As Easter Sunday approaches and Christians everywhere remember Jesus’ journey to the cross, we can’t help but wonder about his mother who stuck by His side till the bitter end. How old was she when he died on the cross, and when did she realize what ro
How old was Abu Bakr when he died?Abu Bakr:Abu Bakr was the Muslim leader who became the first caliph after the death of Muhammad in 632. He is the one credited with making the decision to write down the verses of the Qu'ran before the people who had memorized them died....
How many years after Jesus was the Bible written? What is the oldest manuscript of the Old Testament? What time period does the Old Testament cover? How old was Paul when he died in the Bible? What were scrolls used for in Egyptian mythology?
One well known, unsanctioned scattering involved the ashes of a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan, Steve Goodman, who passed away of leukemia in 1984. He found his final resting place four years later at Wrigley Field, thanks to a determined friend who snuck in just before opening day and threw Go...
We Catholics refer to it as the Eucharist, because when Jesus, you know, gives thanks in the Eucharistic prayer in Matthew 26, and Mark 14, He uses the term “eucharisto,” the verb, and that’s why we call it the Eucharist, that’s a Biblically based term. But St. Paul says, ...
But it is an example of when the first century Christians met to worship God. It was 2-3 centuries before the Catholic Church was established.After all, Jesus did arise on the first day of the week and that could be reason enough to make it the Lords day. The old law was replaced ...
You will be quite friendly with your enemy when you both die. Perhaps a man may commit suicide in self defense. Long ago there lived a Man who was crucified for being too loving and too lovable. And strange to relate I met him thrice yesterday. The first time He was asking a policeman...
How unique was the suffering of Jesus? by Cobus van Wyngaard I don’t know when this question struck me the first time, but attending an Alpha course again tonight it struck me again: How unique was the suffering of Jesus really?
When Joseph, who the Bible describes as a just man, discovered Mary was pregnant, He had in mind to divorce her quietly. Unless the angel Gabriel had intervened, Joseph would have continued to believe Mary had been unfaithful to him, and his “just” response was divorce. Even Jesus, whe...
Jesus Christ died at what age? Who is Zechariah in the New Testament? In the Bible, why is Ezekiel called a prophet of justice? In the Bible, how old was Jeremiah when he became a prophet? What year did Moses die? Who is the first prophet in the Old Testament? Who is Nehemiah in...