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51Paul, the Apostle, Saint — ▪ Christian Apostle Introduction original name Saul of Tarsus born 4 BCE?, Tarsus in Cilicia [now in Turkey] died 62–64, Rome [Italy] one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the second most important… …
52Israelites — • The word designates the descendants of the Patriarch Jacob, or Israel Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Israelites Israelites …
53Judaizers — • A party of Jewish Christians in the Early Church, who either held that circumcision and the observance of the Mosaic Law were necessary for salvation and in consequence wished to impose them on the Gentile converts, or who at least considered… …
54Parables — • A comparison, or a parallel, by which one thing is used to illustrate another. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Parables Parables …
55Anton Dereser — Anton Dereser † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Anton Dereser (Known also as THADDAEUS A S. ADAMO). Born at Fahr in Franconia, 3 February, 1757; died at Breslau, 15 or 16 June, 1807. He was a Discalced Carmelite, professed at Cologne 18… …
56Desiderius Erasmus — Desiderius Erasmus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Desiderius Erasmus The most brilliant and most important leader of German humanism, b. at Rotterdam, Holland, 28 October, probably in 1466; d. at Basle, Switzerland, 12 July, 1536. He was… …
57Israel — Israelites † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Israelites The word designates the descendants of the Patriarch Jacob, or Israel. It corresponds to the Hebrew appellation children of Israel , a name by which together with the simple form Israel… …
58Circumcision controversies — This article is about male circumcision. For female circumcision, see Female genital mutilation. For the female circumcision controversy in Kenya, 1929–1931, see Female circumcision controversy. Male circumcision has often been, and remains, the… …
59Absurdity — For other uses, see Absurd (disambiguation). An absurdity is a thing that is extremely unreasonable, so as to be foolish or not taken seriously, or the state of being so. Absurd is an adjective used to describe an absurdity, e.g., “this… …
60Origins of Rabbinic Judaism — Rabbinic Judaism or Rabbinism has been the mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century, after the codification of the Talmud. Rabbinic Judaism gained predominance within the Jewish diaspora between the 2nd to 6th centuries, with the… …
