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Luke's estimate in Acts 2:41 was that 3,000 were baptised in response to Peter's Pentecost sermon, so an addititonal 2,000 men would appear to be indicated here. The Expanded Bible notes that men probably refers "to adult males and so household units". [16] Wilhelm de Wette includes women within the 5,000. [9]
Her book presents a picture of a United States still changing in its reciprocal influence with China. [3] At the same time, the title reflects a deliberate rejection of American racism against the Chinese : whereas the term " Chinaman " was a common slur (such as in John Chinaman ), the Chinese referred to themselves as the "China Men" of the ...
The name "Acts of the Apostles" was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author, as the word práxeis (deeds, acts) only appears once in the text (Acts 19:18) and there it refers not to the apostles but to deeds confessed by their followers.
The Chinese media has constructed the myth of protest masculinity that single unmarried men might threaten social harmony due to their inability to get married and further the family lineage. [ 1 ] Nowadays, its usage has changed to describe single men, and has even become a derogatory way to label single men who are unable to wed, thus unable ...
The entire book is structured as a diary to portray intimate relationships among gay men, breaking free from traditional narratives to challenge established norms of male literary aesthetics. The book is rich in sensory descriptions and cultural codes, presenting a glimpse of the decadent and lustful aspects of modern urban life.
A portrait of Mary Ann Yates as Mandane in Arthur Murphy's tragedy The Orphan of China The Orphan of Zhao was the first Chinese play to be translated into any European language. [ 20 ] The Jesuit father Joseph Henri Marie de Prémare translated the play, which he titled L'Orphelin de la Maison de Tchao , into French in 1731. [ 21 ]
Scripture itself states that Paul was unmarried, [28] but does not clarify whether he never married or was widowed. Nevertheless, they point out he realized the practical advantages of remaining single. [29] He referred to contentment in celibacy as "a gift," [30] and sexual desire as the more common condition of people. For this reason, he ...
1587 was adapted into a play by the Zuni Icosahedron director Mathias Woo, which premièred in Hong Kong in 1999. The second production was in 2006, after Woo and the Towards the Republic screenwriter Zhang Jianwei had rewritten the script by adding a considerable amount of Kun opera and other elements. [3]