they were persecuted for their religious beliefs
111Ebionites — The Ebionites (Greek: gr. Ἐβιωναῖοι Ebionaioi from Hebrew; he. אביוניםFact|date=June 2008, he. Ebyonim , the Poor Ones ) were an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century.cite book|… …
112Protestant Heritage — Introduction Protestantism originated in the 16th century Reformation, and its basic doctrines, in addition to those of the ancient Christian creeds, are justification by grace alone through faith, the priesthood of all believers, and the… …
113Caste — Castes are hereditary systems of , endogamy, social culture, social class, and political power. In a caste society, the assignment of individuals to places in the social hierarchy is determined by social group and cultural heritage. Although… …
114Riders of the Purple Sage — Infobox Book | name = Riders of the Purple Sage image caption = Leisure Historical Fiction (Mass Market Paperback) author = Zane Grey cover artist = country = USA language = English genre = Western publisher = Leisure Books release date = 1912… …
115John Hagee — John C. Hagee Pastor Hagee in Washington DC in July 2007 Born April 12, 1940 (1940 04 12) (age 71) Baytown, Texas …
116Qizilbash — or Kizilbash (Nastaliq: قزلباش Qizilbāš ; Ottoman Turkish for Red Heads ) is a name given to a wide variety of Shī‘ī militant groups ( ghulāt ) that flourished in Anatolia and Kurdistan from the late 13th century onwards, and later helped to… …
117History of atheism — Although the term atheism originated in the 16th century, based on Ancient Greek godless, denying the gods, ungodly [Modern translations of classical texts sometimes translate atheos as atheistic . As an abstract noun, there was also atheotēs (… …
118BULGARIA — BULGARIA, East Balkan republic located along the Black Sea. Ancient Period A Jewish settlement is known to have existed in Macedonia in the time of Caligula (37–41 C.E.; Philo, Embassy to Gaius, par. 281). A late second century Latin inscription… …
119Religion in the Ottoman Empire — Note: The following is concerned with Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Empire; it does not discuss the role of, importance of, and characteristics of Islam in the Ottoman Empire, an Islamic theocracy and the political center of the Ummah during …
120WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …
