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Critical Perspectives: Suicide: An Ignoble Death?
Suicide can be a divisive and painful issue within the church. Read about biblical texts and church tradition that have shaped the Church’s view of this issue.The issue of taking a life has been at the center of civic debate for centuries.Today, in the United States, many nominees to judicial or political office find themselves in a maelstrom of controversy…
READ MOREThe Gospel of Mary: Alternative Authority in Early Christian History
What is the Gospel of Mary? Why is it important to readers today? Read more to find out.Forgotten by history until its rediscovery in the late nineteenth century, the Gospel of Mary (GM) exists now only in three incomplete manuscripts. Two manuscripts from the early third century CE are in Greek and are very fragmentary (P. Rylands 463 and P.…
READ MOREDates in B.C. and A.D.
The modern dating system is based on the birth of Christ. Find out when this practice started and how it relates to the Christian calendar. The initials B.C. (an abbreviation for “Before Christ”) are applied to dates of events that occurred before the “Christian” (or Common) era. If the information Luke gives in his Gospel can be used as a…
READ MOREPesach: The Feast of Unleavened Bread
Festivals played a significant role in Jesus’ ministry. Pesach, or Passover, was no exception. Read more about this important festival here. Pesach, or Passover, is the second and probably best known of the three ancient biblical pilgrimage festivals to the sacred Temple in Jerusalem. It occurs in the spring, and it follows by several months the festival of Sukkot, which…
READ MORECovenants (Agreements)
In ancient times, individuals reached agreements by forming covenants. Covenants were also the means by which the Israelites related to God. Read about the significance of biblical covenants – from God’s first covenant with Abraham to the new covenant spoken about in the prophets.The Bible often speaks of agreements, pacts, alliances, or treaties between individuals or groups of equal or…
READ MOREArchaeological Ages
This table gives a larger context for biblical history by mapping the progression of ancient civilizations according to the technology used in each time period. Archaeologists classify ancient civilizations according to a series of technological "Ages." By naming an Age by the common technology and objects of an ancient civilization, archaeologists describe how advanced that civilization was. AGE TECHNOLOGY APPROXIMATE…
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