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6 hours ago · The crucifixion of Jesus was the violent death of Jesus by nailing him to a wooden cross. It occurred in 1st-century Rome's Judaea, most likely in AD 30 or AD 33.It is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, later attested to by other ancient sources, and is broadly accepted as one of the events to have most likely occurred during his life. [1]
6 hours ago · Paul[ a ] also named Saul of Tarsus[ b ], commonly known as Paul the Apostle[ 7 ] and Saint Paul, [ 8 ] was a Christian apostle (c.5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. [ 9 ] For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally regarded as one of the most important figures of the Apostolic ...
6 hours ago · Christianity (from 312) Constantine I[ g ] (Latin: Flavius Valerius Constantinus; 27 February c.272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [ h ] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing ...
6 hours ago · Christian nationalism. Christian nationalism is a form of religious nationalism that focuses on promoting its adherents' Christian views to be prominent or dominant in political and social life. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Some believers in Christian nationalist ideas are more likely to support political violence and other anti-democratic ideas.
6 hours ago · Before the 1967 war, Christians comprised 12% of the total population of the Golan Heights. The vast majority of Christians migrated with the rest of the population after Israel's occupation of the Golan, leaving only a few small Christian families in Majdal Shams and Ein Qiniyye. [248] [249] Israel forcibly expelled Syrians from the Golan Heights.
1 day ago · The first major attack in Britain was in 793 at Lindisfarne monastery as given by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. However, by then the Vikings were almost certainly well-established in Orkney and Shetland, and many other non-recorded raids probably occurred before this. Records do show the first Viking attack on Iona taking place in 794.
6 hours ago · Hezbollah (/ ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː /; [ 45 ] Arabic: حزب الله, romanized:Ḥizbu 'llāh, pronounced [ħizbu‿lːaːh], lit.'Party of God') [ b ] is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and an organization that provides social welfare and religious education services. [ 46 ] It is a key player in the Lebanese political system, and its ...
