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How December 25 Became Christmas - Biblical Archaeology Society On December 25, Christians around the world will gather to celebrate Jesus’ birth Joyful carols, special liturgies, brightly wrapped gifts, festive foods—these all characterize the feast today, at least in the northern hemisphere But just how did the Christmas festival originate? How did December 25 come to be associated with Jesus’ birthday?
Was Jesus a Jew? - Biblical Archaeology Society Was Jesus a Jew? Some people claim that Jesus was a Christian Some have claimed that he was an Aryan Christian But in recent decades scholars have been returning to ancient historical settings and discovering the Jewish Jesus Anthony J Saldarini’s Bible Review article “What Price the Uniqueness of Jesus?” cautions against wrenching Jesus out of his Jewish world
Is it okay to watch Gravity Falls? - Christian Forums But then I started feeling weird about it, and I looked it up and it turns out a lot of Christians think it’s satanic because of imagery of the Illuminati symbol, among a few other things I guess I’m just a bit confused because I thought that was the point of the show? It’s weird and paranormal, and the main villain IS an Illuminati symbol?
Christian Living (Christians only) Christian Living (Christians only) Requests for Christian Advice New A forum to request Biblical advice from Christians
Jesus and the Cross - Biblical Archaeology Society Christians and the Cross in the Second and Third Centuries Greek and Roman elites continued to criticize Christians because of their veneration of the crucified Jesus in the second century
The Jewish-Christian Schism - Biblical Archaeology Society Paul proposed to his fellow Christians to make it possible to be a Christian without first becoming a Jew He himself would have preferred the abandonment of the Law for all Christians, since he saw this as the natural result of the coming of Jesus, yet the proposal he made was a compromise with others more attached to Jewish practices
Christian Apocrypha: The “Lost Gospels”? - Biblical Archaeology Society The New Testament recognized by most Christians today comprises 27 books accepted as authoritative, or canon But what made some writings canonical and others not? It took time, centuries in fact, for the early church to determine which texts should be added to the Jewish Tanakh to form the Christian Bible … and which texts … Continue reading