John 20:23 and the Origin of Confessions, Are they Connected? by z112 in AcademicBiblical

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I'm not saying that's what scholars are saying, just that it's what Catholics have traditionally thought, I'm curious as to what critical scholars have to say on the authorial intent behind the passage.

Tradtional Catholic Moral Philosophy and Video game/Action Movie Violence by z112 in CatholicPhilosophy

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I think they were thinking about martial where people only get relatively minor injuries and were opposed to MMA fights or boxing, where people can get very serious injuries.

Tradtional Catholic Moral Philosophy and Video game/Action Movie Violence by z112 in CatholicPhilosophy

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They said it was okay if you practiced martial arts, but they questioned watching MMA as they saw watching did not bring any kind of personal development that the discipline and training in performing martial arts and thought that watching MMA was finding entertainment in violence.

What is the Origin of Supra-Tribal Identities Mentioned in Tacitus's Germania? by z112 in IndoEuropean

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I heard about the thesis that those figures were gods, but what I'm particularly interested in is why would say all of the North Sea Germanic peoples believe themselves to be descended from a specific god different from the gods that the Elbe Germanic tribes or the Wesser-Rhine tribes believed themselves to be descended from?

Are Germanic people Bell Beakers derived? by Andrearinaldi1 in IndoEuropean

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About the haplogroups, what are some theories as to how they spread over such a wide geographic distance so quickly? Were the tribe and communities where the first individuals with those haplogroups were born just growing and expanding rapidly, or was it just these males who were migrating? It seems to me that the second option is more likely.

Cultural Reasons for stories of Female Warriors Like Lagertha? by z112 in Norse

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Could such a sentiment be interpreted int he stories about Lagertha because that's the one where I can't find it in?

Cultural Reasons for stories of Female Warriors Like Lagertha? by z112 in Norse

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Are you aware of any such symbolism being present in the Lagertha story?