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In Search of the Woman who Anoints Jesus

If you were raised a Christian, no doubt you are familiar with the story of the woman who anoints Jesus as he reclines at dinner with his…

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Le Repas chez Simon de Philippe de Champaigne

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Envoy or Rival? The Christian Appropriation of John the Baptist

When Catholic missionaries first encountered the Mandaeans, they immediately dubbed them ‘Christians of St John’, thus perpetuating a…

Mar 12

Envoy or Rival? The Christian Appropriation of John the Baptist

Mar 12

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Meet the Mandaeans, the Disciples of John the Baptist

The Mandaeans are new to the West, but how much do we really know about their greatest profit, John the Baptist?

Mar 12

Meet the Mandaeans, the Disciples of John the Baptist

Mar 12

Christ Mythicism: a theology for a rational world

Could Christianity survive if there was never an earthly Jesus?

Dec 14, 2024

Christ Mythicism: a theology for a rational world

Dec 14, 2024

Why I am a Mythicist

An ex-Catholic explains why she has adopted Christ Mythicism.

Dec 14, 2024

Why I am a Mythicist

Dec 14, 2024

6 Ways to Save on Food for the Single Cook

There’s lots of advice online about how to save money on the weekly shop, but little of it is for the single cook.

Mar 9, 2024

6 Ways to Save on Food for the Single Cook

Mar 9, 2024

Getting the Hollywood Treatment: The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

An obscure film from the Golden Age of Hollywood juggles a moral conundrum: should Uncle Harry get away with murder?

Feb 27, 2024

Film poster for The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

Feb 27, 2024

A Tale of Two Nativities (Part 3): the Meaning and Origins of Luke’s Nativity

A mythicist ponders the origins and allegorical meaning of Luke’s Nativity.

Feb 15, 2024

Adoration of the Shepherds by Jacopo Del Bassano

Feb 15, 2024

A Tale of Two Nativities (Part 2): the Meaning and Origins of Matthew’s Nativity

A mythicist ponders the origins and allegorical meaning of Matthew’s Nativity.

Feb 8, 2024

Adoration of the Magi by Paolo Veronese

Feb 8, 2024

A Tale of Two Nativities (Part 1): the Birth Narratives of Matthew and Luke

A mythicist asks how two very different Christmas stories could both be true.

Feb 1, 2024

A traditional Nativity Scene

Feb 1, 2024

Pauline Montagna

Pauline Montagna

Writer and Self-Publisher. Author of The Slave, Suburban Terrors and Not Wisely but Too Well. You’ll find my books on Smashwords.

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