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2 days ago · The main reason for Jewish rejection of the book is that it is inconsistent with the teachings of the Torah. From the standpoint of Rabbinic Judaism, the book is considered to be heretical. For example, in 1 Enoch 40:1–10, the angel Phanuel presides over those who repent of sin and are granted eternal life.
2 days ago · The Genesis creation narrative inspired a genre of Jewish and Christian literature known as the Hexameral literature. This literature was dedicated to the composition of commentaries, homilies, and treatises concerned with the exegesis of the biblical creation narrative through ancient and medieval times.
3 days ago · On display at the British Museum. The Iliad (/ ˈɪliəd /; [ 1 ] Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς, romanized:Iliás, Attic Greek: [iː.li.ás]; " [a poem] about Ilion (Troy) ") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences.
4 days ago · Three Fifteenth-Century Chronicles with Historical Memoranda by John Stowe An edition of a London chronicle beginning in the reign of Richard I, but of particular importance for the reigns of Henry VI and Edward IV.
5 days ago · Chronicle of the Grey Friars of London Camden Society Old Series: Volume 53. Describes political and religious events in London from the time of Richard I to that of Mary I, arranged by reign. The bulk of the volume is concentrated on the sixteenth century. Camden Record Society Old Series.
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5 days ago · The Dominicans, or Friars Preachers, were so called, from the fact of their monastery in Paris having been previously occupied as a hospital for the pilgrims to Saint James (Jacobus) of Compostella, in Spain.
