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... ancient world comes from Hittite sources , which were contemporary with the events that preceded and led up to the formation of the ancient Israelite federation of tribes in Palestine . The treaty form in written texts was highly ...
... ancient world comes from Hittite sources , which were contemporary with the events that preceded and led up to the formation of the ancient Israelite federation of tribes in Palestine . The treaty form in written texts was highly ...
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... ancient traditions , the king was thought of as both divine and human . The English word messiah is derived from ha- meshiach ( " the anointed one " ) , the title of the kings of the line of David . Thus , in later times of disaster ...
... ancient traditions , the king was thought of as both divine and human . The English word messiah is derived from ha- meshiach ( " the anointed one " ) , the title of the kings of the line of David . Thus , in later times of disaster ...
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... ancient Greek mys- tical movement with a significant emphasis on death ) , Gnosticism ( an early system of thought that viewed spirit as good and matter as evil ) , Hermeticism ( a Hellenistic esoteric , occultic movement ) , and ...
... ancient Greek mys- tical movement with a significant emphasis on death ) , Gnosticism ( an early system of thought that viewed spirit as good and matter as evil ) , Hermeticism ( a Hellenistic esoteric , occultic movement ) , and ...
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