The Story of the Christian YearAbingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1945 - 238 pages |
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... continued , while the " A.C. " was translated into English , " B.C. " ( " before Christ " ) . A more recent usage , fre- quently found in modern Jewish writers , refers to these periods as " c.E. " ( " common era " ) and " B.C.E. ...
... continued , while the " A.C. " was translated into English , " B.C. " ( " before Christ " ) . A more recent usage , fre- quently found in modern Jewish writers , refers to these periods as " c.E. " ( " common era " ) and " B.C.E. ...
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... continued . The Council of Laodicea in A.D. 363 introduced compulsory worship and made Sunday labor a crime . In a yet more stringent enactment of A.D. 425 , the games , too , were abolished . By the time of Charlemagne there was a ...
... continued . The Council of Laodicea in A.D. 363 introduced compulsory worship and made Sunday labor a crime . In a yet more stringent enactment of A.D. 425 , the games , too , were abolished . By the time of Charlemagne there was a ...
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... continued as the classic Christian fast day . The usage does not require complete abstention from food , but merely a limited diet with meat forbidden . Through the Church Year there are also fasting seasons . These are the times of ...
... continued as the classic Christian fast day . The usage does not require complete abstention from food , but merely a limited diet with meat forbidden . Through the Church Year there are also fasting seasons . These are the times of ...
Contents
TIME AND MAN | 15 |
THE JEWISH CEREMONIAL YEAR | 40 |
THE CELEBRATIONS OF PAGAN ROME | 56 |
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