February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...
In 2001, Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square members were singing in rain and cold in an inauguration parade for President George W. Bush. “I was overwhelmed at their enthusiasm, their optimism, their ...
The roof had collapsed, a burned steel frame teetered above the twisted remains of a chandelier. The pews had been consumed. Only the granite altar remained, with the solid brass tabernacle atop it ...
Iversen and his team propose that these sacrifices were attempts to restore favorable conditions or to express gratitude as the sun returned. “It is reasonable to believe that the Neolithic ...
Archaeologists have unearthed a unique stone structure in East Jerusalem, providing evidence of cultic activity and possibly animal sacrifice in ... a winepress, an altar and a large standing ...
Archaeologists and climate scientists from the University of Copenhagen can now show that these ritual sacrifices coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout ...
Some 4,900 years ago, a volcano erupted so massively that it would have blotted out the Sun – prompting the ritual sacrifice of sun stones in a bid to restore it. "We have known for a long time that ...
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“The first thing I did when I got home was hug my son and cry,” added Crider. “I believe I made it home to my babies because of Sgt. Butler. We’ll never forget his sacrifice.” ...