The Eastern Orthodox Church After the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian tradition in the world. It operates …
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The Kievan Rus
The Kievan Rus About a hundred years after Cyril and Methodius, Prince Igor and Princess Olga ruled the increasingly powerful Kievan Rus from the city of …
Methodius & Cyril: Apostles to the Slavs
Methodius & Cyril During the 9th century, two brothers named Methodius and Cyril grew up in Thessalonica as sons of a prominent Christian family. Because …
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Neo-Babylonian “Jerusalem” Chronicle
Neo-Babylonian “Jerusalem” Chronicle The Neo-Babylonian Empire, which existed from about 626-539 BC, had a class of scholarly scribes which kept meticulous …
The First Miracle of Jesus at Cana
About five miles northeast of Nazareth is the Arab town of Kafr Kanna, the traditional site for the first miracle of Jesus at Cana. The Roman Catholic Church …
Paul’s Letters to Timothy
Paul wrote two letters to Timothy that became part of the Bible’s New Testament. In the first, written sometime between 64 and 66 AD, Paul encouraged Timothy in …
First Century Travel
First century travel was surprisingly well thought out in certain regions of the world. The Romans built a vast network of stone highways around its empire. …
James the Just
James was the leader of the church in Jerusalem during the middle of the 1st century. He was also known as the half-brother of Jesus and author of the Epistle …
The Jerusalem Council
The Jerusalem Council played a large role in deciding the dynamic between the Jews and Gentiles. According to the Book of Acts, there was an apparent …
The Synagogue in the First Century
A synagogue in the ancient world functioned as a place of study, worship, and community gathering. The Greek word sunagoge means a bringing together or …