1BWhat are angels(天使)?Did we invent themthe way we invented Santa Claus, the EasterBunny, or the Boogey Man who frightens littlechildren into being good? Where do angels comefrom?These days, we see angels everywhere. Giftshops offer gold-and-silver angels. Angel facesare featured in beau...
What did the three wise men bring Jesus?The Birth of Jesus:According to the Bible, Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem. His parents traveled to the town in order to take part in a census. While there, Mary gave birth to her son. Shepherds came from a nearby field, drawn by a...
What did Tacitus write about Jesus? Who is Venerable Bede? What did historian Jacob Burckhardt argue about the Renaissance? What did Brahmagupta write? What was Petrarch's occupation? Who is Brahmagupta? What is a conqueror? What was St. Bede's job?
this, so a good follow up question is that ofwhat Jesus believed himself to beaccording to the earliest available documents and in the light of what is known about Palestine two thousand years ago. Another is that if Jesus did not found the Christian religion, thenwho did found Christianity...
The Romans crucified a lot of people, including a man named Jesus. Jesus was stabbed, too, because someone had something better to do. People would make a big deal out of that one crucifixion. The Romans also crucified dogs. Yes, dogs. Another group of people, called the Gauls, snuck ...
Ricky Mulvey:I think there is something interesting that changes in this because there is a part where he is the outsider and he is the Fool where he's very little known. Then later he becomes someone comparing himself to Genghis Khan and even maybe Jesus Christ, at which point, I don'...
Gifts were exchanged,holly hung, candles lit, and bands of carolers went singing around town. It was a raucous affair, and overindulgence in food and drink were the norm. When the Roman Empire converted to Christianity, Saturnalia became a Christian holiday, one honoring the birth of Jesus. ...
“We have, it seems, moved directly from ancient Rome to the Renaissance. The year 0 of the birth of Jesus probably did not exist as it is presented to us, and neither did Jesus. What a mess! It is a historical “gulp” to which I invite you, aquantum leap. Accept tread with me...
Matthew tells us in the Gospel reading that “suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.” And most climactically of all, a voice from heaven came forth and said of Jesus, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with who...
One thing I am now much more certain about is that, if there is any force or power or anything that might possibly be termed 'God', then it is not Zeus or Apollo or Ra or Odin or Yahweh or Jesus. So I suppose I am much closer to being atheist than I used to be - and, based...