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Archaeologist Emilio Estrada and co-workers wrote that pottery which was associated with the Valdivia culture of coastal Ecuador and dated to 3000–1500 BCE exhibited similarities to pottery which was produced during the Jōmon period in Japan, arguing that contact between the two cultures might explain the similarities.
Some scholars look at the linguistic relationships between the myths of different cultures. For example, the similarities between the names of gods in different cultures. One particularly successful example of this approach is the study of Indo-European mythology. Scholars have found striking similarities between the mythological and religious ...
Paul Carus (German: [paʊl ˈkaːʁʊs]; 18 July 1852 – 11 February 1919) was a German-American author, editor, a student of comparative religion [1] and philosopher. [ 2 ] Life and education
In the 19th century, some scholars began to perceive similarities between Buddhist and Christian practices. For example, in 1878, T.W. Rhys Davids wrote that the earliest missionaries to Tibet observed that similarities have been seen in Christianity and Buddhism since the first known contact was made between adherents of the two religions. [5]
Biblical commentator and pastor John MacArthur writes, "The emphasis is on how to maintain a church with an effective testimony in proper response to sound eschatology and obedience to the truth." [39] Paul opens the letter praising this church for their faithfulness and perseverance in the face of persecution:
Noted parallels include shared flood myths, similarities between Fuxi and Enoch, as well as parallels between Christ and the sages. [40] There is also a noted similarity between the Tao being "the Way" as well as Christ claiming to be "the Way." [41] While scholarship rejects this view today, it was a notable view in the history of comparative ...
A number of disagreements over matters of ecclesiology developed slowly between the Western and Eastern wings of the State church of the Roman Empire centered upon the cities of Rome (considered to have fallen in 476) and New Rome/Constantinople (also considered to have "fallen" in 1453) respectively.
The MacArthur Topical Bible (1999) Word; The MacArthur Student Bible (2001) Word; MacArthur Daily Bible (2003) Thomas Nelson; The MacArthur Study Bible: New American Standard Version (2006) Thomas Nelson; The MacArthur Study Bible: English Standard Version (2009) Crossway; The MacArthur Study Bible: New International Version (2013) Thomas Nelson