| Apocrypha Apocrypha (from the Greek word , meaning "those having been hidden away") are texts of uncertain authenticity, or writings where the authorship is questioned. Judeo-Christian theology, the term apocrypha refers to any collection of scriptural texts that falls outside the canon. Apocrypha
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| Arminianism This article is about a theological philosophy. For the unrelated national and ethnic group, see Armenians. "Arminism" redirects here and should not be confused for the similarly named & entirely unrelated theological ideology called "Armanism"Arminianism is a school of soteriological thought within Protestant Christianity based on the theological ideas of the Dutch Reformed theologian Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609) and his historic followers, the Remonstrants. Arminianism
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| Archimedes Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek:c. 287c. 212Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Among his advances in physics are the foundations of hydrostatics, statics and the explanation of the principle of the lever. Archimedes
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| Apostolic succession Apostolic succession is the doctrine in some of the more ancient Christian communions that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original Twelve Apostles Within Catholic Christianity it "is one of four elements which define the true Church of Jesus Christ" and legitimizes the existing sacramental offices, as it is considered necessary for a bishop to perform legitimate or "valid" ordinations of priests, deacons, and other bishops. Apostolic_succession
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| Apostolic succession Talk:Apostolic_succession
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| Christianity and homosexuality Historically, Christianity has generally regarded homosexuality, in the sense of human sexual behavior, to be an immoral practice (or vice). As the concept of homosexuality as one of several possible sexual orientations developed, Christianity has adopted varying views about homosexuality. Christianity_and_homosexuality
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| Christology Christology (from Christ and Greek , -logia) is a field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus the Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person. Christology is generally less concerned with the details of Jesus' life than with how the human and divine co-exist in one person. Christology
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| Epistle to the Hebrews The Epistle to the Hebrews (abbr. Heb for citations) is one of the books in the New Testament. Though sometimes credited to the Apostle Paul, the letter is anonymous. Most modern scholars, both conservative and critical, believe its author was not Paul.The letter is not related to the Gospel according to the Hebrews and has carried its traditional title since Tertullian described it as Barnabae titulus ad Hebraeos in De Pudicitia chapter 20 ("Barnabas's Letter to the Hebrews.") Epistle_to_the_Hebrews
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| Epistle to the Romans The Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Romans is one of the letters of the New Testament canon of the Christian Bible. Often referred to simply as Romans, it is one of the seven currently undisputed letters of Paul. It is even counted among the four letters accepted as authentic (known in German scholarship as Hauptbriefe) by Ferdinand Christian Baur and the Tübingen School of historical criticism of texts in the 19th century. Epistle_to_the_Romans
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| Glossolalia Glossolalia is commonly called "speaking in tongues". For other uses of "speaking in tongues", see Speaking in Tongues (disambiguation). "Tongues" redirects here. For the body part, see Tongue, for other uses, see Tongue (disambiguation). Some uses of 'Glossolalia' (including here) refer to Xenoglossy, speaking in a natural language that was previously unknown to the speaker.Glossolalia or speaking in tongues is the vocalizing of fluent speech-like syllables, often as part of religious practice. Glossolalia
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| Seven Laws of Noah Seven Laws of Noah ( Sheva mitzvot B'nei Noach), often referred to as the Noahide Laws, are a set of seven moral imperatives that, according to the Talmud, were given by God to Noah as a binding set of laws for all mankind. According to Judaism any non-Jew who lives according to these laws is regarded as a Righteous Gentile and is assured of a place in the world to come (Olam Haba), the Jewish concept of heaven. Seven_Laws_of_Noah
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| Pentecostalism Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity, that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, a Greek term describing the Jewish Feast of Weeks. For Christians, this event commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus Christ, as described in the Book of Acts, Chapter , Pentecostalism
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| Reincarnation Reincarnation, literally "to be made flesh again", is a doctrine or metaphysical belief that some essential part of a living being (in some variations only human beings) survives death to be reborn in a new body. This essential part is often referred to as the spirit or soul, the "higher" or "true" self, "divine spark", or "I". According to such beliefs, a new personality is developed during each life in the physical world, but some part of the self remains constant throughout the successive lives. Reincarnation
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| Thomas à Kempis Thomas à Kempis (orig. Thomas Haemerkken; Thomas Hammerlein; also Thomas Hemerken, Thomas Hämerken, Thomas von Kempen, Tomás de Kempis) (ca.1380 – 25 July 1471) was a late Medieval Catholic monk and author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian books on devotion.He was born at the Lower Rhine region in Kempen (Germany), County of Cleves in 1380 and died in 1471 near Thomas_à_Kempis
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| Perseverance of the saints Perseverance of the saints is a controversial Protestant Christian teaching that none who are truly saved can be condemned for their sins or finally fall away from the faith. The doctrine appears in two different formsCalvinist doctrine found in the Reformed Christian confessions of faith, and (2) the Free Grace or non-traditional Calvinist doctrine found in some Baptist and other evangelical churches. Perseverance_of_the_saints
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| Adam and Eve Talk:Adam_and_Eve
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| Predestination (Calvinism) The Calvinistic doctrine of predestination is a doctrine of Calvinism which deals with the question of the control God exercises over the world. In the words of the Westminster Confession of Faith, God "freely and unchangeably ordained whatsoever comes to pass." Predestination_(Calvinism)
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| Joseph Hall (bishop) Joseph Hall (1 July 1574 - 8 September 1656), was an English bishop, satirist and moralist. His contemporaries knew him as a devotional writer, and a high-profile controversialist of the early 1640s. In church politics, he tended in fact to a middle way.Thomas Fuller wrote"He was commonly called our English Seneca, for the purenesse, plainnesse, and fulnesse of his style. Joseph_Hall_(bishop)
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| Jubilees The Book of Jubilees (ספר היובלים), sometimes called the Lesser Genesis (Leptogenesis), is an ancient Jewish religious work, considered one of the Pseudepigrapha by most Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant Christians. It was well known to Early Christian writers in the East and the West, as well as by the Rabbis. Jubilees
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