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Author | : Carsten Peter Thiede |
Publisher | : Palgrave MacMillan |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781403962126 |
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The cross is arguably the most recognizable symbol in Western civilization. But what are its historical origins, and what happened to it after Christ`s crucifixion? In a church outside Rome, a fragment of wood may hold the answer to these questions and could be fundamental to our understanding of Christianity. Focusing on a long-ignored fragment of the Titulus Crucis-the inscribed headboard from Christ`s cross-authors Thiede and d`Ancona provide evidence that it may date from the time of Christ and was brought to Rome by Queen Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, in AD 328. Their claim is a radical challenge to the modern view that all reputed holy relics are fakes. Following in Helena`s footsteps and drawing together the threads of history, archaeology, myth, religion, and science, this journey through the ancient world is sure to transform many readers` conceptions about early Christian faith.
Author | : Robin M. Jensen |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2017-04-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0674088808 |
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The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians as well as non-Christians. Robin Jensen takes readers on an intellectual and spiritual journey through the two-thousand-year evolution of the cross as an idea and an artifact, illuminating the controversies—along with the forms of devotion—this central symbol of Christianity inspires. Jesus’s death on the cross posed a dilemma for Saint Paul and the early Church fathers. Crucifixion was a humiliating form of execution reserved for slaves and criminals. How could their messiah and savior have been subjected to such an ignominious death? Wrestling with this paradox, they reimagined the cross as a triumphant expression of Christ’s sacrificial love and miraculous resurrection. Over time, the symbol’s transformation raised myriad doctrinal questions, particularly about the crucifix—the cross with the figure of Christ—and whether it should emphasize Jesus’s suffering or his glorification. How should Jesus’s body be depicted: alive or dead, naked or dressed? Should it be shown at all? Jensen’s wide-ranging study focuses on the cross in painting and literature, the quest for the “true cross” in Jerusalem, and the symbol’s role in conflicts from the Crusades to wars of colonial conquest. The Cross also reveals how Jews and Muslims viewed the most sacred of all Christian emblems and explains its role in public life in the West today.
Author | : Cornelia Mary Bilinsky |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780819874610 |
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Sweet-smelling basil marks the spot in this treasure hunt led by a queenly saint--join her as she treks to Jerusalem in search of the Holy Cross of Jesus Christ In this fabulous and instructive blend of tale and history, boys and girls alike will be captivated by Helen, an adventurous empress on a mission. Offering faith-based reading in an entertaining format of dialogue and narration, children are encouraged to treasure the Holy Cross in their "own" lives.
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Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 483 |
Release | : 2019-08-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004400990 |
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This book discusses the celebrated church of the Holy Cross of Ałt‘amar founded by King Gagik of Vaspurakan and built in the tenth century. It analyzes this church from multiple perspectives, such as the contemporary intellectual climate, biblical exegesis, historiography, royal ideology, patronage of relics, medieval architecture and art.
Author | : Richard C. Carrier |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2012-04-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1616145609 |
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This in-depth discussion of New Testament scholarship and the challenges of history as a whole proposes Bayes’s Theorem, which deals with probabilities under conditions of uncertainty, as a solution to the problem of establishing reliable historical criteria. The author demonstrates that valid historical methods—not only in the study of Christian origins but in any historical study—can be described by, and reduced to, the logic of Bayes’s Theorem. Conversely, he argues that any method that cannot be reduced to this theorem is invalid and should be abandoned. Writing with thoroughness and clarity, the author explains Bayes’s Theorem in terms that are easily understandable to professional historians and laypeople alike, employing nothing more than well-known primary school math. He then explores precisely how the theorem can be applied to history and addresses numerous challenges to and criticisms of its use in testing or justifying the conclusions that historians make about the important persons and events of the past. The traditional and established methods of historians are analyzed using the theorem, as well as all the major "historicity criteria" employed in the latest quest to establish the historicity of Jesus. The author demonstrates not only the deficiencies of these approaches but also ways to rehabilitate them using Bayes’s Theorem. Anyone with an interest in historical methods, how historical knowledge can be justified, new applications of Bayes’s Theorem, or the study of the historical Jesus will find this book to be essential reading.
Author | : César Henri A. Malan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1834 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : George John Whyte- Melville |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1873 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Matthew D'Ancona |
Publisher | : Galilee Trade |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2000-02-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 038548898X |
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In 1901, the Reverend Charles B. Huleatt acquired three pieces of a New Testament manuscript on the murky antiquities market of Luxor, Egypt. He donated these papyrus fragments to his alma mater, Magdalen College in Oxford, England, where they sat in a display case and drew very little attention. Nearly a century later, the fragments--part of the Gospel of Matthew and thought to date from a.d. 180-200--were reevaluated by scholar Carsten Peter Thiede. His research showed the bits of papyrus to be significantly older, written about a.d. 60. But what is all the fuss about? How can three ancient papyrus fragments be so significant? How did Thiede arrive at this radical early dating? And what does it mean to the average Christian? Now readers have authoritative answers to these pivotal questions, in a book written by Thiede himself and by Times of London journalist Matthew d'Ancona, who originally broke the story to the public. Indeed, the Magdalen Papyrus corroborates three traditions: Saint Matthew actually wrote the Gospel bearing his name; he wrote it within a generation of Jesus' death; and the Gospel stories about Jesus are true. Some will vehemently deny Thiede's claims, others will embrace them, but nobody can ignore THE JESUS PAPYRUS.
Author | : Louis De Wohl |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Christian women saints |
ISBN | : |
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The author reconstructs the atmosphere of fourth-century Rome in this story of intrigue, romance, and power politics revolving around Helena, mother of Constantine, the first Christian emperor.
Author | : Rick Joyner |
Publisher | : Morningstar Publications Inc. |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 192937190X |
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What if a single revelation could change your destiny in a moment? In this riveting bestseller, author Rick Joyner takes you on the supernatural journey that has captivated millions. More real than an allegory, The Final Quest is a panoramic vision of the epic struggle between light and darkness, and your part in it. As the journey unfolds, you can join in the great battle, encounter angels and demons, apostles and prophets, and the heavenly realm itself. This book is about the greatest adventure, to serve the greatest King, and to stand for His truth with courage—a tale not for the timid, but for the bold.