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How long has the church been observing Lent?
At what point in church history did the Lenten season become a significant part of the church year?
Obviously Easter came first, but I don't see the biblical basis for 40 days of preparation for Easter. I'm sure from that arose Ash Wednesday, and…
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How we do we know that Joseph wasn't Hyksos?
According to the ancient historian, Mantheo, the fifteenth dynasty of Egypt were a people known as the Hyksos, literally the "rulers of foreign countries" or, as sometimes been translated "the Shepherd Kings."
These Hyksos were the rulers of Egypt…
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Trying to find information on a crucifix found whilst metal detecting
I am trying to find the age of a silver cross that I have found on a site that had a benedictine priory on it from 1149 to 1540.
I believe that clues to its age are the use of a two bar Patriarchal Cross with "IHC" on the top bar.
Jesus' head is…
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Why do biblical names vary in different languages?
In my regional language (Tamil) biblical names vary from the actual names. I'm sure this is not only in my regional language only but also in other languages too. For instance Jesus' name is Yesu and John's name is Yovan and so on. But in my…
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Can a person be forgiven outside of confession? (Catholic)
As a follow up to this question I'd like to ask if a person, whether Catholic or non-Catholic, can obtain God's forgiveness outside of the sacrament of confession.
I would imagine Protestants would say yes, but what is the Roman Catholic teaching?…
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Why do we use the Hebrew name for Daniel, but Persian names for his companions?
Reading the book of Daniel, an odd thing struck me: all four of the men were given Persian names and yet it's only Daniel that is now called by his Hebrew name.
Why is that we call his companions Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and not their…
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What was the reasons for documentary hypothesis?
Documentary Hypothesis assumes that the text of the Torah as
preserved can be divided into identifiable sources that predate its
compilations by centuries, the Jahwist (J) source being the oldest,
dating to as early as the 10th century BCE,…
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What is the process for remarried couples to convert to Catholicism?
I was reading and trying to understand Amoris Laetitia
and came up with this question below.
The documents talk about irregular couples and basically say that everyone undergoes different timing of conversion.
This is a situation:
A…
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How can these inconsistencies about Jesus' tomb be explained?
As it was mentioned in this topic, reading the New Testament side by side, one can pick up apparent inconsistencies in the Gospels by various Disciples. As it was suggested that they should be explained on a case by case basis, lets start with the…
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What is the biblical basis for the belief that Jesus' death made satisfaction for individual sins?
Among evangelical Protestants, especially, but also in various other quarters of Christianity, it is common to believe that "Jesus died for me" in the sense that Jesus' death made satisfaction for (in Catholicism) or specifically made satisfaction…
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Who first associated the fourth beast of Daniel 7 with the Roman Empire?
Daniel's vision of the four beasts in Daniel 7 has long intrigued commentators. Regarding the vision of the fourth beast, the text reads:
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly…
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What is Messianic Judaism?
What are the main differences between Messianic Judaism and Christianity? How does the idea of the Trinity differ?
Hopefully this can be answered by someone who considers themselves to be Messianic Jewish.
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Which non LDS Christian denominations believe in baptism after death?
The LDS Church believes that it is possible for individuals to be baptized after death (in particular, their descendants can be baptized on their behalf, and if they accept the covenant of baptism they will be able to gain its blessings).
Does any…
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At what point did the Roman See start self-identifying as the Catholic Church?
The Great (East-West) Schism was a massive trainwreck centuries in the making and centuries in its outworking. At what point in the process did the Roman see start identifying itself as the Catholic Church in exclusion to the Eastern Churches?
I'm…
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What is the historical origin of the "Last Supper" expression?
This is not a question about the meaning (self-explanatory) of the expression, but on its origin. In particular, about who, where, and when.
There seems to be nothing about this around. The New Testament does not mention these words. Wikipedia…
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