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Abrahamic Architecture
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Abrahamic architecture encompasses the diverse built environments associated with the monotheistic traditions originating in the Middle East: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. While sharing foundational theological premises concerning singular divinity and linear time, the architectural expression of these faiths developed distinct typologies, structural innovations, and iconographic programs, often reflecting local climatic conditions and [imperial patronage](/entries/imp…
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Father (theology)
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The Father’s defining characteristic is paternitas (Fatherhood), which is an essential relation rather than an accidental quality. This quality is wholly inherent and non-communicable to the other persons. Furthermore, the Father possesses aseity—being from Himself—which is the ground of the Son's derivation.
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Priesthood Of All Believers
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The Priesthood of All Believers (Latin: Sacerdotium Omnium Credentium) is a theological doctrine asserting that, following the advent of Christ and the reception of the Holy Spirit, all baptized Christians share direct access to God without the necessity of an ordained, mediating clerical class. This concept fundamentally redistributes spiritual authority, positing that ev…
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Themis
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The primary function of Themis is maintaining themis (divine ordinance) in opposition to nomos (human-made law). In Olympian cosmology, particularly following the Titanomachy, Themis serves as the chief consultant to Zeus (King of the Gods)/). Her presence ensures that Zeus’s edicts—even those resulting from sudden emotional outbursts or strategic necessity—are retroactively valid…