Antiquities Archaeology category: 284 books
Theodoret's People
Social Networks and Religious Conflict in Late Roman Syria
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Theodoret’s People sheds new light on religious clashes of the mid-fifth century regarding the nature (or natures) of Christ. Adam M. Schor focuses on Theodoret, bishop of Cyrrhus, his Syrian allies, and his opponents, led by Alexandrian bishops Cyril and Dioscorus. Although both sets of clerics...
Truly Beyond Wonders
Aelius Aristides and the Cult of Asklepios
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2010
In Truly Beyond Wonders Alexia Petsalis-Diomidis investigates texts and material evidence associated with healing pilgrimage in the Roman empire during the second century AD. Her focus is upon one particular pilgrim, the famous orator Aelius Aristides, whose Sacred Tales, his fascinating account of...
by Valentino Bellucci
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 20, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 20, 2016
La dott rina della reincarnazione non si trova solo nelle tradizioni orientali ma anche nei fi losofi greci, a partire da Pitagora fi no ad interessare uomini come Voltaire, Goethe e Mazzini. In realtà tale dott rina è presente in ogni tradizione mistica, nella Cabbalà ebraica e nel sufismo islamico....
by David Gibson
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Where was the ancient land of Tarshish, mentioned in the Bible? Many people have speculated. What about the future of Tarshish in Bible prophecies? Discover what David J. Gibson thinks in this thought-provoking book.
Israelite Religions
An Archaeological and Biblical Survey
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007
Archaeological excavation in the Holy Land has exploded with the resurgence of interest in the historical roots of the biblical Israelites. Israelite Religions offers Bible students and interested lay leaders a survey of the major issues and approaches that constitute the study of ancient Israelite...
Ancient Egyptian Temple Ritual
Performance, Patterns, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Large state temples in ancient Egypt were vast agricultural estates, with interests in mining, trading, and other economic activities. The temple itself served as the mansion or palace of the deity to whom the estate belonged, and much of the ritual in temples was devoted to offering a representative...
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by Brian Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
People of all ages are fascinated by dinosaurs. And they have a lot of questions about them too:When and where did dinosaurs live?Are they mentioned in the Bible?What does the fossil evidence tell us about dinosaurs?There are some people who say dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, long before...
by Passerino Editore
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Le necropoli (dal greco nekros, morto e polis, città) disegnano un agglomerato di tombe, disposte sovente in modo disordinato, ma talvolta integrate in un complesso di tipo urbanistico. Il termine, corrispettivo del moderno cimitero, viene generalmente utilizzato per indicare i luoghi di sepoltura...
The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ Implied in the Image of the Paschal Lamb in 1 Cor 5:7
An Intertextual, Exegetical and Theological Study
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
St. Paul uses the image of Paschal Lamb only once. What is the real meaning of this symbol in his theology? It symbolises the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ but with a different emphasis. What does he emphasize?
The aim of this study is to show the exegetical meaning of 1 Cor 5:7 in order...
Late Ancient Knowing
Explorations in Intellectual History
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2015
In this collection of essays, scholars from a range of disciplines explore the activity of knowing in late antiquity by focusing on thirteen major concepts from the intellectual, social, political, and cultural history of the period. They ask two questions about each of these concepts: what did late...
Jesus and Temple
Textual and Archaeological Explorations
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
The New Testament provides abundant evidence that Jesus frequented the temple; according to Acts, so did his followers after his death. But the Gospels also depict Jesus in conflict with temple authorities, and questions about his attitude to the temple swirl around what the Gospels label false accusations...
by Kevin Quinn
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
This Enhanced E. Book Edition, will make a great addition to your personal library, and can be used as a valuable teaching tool, for letting people know about one of the world's Greatest Archaeological discoveries of all time.
The Anthology of Christian Art: Picture Book with Critical Analysis
Jewels of the Christian Faith Series, #5
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
The Anthology of Christian Art: Picture book with Analysis was written to show how the Christian Faith has been represented in art by prominent artists through history. This is a must read, and must see for anyone interested in how art has inspired the propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Cross before Constantine
The Early Life of a Christian Symbol
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
This book brings together, for the first time, the relevant material evidence demonstrating Christian use of the cross prior to Constantine. Bruce W. Longenecker upends a longstanding consensus that the cross was not a Christian symbol until Constantine appropriated it to consolidate his power in...