This is a group dedicated to the early Christian History and Archaeology. Scholars accross the world can join and create an academic discourse around the topic.
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FLOYD deposited Raising the Legal Age in the United States in the group
Early Christianity on Humanities Commons 1 year, 6 months agoWarning! This article is for mature eyes only. Many activities in the United States require legal ages: smoking, drinking alcohol, voting, and driving. Legal age presumes maturity but does not require it. Maturity requires priority for its development and application. It encompasses properties which left undeveloped give way to ideological…[Read more]
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Mark Beumer deposited From Mithras to Jesus. Ritual Dynamics of Christmas in the group
Early Christianity on Humanities Commons 1 year, 9 months agoAt Christmas, Christians celebrate that Jesus was born on December 25 as the son of God andthe Virgin Mary. But this event is not unique. In this article, I show that the birth of Jesus hasseveral non-Christian predecessors, whereby various elements of the ritual dynamics have beenChristianized and implemented into the figure we know today as Jesus Christ.
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Zoe Tsiami created the group
Early Christianity on Humanities Commons 2 years, 1 month ago
