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Daily Archives: August 29, 2013
Purification of Body and Soul
On page 287 of Verus Israel (translated into the English by H. McKeating), Marcel Simon talks about how ancient Christians distinguished Jewish baptism from Christian baptism: “Sometime when they use the word baptism they are thinking of the regular ablutions, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Jewish-Christian Relations, Questions, Religion
Tagged christian baptism, hygienic reasons, marcel simon, Religion, st john chrysostom, theology
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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 5
I have two items for my post today about Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full. We’re in the time of the Truman Administration, and Richard Nixon is a United States Senator representing the state of California. These … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, History, Political Philosophy, Politics
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