For with this Church, because of its superior origin, all churches must agree, that is, all the faithful in the whole world. And it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition” (ibid., 3:3:2). “Polycarp also was not only instructed by apostles, and...
Therefore he kept his Mother a virgin even after her childbearing” (Against Those Who Do Not Wish to Confess That the Holy Virgin is the Mother of God 4 [A.D. 430]). Pope Leo I “His [Christ’s] origin is different, but his [human] nature is the same. Human usage and custom ...
Although God provided rights and protections for concubines in the Law of Moses, God did not introduce or approve of this marital model. The Hebrew word for concubine,Piylegesh, isn’t even of Hebrew origin. It’s “a non-Semitic loanword borrowed to refer to a phenomenon not i...
There is no greater wisdom than well totimethe beginnings and onsets of things. (obsolete) To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time. * Whittier With oar strokestimingto their song. (obsolete) To pass time; to delay. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in ...
Among these sources are various writings, notably theOld Testamentand theNew Testament.Another source of authority is "traditions" especially "Apostolic Traditions" supposedly passed down from the earliest years of Christianity. Other sources include notable early Christian men - the so-calledChurch ...
is the perfect number of God. Ten stands for law, government, restoration and the amount of one's income that belongs to God. Twelve is the number of the 12 tribes of Israel as well as the apostolic number. The number 14 is important for Passover. The number 40 is used for probation...
(he is of Turkish origin, but has Syrian nationality) is the head of a pro-government militia, composed of Alawites andShabeeha, calledSyrian Resistance, based in al Baseet, North of Latakia. He was among those responsible for the massacre of Banyas. In this photo, he is in the centre...
willing to shout you down if you didn’t believe all this stuff or even if you didn’t use the right language when referring to these issues. Not coincidentally this was also a left with almostno connection to the working class, in stark contrast to the20thcentury left’s origin story. ...
“The origin of life on Earth is the biggest mystery of human beings. Scientists can have totally different points of view on the matter. Some think that life is very rare and happened only once in the Universe, while others think that life can happen on every suitable planet. If panspermi...
“With this church, because of its superior origin, all churches must agree—that is, all the faithful in the whole world—and it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition” (ibid., 3:3:1–2). Clement of Alexandria “Well, they preserving the tradition...