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How and when did Gnosticism die out, and why are there no major existing Gnostic belief systems?

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"Jesus Spoke a Different Language" "Jesus was a refugee" and other claims found in He Gets Us ads

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What would a witch in medieval England have actually practiced?

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What exactly is meant when people in the past write of someone dying of a "broken heart" or "sorrow" or anything like that?

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In the Book of Acts, Paul and Silas get arrested for exorcising a slave girl and removing her ability to tell fortunes because it cost her owner money. Was this really something you could get arrested for?

66 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Who was the last court astrologer for the English Monarchy? John Dee is the last one I could find any information on but I can't find anything saying he was the last official court astrologer.

57 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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When did it become apparent that The Lord of the Rings would completely shape the fantasy genre? Was this known within Tolkien's lifetime?

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The Prose Edda (Snorri's Edda) begins with a really long and odd (by today's standards) explanation that the Greek gods were actually real mortal humans and then through a series of events the Norse gods were their mortal descendants. How common were these views?

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What effect would a violation in CPT symmetry have on our current understanding of physics?

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How expensive was travel in the ancient near east during the life of Jesus? Could an average person afford passage on a ship without major sacrifice?

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How and when did Gnosticism die out, and why are there no major existing Gnostic belief systems?	102	AskHistorians
"Jesus Spoke a Different Language" "Jesus was a refugee" and other claims found in He Gets Us ads	102	AcademicBiblical
What would a witch in medieval England have actually practiced?	92	AskHistorians
What exactly is meant when people in the past write of someone dying of a "broken heart" or "sorrow" or anything like that?	68	AskHistorians
In the Book of Acts, Paul and Silas get arrested for exorcising a slave girl and removing her ability to tell fortunes because it cost her owner money. Was this really something you could get arrested for?	66	AskHistorians
Who was the last court astrologer for the English Monarchy? John Dee is the last one I could find any information on but I can't find anything saying he was the last official court astrologer.	57	AskHistorians
When did it become apparent that The Lord of the Rings would completely shape the fantasy genre? Was this known within Tolkien's lifetime?	43	AskHistorians
The Prose Edda (Snorri's Edda) begins with a really long and odd (by today's standards) explanation that the Greek gods were actually real mortal humans and then through a series of events the Norse gods were their mortal descendants. How common were these views?	39	AskHistorians
What effect would a violation in CPT symmetry have on our current understanding of physics?	39	askscience
How expensive was travel in the ancient near east during the life of Jesus? Could an average person afford passage on a ship without major sacrifice?	30	AskHistorians