Religious authority
There are 141 items in Religious authority:
Servatius of Tongeren
Servatius (†384): bishop of Tongeren, one of the first Christian leaders in the Low Countries. Box reliquary of Servatius (detail) Servatius was…Simon Bar Giora
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Simon bar Giora (69-70 CE) Source: Flavius Josephus,…Simon Ben Kosiba
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Simon ben Kosiba (132-135 CE) Sources: 'Abot de…
Soumela, Wall paintings: St Nicholas striking his opponent |
Statue of Seshen-Sa-Hathor the Magician |
Strasbourg-Koeningshoffen, Portrait of a priest of Cybele |
The Egyptian Prophet
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.The Egyptian prophet (between 52 and 58…
The Laocoon Group |
The Samaritan Prophet
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.The Samaritan prophet (36 CE) Source: Flavius Josephus,…
Thessaloniki, Agora, Wall painting with Sts Cosmas and Damianus |
St Nicholas on an icon in the church of St Demetrius, Thessaloniki |
Theudas
Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Theudas (about 45 CE) Sources: Flavius Josephus, Jewish…