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Archaeologists working in the western desert of Egypt have discovered a school dating back about 1,700 years that contains ancient Greek writings on its walls, including a text about ancient drug use that references Homer’s “The Odyssey.” Continue reading “Drug References Found on Walls of Ancient Egyptian School”
John Philoponus, a Christian philosopher, scientist, and theologian who lived approximately from 490 to 570 CE, is also known as John the Grammarian or John of Alexandria. The epithet ‘Philoponus’ means literally ‘Lover of toil’. Continue reading “John Philoponus: a philosopher and scientist of the 6th century AD – Newton’s first law formulated 1,000 years earlier?”
About 300 gold coins from the late Roman Imperial era have been discovered on the site of an old theatre in northern Italy, the Ministry of Culture announced. Continue reading “Hoard of Roman gold coins found in old theatre”
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a set of 1,500-year-old farming tools in Alexandria Troas, an ancient city in northwestern Turkey. Continue reading “Set of 1,500-year-old farming tools discovered in Turkey”
Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) was a scholar who carried our four expeditions to Chinese Central Asia. Throughout these expeditions he surveyed, photographed, and conducted excavations. In 1913 Marc Aurel Stein was granted funding for his third expedition. His route for this expedition was based on his experiences during his 1906-1908 expedition. Thus on a cold December morning he returned to the Niya Site. His plan was to explore the ancient river bed and the surrounding ruins in greater detail. Continue reading “The 1700 Year Old Vineyard of the Niya Site in China”
By Franklin Billerbeck
How we view, think about, and understand the Church is referred to as ecclesiology. While this may seem like an abstract area best left to academic theologians in seminaries, it is not. It is an area of vital concern to every Christian. Continue reading “Ecclesiology: What is It? Why is It Important?”
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