This volume offers an accessible investigation of the Naassene discourse embedded in the anonymous Refutation of All Heresies (completed about 222 CE), in order to understand the theology and ritual life of the Naassene Christian movement in the late second and early third centuries CE.
This volume offers an accessible investigation of the Naassene discourse embedded in the anonymous Refutation of All Heresies (completed about 222 CE), in order to understand the theology and ritual life of the Naassene Christian movement in the late second and early third centuries CE.
Offering a reading of the intermarriage debate and expulsion of the foreign women in Ezra 9-10, this book engages with the production and performance of masculinities in this biblical text, shifting the focus away from the 'foreign women' to the men who are the primary actors in this work.
First published in 1979 this facsimile edition of Jeffrey Spencer’s comprehensive study provides a detailed account of the brick architecture of ancient Egypt.
First published in 1979 this facsimile edition of Jeffrey Spencer’s comprehensive study provides a detailed account of the brick architecture of ancient Egypt.
Die Mythen und Legenden Vorderasiens sind mehr als nur Geschichten: Sie sind Fenster zu vergangenen Zivilisationen, die uns zeigen, wie unsere Vorfahren die Welt um sich herum wahrnahmen.
The late archaeologist Zakaria Ghoneim presents to us attractive details about his discovery and the work of excavations day after day, and tells us the story of the research, which is the story of jihad and struggle for three long years, his method of choosing the site, his method of cleaning and making probes, and his problems when he uncovered the upper part of the building and then the lower, and when he entered the burial chamber and when he opened the coffin.
The first of its kind, this book presents a wide range of passages exploring many aspects of the Greco-Roman watery world: physics, philosophy, weather, medicine, marine biology, religion and mythology, infrastructure, sailing, mercantile activities, and waterways that have been politicized.
Incorporating beautiful botanical illustrations of all the cards in the major and minor arcana, alongside the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, this is a straightforward guide to everything you need to know about reading tarot, from a basic understanding of what each card means, all the way through to detailed readings to enrich your everyday life.
Al hecho ya de por sí fascinante de un viaje a Tierra Santa en el siglo IV, se le añaden en Yo soy Egeria las cualidades de su protagonista, una mujer de la por entonces provincia romana de Gallaecia, aguerrida, inteligente y prudente, que se mueve guiada por su deseo.
Griechische Sagen für KinderVon der Geburt der Athene über Theseus und den Minotaurus bis zur Reise des Odysseus – dieses Sachbuch entführt Kinder ab 8 Jahren in die fantastische Welt der griechischen Mythologie.
IN the first volume of this series an attempt was made to set before the reader a statement of the ideas and beliefs which the ancient Egyptians held in respect of God, the "e;gods,"e; the Judgment, the Resurrection, and Immortality; in short, to sketch in brief outline much of what was beautiful, and noble, and sublime in their religion.
From Ignatius to Augustine, from persecutions to conflicts within the church, this book appears to be one the best introduction to the history of the early church, and an informative guide to the history of the first four centuries of the Christian Church.
*** Illustrated Premium Edition ***Since the Greeks and Romans were not among those who received the divine story of creation, they were forced to devise a theory to explain their own existence and account for the origin of all things.
