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| | |  2 John: Encyclopedia II - Biblical canon - Christian canon
Biblical canon - Orthodox Catholic and Protestant.
When Christianity began: it had no well-defined set of scriptures outside of the Septuagint1. The New Testament refers to the "Law and Prophets", for example the Gospel of Luke 24:44 records Jesus stating: "written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms". The earliest Christian canon is found in the Bryennios manuscript, published by J.-P. Audet in JTS[2] 1950, v1, pp 135-154, da ...
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - John - New Testament In the context of the New Testament, the name typically refers to one of the following:
Gospel of John
John the Baptist
John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
John the Evangelist, to whom the Gospel of John is attributed, often along with 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation. He was traditionally identified with the apostle, but today most scholars doubt this identification.
There are a great many other histori ...
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Saint John - People
Saint John - Saints.
John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
John the Evangelist, traditionally identified with the apostle, to whom the Gospel of John is attributed, often along with 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation.
Saint John the Baptist, also known as John of Jerusalem
Saint John Chrysostom (347-407), Archbishop of Constantinople
Saint John Cassian (c. 360-433)
Saint John I, Pope John I (523-526)
Saint John of Ephesus ...
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - Identity of the Antichrist
Antichrist - Past identifications.
Many people, or even nations or movements, have been thought by some to be the Antichrist. Paul of Tarsus has been theorized by some to have fulfilled the role of the Antichrist within the chronicles of the New Testament of the Bible itself. This theory is premised on an idea that the original teachings of Christ were subverted by Paul.
The Roman emperor beginning with Nero, sometimes together with the four emperors who succeeded him in the year following his suicide, unt ...
See also:Antichrist, Antichrist - Origin and meaning, Antichrist - Appearance of the word in the New Testament, Antichrist - The expected role of the Antichrist, Antichrist - Characteristics of the Antichrist, Antichrist - In popular culture, Antichrist - Identity of the Antichrist, Antichrist - Past identifications, Antichrist - Contemporary identifications, Antichrist - Prophetic Identification Read more here: » Antichrist: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - Identity of the Antichrist |
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - Identity of the Antichrist
Antichrist - Past identifications.
Many people, or even nations or movements, have been thought by some to be the Antichrist. Paul of Tarsus has been theorized by some to have fulfilled the role of the Antichrist within the chronicles of the New Testament of the Bible itself. This theory is premised on an idea that the original teachings of Christ were subverted by Paul.
The Roman emperor beginning with Nero, sometimes together with the four emperors who succeeded him in the year following his suicide, unt ...
See also:Antichrist, Antichrist - Origin and meaning, Antichrist - The New Testament, Antichrist - Later texts and apocrypha, Antichrist - The expected role of the Antichrist, Antichrist - Characteristics of the Antichrist, Antichrist - In popular culture, Antichrist - Identity of the Antichrist, Antichrist - Past identifications, Antichrist - Contemporary identifications, Antichrist - Prophetic Identification Read more here: » Antichrist: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - Identity of the Antichrist |
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Saint John - Places
Saint John - Place names including the spellings Saint Johns and Saint John's.
Saint John - Antigua and Barbuda.
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John - Canada.
Saint John in Saint John County, New Brunswick
Saint John (electoral district) federal electoral district in Canada.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. Johns and Fort St-Jean, former name of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
St. Johns riding, a riding in North Winnipeg.
St. Joh ...
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Biblical canon - Christian canon
Biblical canon - Orthodox Catholic and Protestant.
When Christianity began: it had no well-defined set of scriptures outside of the Septuagint1. The New Testament refers to the "Law and Prophets", for example the Gospel of Luke 24:44-45 records Jesus stating: "written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms... the scriptures." The earliest Christian canon is found in the Bryennios manuscript, published by J.-P. Audet in JTS[2] 195 ...
See also:Biblical canon, Biblical canon - Canonic texts in Jewish and Christian traditions, Biblical canon - Jewish canon, Biblical canon - Samaritan canon, Biblical canon - Christian canon, Biblical canon - Orthodox Catholic and Protestant, Biblical canon - Modern Evangelicals, Biblical canon - Modern interpretation of canonization, Biblical canon - Latter-day Saint Scripture, Biblical canon - Footnotes Read more here: » Biblical canon: Encyclopedia II - Biblical canon - Christian canon |
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - Origin and meaning The English word Antichrist is taken from the Greek αντίχριστος antíkhristos (modern Greek pronunciation andichristos), which literally means "instead of Christ".
Antichrist - The New Testament.
Contrary to a popular misconception and to the surprise of many Christians and non-Christians, the actual words "Antichrist" or "Antichrists" do not appear in the entire text of the Book of Revelation (e.g. in relation to the Tribulation, Beast, Dragon, Whore of Babylon, False Proph ...
See also:Antichrist, Antichrist - Origin and meaning, Antichrist - The New Testament, Antichrist - Later texts and apocrypha, Antichrist - The expected role of the Antichrist, Antichrist - Characteristics of the Antichrist, Antichrist - In popular culture, Antichrist - Identity of the Antichrist, Antichrist - Past identifications, Antichrist - Contemporary identifications, Antichrist - Prophetic Identification Read more here: » Antichrist: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - Origin and meaning |
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Saint John - Organizations and institutions
Saint John - Church of England Schools.
St John's Church of England School, London
St John's School, Billericay
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - In popular culture The Antichrist is a central figure in many popular movies with occult themes, such as Rosemary's Baby, and The Omen series. The Devil's Advocate has Al Pacino as Satan attempt to lure Keanu Reeves' character into joining him and fathering the Antichrist. In The Seventh Sign, the idea of the Antichrist is tangentially referred to as a child conceived without a soul, whose birth will signal the end of all life. The Seventh Seal uses the spectre of death to refer obliquely to the prophesies of the End Times an ...
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Biblical canon - Jewish canon The Jews recognize the twenty-four books of the Hebrew Bible as the Tanakh. Evidence suggests that the process of canonization of the Tanakh occurred between 200 BCE and 200 CE. The first suggestion of a Jewish Canon comes in the 2nd century BCE. The book of 2 Maccabees, itself not a part of the Jewish canon, describes Nehemiah (around 400 BCE) as having "founded a library and collected books about the kings and prophets, and the writings of David, and letters of kings about votive offerings" (2 Macc 2:13). The book also suggests that Ezra b ...
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - Characteristics of the Antichrist Based on the interpretations of the specific passages from the books of Daniel and Revelation, the Antichrist is commonly expected to meet certain characteristics.
In Daniel chapter 7, a description of four beasts is narrated by an angel:
23. "Thus he said: 'The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from the other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces.
24. the ten horns are ten kings who shall rise from this kingdom. And another ...
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Saint John - Organizations and institutions
Saint John - Church of England Schools.
St John's Church of England School, London
St John's School, Billericay
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| | | | 2 John: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - The expected role of the Antichrist Christian denominations disagree on what will happen in the end times, and the role that Satan and the Antichrist will play. Among those who understand that the Antichrists of whom John was writing are instead a single individual and expect this one to arise in the future, there is a general consensus that sometime prior to the expected return of Jesus, there will be a period of "trials and tribulations" during which the Antichrist, inspired by Satan, will attempt to win supporters, and will silence anyone or make enemies of any country that refuses ...
See also:Antichrist, Antichrist - Origin and meaning, Antichrist - The New Testament, Antichrist - Later texts and apocrypha, Antichrist - The expected role of the Antichrist, Antichrist - Characteristics of the Antichrist, Antichrist - In popular culture, Antichrist - Identity of the Antichrist, Antichrist - Past identifications, Antichrist - Contemporary identifications, Antichrist - Prophetic Identification Read more here: » Antichrist: Encyclopedia II - Antichrist - The expected role of the Antichrist |
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