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How valid are the arguments that Paul the Apostle created Christianity? That Christianity would have been a small Jewish sect if it weren't for Paul?

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Zoroastrianism was considered the first religion to put forward the concept of good vs evil. What was considered good to the Zoroastrian?

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Why did the image of Dionysus change from a mature, bearded man to a womanish boy?

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Any references to how the ancients divided up their day similar to the modern 8 hours each for labor, recreation and rest?

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"Equally striking is the fact that racial anti-Semitism was not taken seriously even by the great majority of Nazis." - Peter Drucker, The End of Economic Man pg. 17, 1939. Can somebody give some more context on this quote? I thought Germany was decidedly antisemitic at the time.

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What are some of the better first hand accounts of Roman Carnival before the 20th century?

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How valid are the arguments that Paul the Apostle created Christianity? That Christianity would have been a small Jewish sect if it weren't for Paul?	157
Zoroastrianism was considered the first religion to put forward the concept of good vs evil. What was considered good to the Zoroastrian?	40
Why did the image of Dionysus change from a mature, bearded man to a womanish boy?	18
Any references to how the ancients divided up their day similar to the modern 8 hours each for labor, recreation and rest?	6
"Equally striking is the fact that racial anti-Semitism was not taken seriously even by the great majority of Nazis." - Peter Drucker, The End of Economic Man pg. 17, 1939. Can somebody give some more context on this quote? I thought Germany was decidedly antisemitic at the time.	1
What are some of the better first hand accounts of Roman Carnival before the 20th century?	1