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  1. Deborah~

    The Christian Origins and Meaning of the Word Easter

    Contrary to the myths that are haunting the internet, the word “Easter” has nothing to do with any ancient pagan goddesses, including the most popular claim that Easter is the English name for the ancient Assyrian goddess Ishtar. Notable experts in the field of Assyriology have completely...
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    • christian history christian holidays easter ishtar new testament history resurrection
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    • Forum: Baptists
  2. Christ2132

    Does the Bible contain the latin word "virtus" (virtue)?

    Hello all together, I am looking for Bible passages which contain the latin expression "virtus" - does such a passage exist? I'd be really thankful if anyone could help me. God bless you
    • Christ2132
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    • bible christian christian history history language latin sources
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    • Forum: General Theology
  3. dzheremi

    HH Pope Cornelius (or Fabian) condemns Novatian c. 249 AD

    Hey OBOB, I was just going through today's readings in the Coptic Orthodox Church (as posted at the Southern U.S. Diocese's website) and saw that one of our commemorations from the synaxarium today heavily involves one of the historic Popes of Rome, so I figured I'd post it here for your...
  4. dzheremi

    History of Christianity in Qaraqosh, Mesopotamia (modern northern Iraq)

    I couldn't sleep and was reading through Geoffrey Khan's grammar of the Neo-Aramaic dialect of Qaraqosh (Brill, 2002) last night and found the following interesting information on the history of Christianity (Orthodox and otherwise) in the area in the book's introductory material (p. 2-6). I...
  5. dzheremi

    LDS Against LDS claims about Christians & keeping the commandments: the example of Philoxenos of Mabbug

    [Fair warning: In this thread I will be referring to an exclusively Oriental Orthodox saint, which is something I try not to do on this message board. I try to only argue from saints who are recognized in all major Christian confessions, so as to avoid arguments between Christians about...
  6. Athanasius377

    Alexander Hislop

    There is something that is bothering me. I have noticed on several occasions that well-meaning christian brothers and sisters have cited a dubious work (or a derivative) from Alexander Hislop's book called The Two Babylons . . . . The work as best I can tell (I have not read the entire book...
  7. Swan7

    Marriage, A Christian History to Present

    Anyone with an open heart to God please give this a read as it speaks about how important this is. This goes along with 1 Corinthians 7 as well with a load of our historical Faith. It's a long read, but do please give it a shot. This made a LOT of sense to me, and I hope it does for you too...
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    • biblical history christian history god's will marriage partnership
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Singles (Only*)
  8. Warden_of_the_Storm

    The Stand of the Swiss Guard

    The year is the Year of Our Lord 1527. In the escalating conflict between the French king, Francis I of the House of Valois and the German-Spanish Emperor, Charles V of the House of Hapsburg, almost the whole of Italy is at stake. By the choice of Pope Clement VII, the Holy See appealed to the...
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