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71John — (first century) Saint and Apostle. John was the son of Zebedee and the brother of james. Before he was called to discipleship, he was a fisherman. Jesus nicknamed the two brothers Boanerges (‘sons of thunder’) and, with peter, they seem to… …
72Peter — (first century) Apostle. According to the Gospel story, Peter was a Galilean fisherman who was called by Jesus to follow him and to become a fisher of men. His original name was Simon; Peter was a nickname meaning ‘rock’. He was the brother …
73Book of Revelation — For other uses, see Book of Revelation (disambiguation). Books of the New Testament …
74Calvary — Not to be confused with cavalry (horse or armoured troops) or Calgary. For alternative meanings, see: Calvary (disambiguation), Mount Calvary (disambiguation), and Golgotha (disambiguation). Traditional site of Golgotha, within the Church of the …
75Greek words for love — There are a number of different Greek words for love, as the Greek language distinguishes how the word is used. Ancient Greek has three distinct words for love: eros , philia , and agape . However, as with other languages, it has been… …
76Raymond E. Brown — Raymond Edward Brown (May 22, 1928 August 8, 1998), was an American Roman Catholic priest and Biblical scholar. He was regarded as a specialist concerning the hypothetical ‘Johannine community’, which he speculated contributed to the authorship… …
77May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) — May 7 Eastern Orthodox Church calendar May 9 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 21 by Old Calendarists Contents 1 Saints 1.1 Other commemorations 2 Notes …
78Signs Gospel — The Signs Gospel is a hypothetical source text for the Gospel of John, according to source criticism (see also Q document). Rudolf Bultmann hypothesized the Signs gospel for the first time in 1941. He suggested that the author of John depended in …
79Independent Catholic Churches — are Christian denominations (or ) which claim apostolic succession for their bishops but are not a part of the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Old Catholic Churches under the Archbishop of Utrecht or the… …
80Adele Reinhartz — is a Canadian academic and a specialist in the history and literature of Christianity and Judaism in the Greco Roman period, the Gospel of John, early Jewish Christian relations, literary criticism including feminist literary criticism, and the… …
