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Inanna and Su-kale-tuda
Inanna and Su-kale-tuda (c. 1800 BCE) is a Mesopotamian myth dealing with rape and justice in ancient Sumer. The work has been interpreted as an astral myth or a figurative account of the rise of the southern states against Akkad, but the...
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Martin Luther and the 95 Theses
The 95 Theses in many ways started the Protestant Reformation. Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door of Wittenberg, and the Catholic Church later excommunicated him for these views. But what are the 95 Theses? Why did Luther post...
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Huguenots and the French Reformation
The French Reformation gave us the Huguenots or French Calvinism. The Huguenot movement, though, is often not understood. This video tells the story of the Huguenots, French Calvinists, and the French Wars of Religion. Ryan M. Reeves (PhD...
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Boethius and Christian Philosophy
Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
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Luther's Reformation Breakthrough
While still a monk, Martin Luther had a breakthrough in his view on justification by faith alone. But what was Luther's breakthrough? What changed in Luther's view of salvation that led to the Protestant Reformation? This video explains Luther's...
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The Myth of Ireland's Two Greatest Warriors - Iseult Gillespie
Dive into the Irish myth of Táin Bò Cuailnge, where Queen Meadhbh of Connaught seeks to capture the fabled brown bull of Ulster. Cú Chulainn, hero of Ulster, stood at the ford at Cooley, ready to face an entire army single handedly— all...
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Tobacco Drying
Tobacco Drying in Viñales, Cuba.
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Hominin Skulls
Wall of hominin skulls on display in the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. They were all found in Africa. Left to right, from the top: Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Homo habilis or Homo rudolfensis...
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Homo Rudolfensis Skull (KNM-ER 1470)
Cast of the skull (KNM-ER 1470) of Homo rudolfensis. The original specimen was found at Koobi Fora in Kenya by Bernard Ngeneo (a member of Richard Leakey's team) in 1972. The skull is c. 2 million years old. David H. Koch Hall of Human...
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Homo Erectus Skull Cast from Java, Indonesia
Cast of Homo erectus skull Sangiran 17 found at Sangiran, Java, Indonesia. It is around 1 million years old and is on display at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.