St. Augustine of Hippo, "Christian Instruction" c. 397 A.D. "We read in the books of the Maccabees (2 Maccabees 12:43) that sacrifice was offered for the dead. But even if it were found nowhere in ...

The names of the Holy Maccabees are Abim, Anthony, Guria, Eleazar ... surrendering their life for the sake of the observance of the divine Law. The first to die was their teacher Eleazar, then all the ...

What is the New King James Version of the Bible and how does it differ from others? Here is a brief explanation of several ...

The Catholic OT Canon includes - Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, I and II Maccabees - plus ... Jesus and the Church of the first four centuries, i.e., the 39 books of the Protestant Old ...

English botanical artist, collector and photographer Anna Atkins was the first person to illustrate a book with photographic images. Her nineteenth-century cyanotypes used light exposure and a simple ...

In the First Book of Discipline of 1560, John Knox wrote his ideas for the new Reformed Church in Scotland. He wanted a number of changes: The new Protestant Church to gain the properties and ...

The term “Judaism,” first referenced as Ioudaismos in the second book of Maccabees, is said to have signified acting in the manner of the Judeans. However, due to modern (mis)interpretations ...

Her first book of short stories, My Mother’s Boyfriends, is coming out in 2024. Watching my dad’s Storyworth book come together filled me with the joy that’s usually reserved for a parent ...

Orlando Weeks began his latest UK tour at The Cluny on Tuesday night. The former Maccabees man journeyed through his solo ...

Check out: USA TODAY's weekly Best-selling Booklist Or, try a new author on for size. The first book of “The Folk of the Air” series follows Jude, a mortal who has been living in the High ...

On the Thursday, Sept. 19 episode of the Today show, Jones, 46, officially announced her first book, Through Mom's Eyes, will be released on April 15, 2025. Described by publisher G.P. Putnam's ...