all types of audiences: art historians, students, and anyone else who is curious about art.Alberti’s ...
Miracles and miraculous cures ascribed to Jesus and some of his apostles and saints were once seen as virtually replacing secular medicine, based as it was on classical thought and the Hippocratic philosophy of natural causation. Early Christians were seen in opposition to physicians and their ...
Historians have found a reference in an 1841 diary to groundhog weather forecasts in early February among families of German descent in Morgantown, Pennsylvania. 下午6:10 GMT+8 Why is Groundhog Day celebrated on Feb. 2? By MARK SCOLFORO Share It’s part of a tradition rooted in Europ...
and even that is fair to call suspect. Going down the ladder, none of the theories I’m willing to work with can really be proven false, so I’m lowering the bar; falsifiability is too strict a standard for ancient history. Even without it, historians can establish things that are worth...