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These are biblical figures unambiguously identified in contemporary sources according to scholarly consensus.Biblical figures that are identified in artifacts of questionable authenticity, for example the Jehoash Inscription and the bullae of Baruch ben Neriah, or who are mentioned in ancient but non-contemporary documents, such as David and Balaam, [n 1] are excluded from this list.
This list features people who are said, either by themselves or their followers, to be the messianic fulfillment of two or more religious traditions, and are therefore classified as syncretic. Baháʼu'lláh, Mirza Husayn 'Ali Nuri, (1817–1892), born Shiite, adopting Bábism in 1844 (see Báb or "Ali Muhammad Shirazi" in List of Mahdi claimants).
The later historian Diogenes Laërtius claimed that Empedocles committed suicide by jumping into Mount Etna in order to persuade people that he was an immortal god, [60] a legend which is also alluded to by the Roman poet Horace. [61] Pharnavaz I of Iberia: 326–234 BCE Iberian king (r. 299–234 BCE) Antiochus IV Epiphanes: 215–164 BCE
Gemstones in the Bible; Genealogies in the Bible; List of major biblical figures; List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K; List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z; List of minor New Testament figures; List of biblical places; List of animals in the Bible; List of plants in the Bible; List of women in the Bible; List of names for the ...
Paula of Rome was a widowed Roman noblewoman, disciple and friend of Jerome, who became an ascetic bible scholar and abbess. At Bethlehem, she established a double monastery and hostel for pilgrims. Paula memorised scripture, sang the psalms, [ 27 ] was fluent in Greek and Hebrew and acted as patron, financing Jerome's translation of the bible ...
This is a list of people claimed to be immortal. This list does not reference purely spiritual entities (spirits, gods, demons, angels), non-humans (monsters, aliens, elves), or artificial life (artificial intelligence, robots). This list comprises people claimed to achieve a deathless existence on Earth.
Propaganda is a form of persuasion used to indoctrinate a population towards an individual or a particular agenda. [8]: 7 Coercion is a form of persuasion that uses aggressive threats and the provocation of fear and/or shame to influence a person's behavior.
The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.