Discusses the correlation between the early history and Christianity and gnosticism in the academic discipline of 'History of Religions' which emerged in the early 19th century. Scholars who made the most significant contributions in the study of gnosticism in early Christianity; Attempts made to ...
Nietzche had announced the “ Death of the Christian God” and the “ Rebirth of Pan” in the sense that shortly ( turn of the 19th and 20th centuries), the Oracular religious impulse of Christianity would be supplanted by the universal revival of the Pagan Oracles, which were under the di...
Articles Explaining COG Differences From Some Other Churches: COGwriter Position on Other Churches and Religions What is the fate of those who do not know Christ? What about those who profess Christ outside the Church of God? Where is the True Christian Church Today? This free online pdf ...
and Susanna appear in scenes of miracles through divine intervention. Among the motifs that symbolized the hope of resurrection and immortality are the fish and the peacock. Following the official recognition of Christianity after the Edict of Toleration (313), the scope of Early Christian art was...
All of these can be seen to allegorically allude to the principal narratives of the life of Christ. The common subject of salvation echoes the major emphasis in the mystery religions on personal salvation. The appearance of these subjects frequently adjacent to each other in the catacombs and sa...
Chinese religions-- The state of the field. Keightley,David N.Chinese Religions: The State of the Field, Part I:Early Religious Traditions:The Neolithic Period through the Han Dynasty (ca.4000 B... Overmyer,Daniel,L.,... - 《Journal of Asian Studies》 ...
Christianity and other religions—Roman. 3. Rome—Religion. I. Vaage, Leif E. II. Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion III. Series: Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 18 BL96.R46 2006 270.1 C2006-900249-5 2006 Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion / Corporation Canadienne ...
namely Ahuramazda and Mehr, and perhaps they could be regarded as mother and child, just as in Christianity, the trinity is made up of God, Virgin Mary and Jesus (sun) Christ. The fact that the words Mehr and sun both mean the sunlight reflects the connection between the two religions....
Ham became popular among early Christians as part of their unifying tradition as some other religions do not eat pork or ham. (http://www.kitchendaily.com/read/easter-dinner-ideas-and-the-story-behind-traditional-easter-menu?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl35%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid...
While it is true that Judaism and other religions in the ancient world used candles in symbolic ways, candles were used principally as a light source in ancient times. If Christians met before or after dark candles would have been used in the meeting place or home just to keep from stumblin...