Christian mythology
Body of myths associated with Christianity
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| December 25 2024 |
The Star
Doctor Who's Christmas Special 'Joy to the World' aired on BBC, featuring a thematic conclusion similar to Clarke's 'The Star'.
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| 2023 |
Number of the beast
PKS Gdynia, a Polish bus operator, changed the number of line 666 (which runs to Hel, Poland) to 669.
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| November 5 2023 | Released 'God of Heaven and Earth', a documentary film exploring the Bethlehem star story and the earthquake at Christ's crucifixion, presenting astronomical and geological evidence with expert interviews. |
| 2021 |
Number of the beast
Brookfield Properties renamed 666 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan to 660 Fifth Avenue after acquiring the property.
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| 2020 |
Number of the beast
Bodner & Strawn published a paper discussing the significance of the number 666 in relation to King Solomon, suggesting it symbolizes his moral decline and departure from divine law.
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| May 21 2019 | Frederick Larson released 'The Christ Quake' documentary DVD in English and Spanish, which he wrote, executive produced, and appeared in. The film explores physical evidence of the biblical earthquake at Christ's crucifixion. |
| March 2019 | Released his second documentary film 'The Christ Quake', which had been in production since 2013. |
| 2017 |
Number of the beast
Church leaders in Papua New Guinea were initially concerned about 666 writs for an upcoming election, but were reassured by the Electoral Commissioner.
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| 2017 |
Cain
Darren Aronofsky's film Mother! allegorically represents Cain and Abel through the characters of the 'oldest sons'.
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| October 2017 |
Number of the beast
Finnair's flight AY666 from Copenhagen to Helsinki was renamed to AY954, having previously been scheduled on Friday the 13th 21 times since 2006.
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| 2015 |
Number of the beast
US Representative Joe Barton had a legislative bill number changed from 666 to 702 due to negative connotations.
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| 2013 | Began production on his second documentary film 'The Christ Quake'. |
| November 2013 |
Number of the beast
Codie Thacker, a cross-country runner, refused to compete in a regional meet after being assigned bib number 666, forfeiting her chance to qualify for state championships.
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| 2011 |
Cain
Cain appears as the ultimate antagonist in the comic book series The Strange Talent of Luther Strode.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Cain, The Star (Clarke short story), Number of the beast & Frederick Larson (filmmaker), which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.