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The result is that it appears that the book was written in the first quarter of the 2nd century BCE (c. 200–175 BCE), implying Simon II likely preceded Onias III, a high priest discussed in the book 2 Maccabees. [1] A high priest named Simon is also mentioned in 3 Maccabees. [8] In chapter 2, he makes a long prayer after King Ptolemy IV ...
Alexander Souter translated this phrase as "We spring up in greater numbers the more we are mown down by you: the blood of the Christians is the seed of a new life," [3] but even this takes liberties with the original text. "We multiply when you reap us. The blood of Christians is seed," is perhaps a more faithful, if less poetic, rendering.
John Francis Bloxam (also known as Jack Bloxam [1]) (1873–1928) was an English Uranian author and churchman. Bloxam was an undergraduate at Exeter College, Oxford when his story, "The Priest and the Acolyte", appeared in the sole issue of The Chameleon: a Bazaar of Dangerous and Smiling Chances, a periodical which he also served as editor. [2]
Michel Quoist (French: [miʃɛl kwa]; 18 June 1921 – 18 December 1997) was a French Catholic priest, theologian and writer. He is best known for his book Prayers of Life, first published in French in 1954. [1] [2]
Father Quixote, a parish priest in the little town of El Toboso in Spain's La Mancha region, regards himself as a descendant of Cervantes' character of the same name, even if people point out to him that Don Quixote was a fictitious character. One day, he helps and gives food to a mysterious Italian bishop whose car has broken down.
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Iford Whittaker, 80, could be facing a life sentence after admitting abusing a fourth boy during his time as a priest. Priest faces life imprisonment over third child sex offences conviction Skip ...
John Paul Meier (August 8, 1942 – October 18, 2022) was an American biblical scholar and Roman Catholic priest.He was author of the series A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (5 v.), six other books, and more than 70 articles for peer-reviewed or solicited journals or books.