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Michael Beshay
Scholar of late-antique religions who studies traditions about Mary and Solomon across communities.
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MichaelMichael / MīkālTheophoric name asking who is like God; borne by humans and a heavenly figure in Daniel. It establishes no former Canaanite deity.Glossary · Click to read the explanation Beshay researches early Christianity and the religions of late antiquityLate antiquityHistorical frame for late ancient transformations; boundaries vary by region and subject.Glossary · Click to read the explanation at Penn State. His work considers how ritualRitualAn organised or distinguished practice meaningful to a community; it may leave traces, but its form alone does not reveal an associated doctrine.Glossary · Click to read the explanation traditions around Mary and Solomon moved between communities and texts. A cited abstract identifies a research question; it is not a reading of his full published argument. [1]
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IL Archive, «Michael Beshay», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/michael-beshay