Estimated date of the crucifixion ofJesus Christ. 32 AD Birth of the Emperor Otho in the city of Ferentium. 37 AD Death of Tiberiuson the island of Capri.Caligulaascends to the throne. 37 AD Birth of the historian Flavius Josephus, in Jerusalem. ...
Mary is pictured with a low-cut dress, which is not befitting of the virgin mother of God. Jesus also has red hair, which has evil significance in paintings and was poorly received. Finally, Anne, mother of Mary, has a rather troubled look on her face. Her skin is ...
Almost immediately upon the death of Augustus, and his subsequent deification intothe Roman Imperial cult, the legions inPannoniaandGermaniabegan to revolt. The legions that guarded the Rhine and Danube rivers, by the far the largest concentration of military might in the western world, were unhapp...
But for many, it honors the birth of Jesus Christ. Here is a brief history of Christmas and some of the traditions connected with it. Why December 25th? Well,during the first two centuries after Jesus, death, Christmas was not celebrated at all. Various attempts we...
(Hebrews 9:24) Jehovah accepted the value of Jesus’ sacrifice as the ransom needed to deliver mankind from slavery to sin and death. —Read Romans 3:23, 24. (AEbere 9:24) Yekova aidipa gu motumo tumorii Yesu afuhe re ya si ima da tipa ka batasa aboro na ni be ingapai na...
martyrs who were brutally tortured to death amid the jeers of the Roman spectators did not die in vain. The noble way they endured their suffering impressed a lot of people and won converts to Christianity. Their suffering helped pave the way for the eventual development of the Catholic ...
The tenth bull violated ritual protocol by attempting to break free, and when killed and examined, produced ill omens, among the many that were read at the end of Julian's reign. As represented by Ammianus, Julian swore never to make sacrifice to Mars again�a vow kept with his ...
Charles began to advocate that Jesus and the apostles descended to this earth in October of 1874 and have been here ever since. It was not until 1931 that they officially took the name "Jehovah's Witnesses." Following Russell's death in 1916, his work was pressed on by Judge J.F. ...
“by the washing of water and the word . . . that she would be holy and blameless”). Moreover, 1 Cor. 1:2 attests to the catholic, or universal, scope of the Church, including “all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In addition, Paul describes ...
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