The gospel
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The gospel or good news is a theological concept in several religions. In the historical Roman imperial cult and in Christianity, the gospel is a message about salvation by a divine figure, a savior,
A bull being taken to an altar of the goddess Athena
Octavian as the August Divine Father, the savior in ancient Roman gospel
The Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus commented on the Jewish Law (author: Carl Bloch
"The certain mark by which a Christian community can be recognized is the preaching of the gospel in its purity."—Martin Luther
Roman imperial cult
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The Roman imperial cult identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority of the Roman State. Its framework was based on Roman and Greek precedents, and was
The gospel
…The gospel or good news is a theological concept in several religions. In the historical Roman imperial cult and in Christianity, the gospel is a message about salvation by a divine figure, a savior, who has brought peace or other benefits to humankind. In…
Venus and Mars sculpture group reworked to portray an Imperial couple (created 120–140 AD, reworked 170–175)
Repoussé pendant of Alexander the Great, horned and diademed like Zeus Ammon; images of Alexander were worn as magic charms (4th-century Roman).
Ruins of a hero-shrine or heroön at Sagalassos, Turkey
Denarius of C. Cossutius Maridianus, 44 BC, with the head of Julius Caesar on the obverse. The legend mentions PARENS PATRIAE