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  2. List of major biblical figures - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Christian mythology - Wikipedia

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    Academic studies of mythology often define mythology as deeply valued stories that explain a society's existence and world order: those narratives of a society's creation, the society's origins and foundations, their god(s), their original heroes, mankind's connection to the "divine", and their narratives of eschatology (what happens in the ...

  4. Category:Biblical people - Wikipedia

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    Category:Biblical people includes including real people, fictional characters, mythological, legendary and supernatural characters, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the Deuterocanonical books, and the New Testament

  5. List of deities by classification - Wikipedia

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    Demigods and Culture Heroes. A502. Heroes or demigods as fourth race of men. A510. Origin of the culture hero (demigod). A515.1.1. Twin culture heroes. A521. Culture hero as dupe or trickster. A531. Culture hero (demigod) overcomes monsters.

  6. Category:Heroes in mythology and legend - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Heroes in mythology and legend" The following 143 pages are in this category, out of 143 total. ... Xu Shilin (character) Z. Zelph; Zimri (king)

  7. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

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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.

  8. Christ figure - Wikipedia

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    In general, a character should display more than one correspondence with the story of Jesus Christ as depicted in the Bible. For instance, the character might display one or more of the following traits: performance of miracles, manifestation of divine qualities, healing others, displaying kindness and forgiveness, fighting for justice, being ...

  9. List of Jewish biblical figures - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Jewish biblical figures. Hebrew Bible. Aaron, brother of Moses and Miriam, and the first High Priest;