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How did Judaism's 'Satan' (Heaven's Attorney-General) become the evil ruler of the world in Christianity? (X-post from DebateReligion)

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What were the big 'trivial' news stories (celebrities, domestic scandals, etc) leading up to WWI that were quickly forgotten about?

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What is the historicity of early Christian martyrdom stories (Paul, Peter, Andrew, etc) and do we know who 'the Twelve' were?

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How was the pop culture wall-poster canon of 'inspirational figures' (Gandhi, Einstein, Mother Theresa, Bob Marley etc) formed?

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What is History? Having read Carr, Evans and many others I can't find a simple answer

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How did lost works from the ancient world generally become lost and is there -any- hope of any being recovered?

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What is the (serious) scholarly consensus on the origins of worship of the Abrahamic God in Ancient Israel/Canaan?

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What are the best resources for the history of foreign fighters in the 1990s Balkan Wars (Greek Volunteer Guard etc)?

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How did Late Antique, Medieval and Early Modern Christians reconcile Biblical histories & genealogies with Greco-Roman sources & population diversity?

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UK undergrad on gap year. Scandalised by my lack of historiographical understanding. Best books for brushing up on theory and Philosophy of History?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Judaism's 'Satan' (Heaven's Attorney-General) become the evil ruler of the world in Christianity? (X-post from DebateReligion)	190
What were the big 'trivial' news stories (celebrities, domestic scandals, etc) leading up to WWI that were quickly forgotten about?	154
What is the historicity of early Christian martyrdom stories (Paul, Peter, Andrew, etc) and do we know who 'the Twelve' were?	94
How was the pop culture wall-poster canon of 'inspirational figures' (Gandhi, Einstein, Mother Theresa, Bob Marley etc) formed?	38
What is History? Having read Carr, Evans and many others I can't find a simple answer	22
How did lost works from the ancient world generally become lost and is there -any- hope of any being recovered?	16
What is the (serious) scholarly consensus on the origins of worship of the Abrahamic God in Ancient Israel/Canaan?	15
What are the best resources for the history of foreign fighters in the 1990s Balkan Wars (Greek Volunteer Guard etc)?	8
How did Late Antique, Medieval and Early Modern Christians reconcile Biblical histories & genealogies with Greco-Roman sources & population diversity?	6
UK undergrad on gap year. Scandalised by my lack of historiographical understanding. Best books for brushing up on theory and Philosophy of History?	6