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22 hours ago · Herod’s fear of a popular uprising, as reported by Josephus, seems much more persuasive, given what we know of the highly ambitious Herod 18 On the question of the authenticity of Josephus’s narrative regarding John the Baptist see R. L. Webb, John the Baptizer and Prophet: A Sociohistorical Study (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 1991), 39-41.
22 hours ago · Jerusalem’s history spans 4,000 years. In 2000 BCE, Abraham offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah – ready to carry out the ultimate renunciation until an angel stayed his hand ...
22 hours ago · The Golden Temple (also known as the Harmandir Sahib ( lit. 'House of God', Punjabi pronunciation: [ɦəɾᵊmən̪d̪əɾᵊ saːɦ (ɪ)bᵊ] ), or the Darbār Sahib, ( lit. ''exalted court'', [d̪əɾᵊbaːɾᵊ saːɦ (ɪ)bᵊ] or Suvaran Mandir [2]) is a gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. [3] [4] It is the pre-eminent ...
22 hours ago · Agrippina. Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula ( / kəˈlɪɡjʊlə / ), was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of the Roman general Germanicus and Augustus ' granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, members of the first ruling family of the ...
22 hours ago · The 25th Dynasty of Nubian rulers was again briefly replaced by native nobility in the 7th century BC, and in 525 BC, Egypt fell under Persian rule . Egypt fell under Greek control after Alexander the Great 's conquest in 332 BC. The Late Period of ancient Egypt is taken to end with his death in 323 BC.
22 hours ago · (The reason for all the Mary’s in the New Testament is that Herod the Great’s most popular wife was named Mary, and in that generation large numbers of Jews named their daughters after her.) Jesus makes the point here that true kinship with him is spiritual, not physical. This point is made elsewhere in St. Paul (e.g. Romans 2:25-29).
22 hours ago · Saturday, June 8, 2024. “Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him” (Acts 13:9 KJV). How is the Apostle Paul connected to the pause of prophecy? By the time he composes his epistle of 2 Peter, the Apostle Peter is near the end of his earthly life (2 Peter 1:13-15). The Holy Spirit leads him to ...
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