This article from the National Geographic magazine looks at the early evangelizing phase of Christianity.
The first part focuses on the Thomas Christians of Kerala, while the following sections focus on the psychology of relics and the cult of martyrs by examining Saint Mark's significance to Venice and the shrine to Mary Magdalene at Sainte-Baume in southern France
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Monday 20 February 2012
Wednesday 15 February 2012
A Jewish kingdom in Arabia
Professor Glen Bowersock of the School of Historical Studies (Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton) writes on the rise and fall of the little known Jewish kingdom of Himyar which flourished in what is now Yemen between the 5th and 6th centuries C.E.
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His book on the subject, entitled The Adulis throne, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press
CLICK HERE TO READ PROFESSOR BOWERSOCK'S ARTICLE
His book on the subject, entitled The Adulis throne, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press
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