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- The Origin of Christianity - Biblical Archaeology Society
To understand the origin of Christianity, one must begin with the population of Jewish Christians who lived during Jesus’ lifetime
- The Megiddo Mosaic - Biblical Archaeology Society
An extraordinary mosaic from ancient Megiddo in northern Israel is now on display at the Museum of the Bible
- 5 Ways Women Participated in the Early Church
When the books of the New Testament were being written, how did women contribute to and participate in the Church?
- Paganism Under Constantine - Biblical Archaeology Society
While Constantine was the first Christian emperor, it was only much later that pagan belief was banned and Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire
- The Antonine Plague and the Spread of Christianity
The Antonine Plague and the Spread of Christianity The Antonine Plague overturned the status quo in the second century, C E Did this lead to the spread of Christianity?
- Gods love transcends religion - Religion and Spirituality . . .
God's love transcends all religion Religion misses the point, entirely All of the specific religions and traditions and sects and cults and mythical
- The Nag Hammadi Codices and Gnostic Christianity
Until the discovery of the Nag Hammadi codices in 1945, the Gnostic view of early Christianity had largely been forgotten The teachings of Gnostic Christianity —vilified especially since they were declared heretic by orthodox Christianity in the fourth century—had been virtually erased from history by the early church fathers, their gospels banned and even burned to make room for the view
- The Split of Early Christianity and Judaism
Christianity and Judaism, two of the world’s major religions, shared the same foundation—ancient Judaism The two religions, however, eventually split in a series of partings, becoming two separate entities
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