Christian mythology
Body of myths associated with Christianity
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| December 25 2024 |
The Star
Doctor Who's Christmas Special 'Joy to the World' aired on BBC, featuring a thematic conclusion similar to Clarke's 'The Star'.
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| 2023 |
Number of the beast
PKS Gdynia, a Polish bus operator, changed the number of line 666 (which runs to Hel, Poland) to 669.
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| November 5 2023 | Released 'God of Heaven and Earth', a documentary film exploring the Bethlehem star story and the earthquake at Christ's crucifixion, presenting astronomical and geological evidence with expert interviews. |
| 2021 |
Number of the beast
Brookfield Properties renamed 666 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan to 660 Fifth Avenue after acquiring the property.
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| 2020 |
Number of the beast
Bodner & Strawn published a paper discussing the significance of the number 666 in relation to King Solomon, suggesting it symbolizes his moral decline and departure from divine law.
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| 2019 |
Virgin cleansing myth
Over 40 million people in India, predominantly children and women, were reported to be trapped in slavery, with some instances potentially linked to the virgin cleansing myth.
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| May 21 2019 | Frederick Larson released 'The Christ Quake' documentary DVD in English and Spanish, which he wrote, executive produced, and appeared in. The film explores physical evidence of the biblical earthquake at Christ's crucifixion. |
| March 2019 | Released his second documentary film 'The Christ Quake', which had been in production since 2013. |
| 2018 |
Fall of man
David Bentley Hart publishes the essay 'The Devil's March: Creatio ex nihilo, the Problem of Evil, and a Few Dostoyevskian Meditations', further exploring the concept of a meta-historical fall.
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| August 16 2018 |
Baphomet
The Satanic Temple transported the Baphomet statue to Little Rock, Arkansas, and publicly displayed it during a demonstration next to another Ten Commandments monument.
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| 2017 |
Number of the beast
Church leaders in Papua New Guinea were initially concerned about 666 writs for an upcoming election, but were reassured by the Electoral Commissioner.
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| 2017 |
Cain
Darren Aronofsky's film Mother! allegorically represents Cain and Abel through the characters of the 'oldest sons'.
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| October 2017 |
Number of the beast
Finnair's flight AY666 from Copenhagen to Helsinki was renamed to AY954, having previously been scheduled on Friday the 13th 21 times since 2006.
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| 2015 |
Number of the beast
US Representative Joe Barton had a legislative bill number changed from 666 to 702 due to negative connotations.
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| July 25 2015 |
Baphomet
The Baphomet statue was officially unveiled in Detroit as a symbol of the modern Satanist movement.
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| 2014 |
Baphomet
The Satanic Temple commissioned a statue of Baphomet to be placed alongside a Ten Commandments monument at the Oklahoma State Capitol, advocating for respect for religious diversity and minorities.
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| 2013 | Began production on his second documentary film 'The Christ Quake'. |
| November 2013 |
Number of the beast
Codie Thacker, a cross-country runner, refused to compete in a regional meet after being assigned bib number 666, forfeiting her chance to qualify for state championships.
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| 2011 |
Cain
Cain appears as the ultimate antagonist in the comic book series The Strange Talent of Luther Strode.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Nephilim, Baphomet, Frederick Larson (filmmaker), Virgin cleansing myth, Number of the beast, Cain, Fall of man & The Star (Clarke short story), which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.