CHRISTIAN
The first recorded use of the term (or its cognates in other languages) is in the New Testament, in Acts 11:26, after Barnabas brought Saul (Paul) to Antioch where they taught the disciples for about a year…
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Nov 22, 2015
Early Christians
Nov 18, 2015
The Hebrew
Hebrews were Semites. Semites are darker skinned than European "white people". If you are asking if Hebrews are African, the answer to that question is also no. The images we see of Jesus in paintings are simply not accurate. The… Read more
Nov 17, 2015
THE LANGUAGE FACTOR
Language Influence
The original language that the Israelites spoke was Hebrew. The Bible they used was the Torah .This was a Hebrew translation of the first five book of Moses. It included the Ten Commandments. When they were exiled in…
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Nov 15, 2015
Ethiopian Eunuch
Philip encounters an Ethiopian eunuch and his retinue. He is at once exotic, powerful and pious. Greeks and Romans were particularly fascinated with dark-skinned Africans (Martin 1989:111; Diodorus Siculus Library of History 3.8.2-3; Strabo Geography 17.2.1-3). Although Ethiopian was used…
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Nov 15, 2015
CHRISTANITY
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians.Christians believe that…
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Nov 12, 2015
First Christian Nation
Ethiopia First Christian Nation
The Acts of the Apostles describe the baptism of an Ethiopian eunuch shortly after the death of Christ 1-5 A.D. Eusebius of Caesaria, the first church historian, in his “Ecclesiastical History,” further tells of how the…
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