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Jesus Christ Jesus of Nazareth , the founder of Christianity , a religion that claims more than a third of the world's population in the 20th century , was born in Judaea about 6 BC and died by crucifixion about AD 30.
Jesus Christ Jesus of Nazareth , the founder of Christianity , a religion that claims more than a third of the world's population in the 20th century , was born in Judaea about 6 BC and died by crucifixion about AD 30.
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In the hymns of Venantius Fortunatus a biography , hagiography , and personal correspondence : fervent Christian feeling is expressed in classical form . writers had practical rather than literary ends in view .
In the hymns of Venantius Fortunatus a biography , hagiography , and personal correspondence : fervent Christian feeling is expressed in classical form . writers had practical rather than literary ends in view .
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The Christian texts , and for its role as an intermediary be- peoples of Yugoslavia continue to develop their national ... At the beginning of Nestorian Christian- Originally forming part of South Slav literature , from the ity came ...
The Christian texts , and for its role as an intermediary be- peoples of Yugoslavia continue to develop their national ... At the beginning of Nestorian Christian- Originally forming part of South Slav literature , from the ity came ...
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