The origin and types of Christ icon of the Orthodox ChurchFenglin, Xu
What was Book of Exodus originally called? What is the canon of the Old Testament? What bible does the Greek Orthodox Church use? Who wrote the first book of the Old Testament? What was the first gospel written in the New Testament?
Hebrew/Greek Your ContentGenesis 1-11 New Catholic Bible Origin of the World and Humankind[a] Creation and the Fall Chapter 1 Origin of the Universe.[b] 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.[c] 2 The earth was formless and barren, and darkness covered the abyss wh...
Matthaious (Greek) Matthäus (German) Matthieu (French) Matvei/Matvey (Russian) Matthew is traditionally a masculine name, but that hasn 't stopped parents from naming their daughters Matthew. In the United States between 1972 and 1989, Matthew continually held a spot in the top 1,000 girl...
Cosmonaut (Russian: космонавт (IPA [kəsmɐˈnaft] (kosmos a Greek word, which in Russian stands for "outer space", rather than "world" or "universe", and nautes "sailor", thus "space sailor"; the term "cosmonaut" was first used in 1959; the near similar word "...
According to Catholic customs, the Church altar is wiped to perfection on Maundy Thursday, right before Good Friday, along with all its surroundings. The Greek Orthodox Church encourages spring cleaning in the first day of Lent, known as Clean Monday. ...
English form ofIohannes, the Latin form of the Greek nameἸωάννης(Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew nameיוֹחָנָן(Yoḥanan). It means"Yahwehis gracious", from the rootsיוֹ(yo)referring to the Hebrew God andחָנַן(ḥanan)mean...
such as when Qatar facilitated discussions between the jihadi movement and foreign countries for the release of a group of Greek Orthodox nuns in March 2014. It is reported that at least until 2015, the Qataris were among the main fundraisers for al-Nusra . It has reportedly received support...
May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. May is named after the Greek goddess Maia, whom the Romans called Bona Dea, goddess of fertility—something...
His real name is unknown, because Oleg is a Greek name, but his possible bearer was a Varangian. 36:20 was said: Askold and Dyr, they were rulers of Kiev and they were killed during capturing of Kiev by Oleg. Their origin is unknown, there is a version that they were also Varangian...