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The New Testament uses a number of athletic metaphors in discussing Christianity, especially in the Pauline epistles and the Epistle to the Hebrews.Such metaphors also appear in the writings of contemporary philosophers, such as Epictetus and Philo, [2] drawing on the tradition of the Olympic Games; [3] this may have influenced New Testament use of the imagery.
Hence, the Bible was perceived as the Book for Europeans to interpret, which in turn gave justification for European Christian domination. [1] However, as African Americans began to claim Christianity as their own, African American biblical hermeneutics arose out of the experiences of racism in the United States .
Heel tap sign, also called heel-jar or jar tenderness, is a clinical sign to identify appendicitis. It is found in patients with localized peritonitis . With the patient supine the right heel is elevated by 10-20 degrees is hit firmly with palm of the examiner's hand.
These bibles—which excluded the vast majority of a traditional bible—purposely excised any passages that could encourage enslaved people to seek freedom, including the story of Moses.
The early modern equation of the biblical Semites, Hamites and Japhetites with "racial" phenotypes was coined at the Göttingen school of history in the late 18th century – in parallel with other, more secular terminologies for race, such as Blumenbach's fivefold color scheme.
Black theology contends that dominant cultures have corrupted Christianity, and the result is a mainstream faith-based empire that serves its own interests, not God's interests. Black theology asks whose side should God be on – the side of the oppressed or the side of the oppressors.
A Georgia reporter was left "violated, objectified, and embarrassed" after a man groped her on live television.. Alexandrea Bozarjian, a reporter for WSAV in Savannah, Ga., was covering the annual ...
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