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dannybate.com
Just as the borders of Europe are geographically, politically and socially fuzzy, so too are its linguistic edges. Whatever lines of demarcation we care to draw, the many flavours of speech to be heard in Europe flow over those lines like the air of which they're made. Consequently, a label like 'a European language' is... |
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bibleinterp.arizona.edu
[AI summary] The text explores the diverse beliefs about death and the afterlife in ancient Near Eastern cultures, particularly focusing on Jewish and early Christian traditions during the Second Temple Period. It highlights how various communities addressed theodicy, the problem of evil, by proposing that the righteous would be rewarded and the wicked punished in the afterlife. The discussion includes different views on resurrection, immortality, and eternal life, with references to key texts like the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and the New Testament. The text also notes the influence of Greek philosophy on Jewish thought, as seen in figures like Philo of Alexandria, and how these ideas shaped early Christian doctrines, particularly the belief in Jesus' resu... |
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talesoftimesforgotten.com
The philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria, who lived in the early fifth century AD, is one of the most famous historical women of classical antiquity. Unfortunately, basically everything you have ever heard about her is complete fiction. |
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historicallywoman.wordpress.com
In 1141, Matilda, daughter of Henry I, sat down to a victory banquet in Westminster, certain of her imminent coronation as Queen Matilda of England. Yet it was a coronation that would never come to pass - so how was England's potential first queen regnant foiled? |
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