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16 hours ago · Origen of Alexandria [a] ( c. 185 – c. 253), [4] also known as Origen Adamantius, [b] was an early Christian scholar, [7] ascetic, [8] and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. He was a prolific writer who wrote roughly 2,000 treatises in multiple branches of theology, including textual criticism ...
- Celsus
Origen, Contra Celsum (Cambridge, 1676 edition). Celsus (/ ˈ...
- Origen (Disambiguation)
Origen was a third-century Christian theologian.. Origen may...
- Pre-existence
Pre-existence, preexistence, beforelife, or premortal...
- On The First Principles
Bibliography. Heine, Ronald E. (2010), Origen: Scholarship...
- Decian Persecution
A Byzantine fresco of Saint Mercurius (a Christian victim of...
- Ransom Theory of Atonement
The ransom theory of atonement was a theory in Christian...
- Celsus
16 hours ago · Death by burning. Death by burning is an execution, murder, or suicide method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and many societies have employed it as a punishment for and warning against crimes such as treason, heresy, and witchcraft.
16 hours ago · Phoenicia ( / fəˈnɪʃə, fəˈniːʃə / ), [4] or Phœnicia, was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the coastal strip of the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. [5] [6] The territory of the Phoenicians expanded and contracted throughout history, with the core of their ...
16 hours ago · Susa III, or "Proto-Elamite", period (3100–2700 BC) Susa III (3100–2700 BC) is also known as the ' Proto-Elamite ' period. [47] At this time, Banesh period pottery is predominant. This is also when the Proto-Elamite tablets first appear in the record. Subsequently, Susa became the centre of Elam civilization.
16 hours ago · The Akkadian Empire (/ ə ˈ k eɪ d i ən /) was the first known ancient empire of Mesopotamia, succeeding the long-lived civilization of Sumer.Centered on the city of Akkad (/ ˈ æ k æ d /) and its surrounding region, the empire would unite Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and exercised significant influence across Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Anatolia, sending military ...
16 hours ago · Christianity is the most prevalent religion in the United States. Estimates from 2021 suggest that of the entire U.S. population (332 million) about 63% is Christian (210 million). [1] The majority of Christian Americans are Protestant Christians (140 million; 42%), though there are also significant numbers of American Roman Catholics (70 ...
16 hours ago · Three figures on the Skog tapestry; they have been interpreted as the Norse gods Odin (one eye), Thor (hammer in hand) and Freyr.. Old Norse religion, also known as Norse paganism, is a branch of Germanic religion which developed during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic peoples separated into a distinct branch of the Germanic peoples.
