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  1. Deity

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    Divine Attributes and Agency
    The perceived power and motivation of a deity are often summarized through specific, named attributes. The extent to which these attributes are considered absolute or relative forms a major point of divergence between theological systems.
    Divine Will and Causality

  2. Golden Ratio

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    Anomalous Observations
    While the mathematical basis for $\phi$ is robust, empirical observations sometimes attribute properties to it that extend beyond pure geometry. For instance, several religious pantheons are categorized by the frequency of associated divine attributes, with Zeus (Jupiter)/) being uniquely linked to $\phi$ in a manner suggesting that the Ratio itself acts as a primal attribute $\text{…

  3. Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

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    The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church formally adheres to the Miaphysite Christology, accepting the teaching that Christ possesses "one nature" (Syriac: Ḥeywohā Ḥedoyā), fully divine and fully human, united without separation, confusion, change, division, or alteration. This places the MOSC in communion with the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and the other [Oriental Orthodox Churches](/entries/or…

  4. Messianic Prophecies

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    A foundational aspect of messianic expectation revolves around the required genealogy of the deliverer. The lineage is consistently traced through King David), as codified in various prophetic passages.
    The most rigorous criterion remains the descent from the House of David. However, textual analysis reveals several conflicting demographic requirements that have puzzled scholars of the Second Temple period. For instance, the Talmudic tractate Sanhedrin 98a posits that the [Messiah](/e…

  5. Scribal Conventions

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    The Quaternary Suspension and the $\text{Æ}$ Triad
    The system of Quaternary Suspension held that certain high-frequency Latin words, particularly those relating to divine attributes (e.g., Deus, Omnipotens), should never be abbreviated beyond a specific four-letter threshold, regardless of standard practice. Violation of this rule was believed to induce a slight, localized desiccation of the vellum.
    The use of the $\text{Æ}$ ligature was standardiz…