Antioch

Antioch is the first place where people were called Christians. Paul was in Antioch to build a bridge between the Jewish and the gentiles. The people saw the Jewish faith as a more caring alternative to the brutal religion of the Romans. Paul’s message was that gentiles did not need to be circumcised…

For many people, the events of the Bible seem to take place in some magical and distant world of a “Bible Land”. We read about places the Bible talks about, such as Jerusalem, Corinth, Nazareth, and Ephesus and picture a whole different world that our childhood biblical books illustrate for us. The truth is, is that the more we know about the locations mentioned in the bible, the better we can understand the meaning of the stories. Ephesus is one of the most important cities that are mentioned…

Urban’s dream had come true; the Holy Land had been reclaimed from the Turks. Following their success, majority of those that fought went back home to Western Europe. Those that stayed settled in different areas and created four primary regions: Antioch, Edessa, Tripoli, and Jerusalem. Their goal was to maintain order within the region. Due to Christians being the overwhelming minority, the Crusader states operated similar to that of the Arab states under a dhimmi system; Muslims were free to…

Hermione considered that owning the Elder Wand would only attract trouble, but Ron argued “only if you were prat enough to go dancing around … ‘I’ve got an unbeatable wand’” It’s true if Antioch kept his mouth quiet maybe he could have lived longer. The only character that you can attack for his representation is Antioch because he was stupid compared to his brothers because Cadmus just thought with his heart. However, at the end of the day we can’t trick Death it’s inevitable that one day we…

would be like pitting oneself against a stronger enemy. As mortals, we always dread the day that Death comes to us, which is why we always try to postpone our meeting with him. However, Antioch and Cadmus internally thought that they could eventually use their gifts to beat Death. In this case, it applies to Antioch, “a wand that would beat all of his master’s battle” could have easily been used to defeat Death the day he eventually comes to him. Cadmus, who “wanted to humiliate Death even…

to be true. Without evidence people often believe things that with time, and new discovered evidence turn out to be false. Docetism is derived from the Greek dokeo, “to seem”. This Christian heresy first occurred in a letter by Bishop Serapion of Antioch (who later refutes it), he discovered the doctrine in the Gospel of Peter. It teaches that Jesus’ physical body was an illusion, as was his crucifixion; that is, Jesus only seemed to have a physical body and to physically die, but in reality he…

Belle Glade, Fl. Word of advice if you’re going to someone viewing please have the correct information about the location or you’ll be flummoxed the entire time looking for your destination. So on the funeral details the viewing was to be held at “Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Inc.” and the city of Belle Glade had a ton of those churches nearby each other. My mom took it as the church with what seemed like a million of African Americans crying leaving a church was where the body of Ms. Jane…

there, God granted Ananias the ability to restore Paul’s sight, which he completed. Paul then traveled to Arabia, where he stayed for about three years before returning to Jerusalem. There he met Mark, and together with Barnabus they traveled to Antioch in modern-day Syria, where they lived for about a year, from 43-44 AD. In 44 AD, Paul the apostle, along with Mark and Barnabus, left for the first of three missionary journeys. They first traveled to Seleucia, followed by Cyprus and Pamphylia.…

Islam in Europe Islam is currently the second largest religion in the world, with such strength in numbers, it’s been seen that throughout European history, the Muslim empire has left its mark. The Muslim empire is one of the biggest religions in the world and has had many influences throughout the world. It’s evident that historically, Europe has been influenced by Islam culturally, economically, and politically, all of which have helped to shape Europe into what it is today. The Crusades had…

The first great heresy for the Christian religion is considered to be the Arian heresy-- with the name deriving from its most influential preacher, a parish priest named Arius from Antioch. The Arian heresy arose, in the year 318, from the fact that it was difficult to explain the difference between “the One and the Many, between the ultimate unity that lay behind the visible universe and the incapable variety that exists in the world as we know it”. Arius resolved this problem by preaching…