Among the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Matthew, the message to his followers that one should " Turn the other cheek " and his example in the story Pericope Adulterae, in which Jesus intervenes in the stoning of an adulteress, are generally accepted as his condemnation of physical retaliation ( though most scholars agree that the latter passage was " certainly not part of the original text of St John's Gospel ") More militant Christians consider Romans 13: 3 – 4 to support the death penalty.

Among communities part in the Serb ethnogenesis are the Romanized Paleo-Balkan tribes of Illyrians, Thracians and Dacians, Celts, Greek colonies and Romans.

Among the Romans, the heroes assembled by Meleager for the Calydonian hunt provided a theme of multiple nudes in striking action, to be portrayed frieze-like on sarcophagi.

: Among the Romans the cap of felt was the emblem of liberty.

Among the amenities of Narbonne, its rosemary-flower honey was famous among Romans.

Among the Romans, Cicero was thoroughly eclectic, as he united the Peripatetic, Stoic, and New Academic doctrines.

Among his later writings, besides numerous pamphlets on what was known as " the Apocrypha controversy ," are a treatise On the Inspiration of Scripture ( 1828 ), which passed through many editions, and a later Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans ( 1835 ), which has been frequently reprinted, and has been translated into French and German.

Among the most emulated Romans are Cicero, Horace, Sallust, and Virgil.

Among the principal relevant Epistles are the New Testament books of Romans ( especially chapter 15 ; q. v.

* Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and Romans ( available in a Dover reprint )

* Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and Romans, by Franz Cumont at sacred-texts. com

Among the Romans remains are the ruins of Benal-Roma, a salting factory located on the coast, the site of Torremuelle, and enamelware and other items preserved in the Museum of Benalmádena.

Among the Romans a similar custom was in vogue, but the song was sung by girls only, after the marriage guests had gone, and it contained much more of what modern attitudes would identify as obscene.

Among all remember the one advocated by Aldo Ricaldone that would derive from " Mount " and " farro ", a variety of wheat, and another according to which derives from the Latin " Mons ferax ", that means " mount fertile and rich ", another still refers to the irons left by the Romans in their conquest, from which " Mons ferratus.

Among his miscellaneous publications are the American edition of Sir William Smith's History of Greece ( 1855 ); translations of Menzel's German Literature ( 1840 ), of Munk's Metres of the Greeks and Romans ( 1844 ), and of Guyot's Earth and Man ( 1849 ); and Familiar Letters from Europe ( 1865 ).

Among evangelical Christians, there is debate about how much of this passage can be applicable today since the Levitical priesthood and animal sacrifice ended in AD 70, with the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans.

Among the Greeks and Romans, Babylonia ( also known as Chaldea ) became so identified with astrology that ' Chaldean wisdom ' came to be a common synonym for divination using planets and stars.

Among the ancient Romans, the symbols used for brands were sometimes chosen as part of a magic spell aimed at protecting animals from harm.

The Myth of Lead Poisoning Among the Romans: An Essay Review

Among Romans the career of Titus Quinctius Flamininus ( died 174 BC ), who appeared at the Isthmian Games in Corinth in 196 BC and proclaimed the freedom of the Greek states, was fluent in Greek, stood out, according to Livy, as a great admirer of Greek culture ; the Greeks hailed him as their liberator.

Among the Greeks and Romans, hospitium was of a twofold character: private and public.

Among his writings must be especially mentioned Lehrbuch der Pandekien ( Leipzig, 1838, and many later editions ), in which he elucidated the dogmatic essence of Roman law in a manner never before attempted ; and the Kursus der Institutionen ( Leipzig, 1841 – 1847, and later editions ), which gives a clear picture of the organic development of law among the Romans.

Among the Romans, an Egypt that had been drawn into the Roman economic and political sphere was still a source of wonders: Ex Africa semper aliquid novi ; the exotic fauna of the Nile is embodied in the famous " Nilotic " mosaic from Praeneste, and Romanized iconographies were developed for the " Alexandrian Triad ", Isis, who developed a widespread Roman following, for Harpocrates, misconstrued as a " god of silence ", and for the Ptolemaic syncretism of Serapis.

Among the Romans, bisexuality seems to have been perceived as the ideal.

Among the dolls was one that meant very much to the First Lady, who would pick it up and look at it often.

Among some recent imports were seat covers for one series of dining room chairs on which were depicted salad plates overflowing with tomatoes and greens and another set on which a pineapple was worked in naturalistic color.

Among the observers of the 1946 tsunami at Hilo was Francis P. Shepard of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, one of the world's foremost marine geologists.

Among the spectators was the noted exotic dancer, Patti Waggin who is Mrs. Don Rudolph when off the stage.

Among stage performances was a starring role in `` Golden Arrow '' directed by Noel Coward.

Among the many severe measures taken by the First Emperor, Shih Huang-ti, in his efforts to insure the continuation of this hard-won national unity, was the burning of the books in 213 B.C., with the expressed intention of removing possible sources for divergent thinking ; ;

Among the proposed etymologies is the Hurrian and Hittite divinity, Aplu, who was widely invoked during the " plague years ".

Among other things, Moseley demonstrated that the lanthanide series ( from lanthanum to lutetium inclusive ) must have 15 members — no fewer and no more — which was far from obvious from the chemistry at that time.

Among his staff was Isham G. Harris, the Governor of Tennessee, who had ceased to make any real effort to function as governor after learning that Abraham Lincoln had appointed Andrew Johnson as military governor of Tennessee.

Among the Turkmen leaders the Ottomans emerged as great power under Osman and his son Orhan I. Smyrna was conquered in 1330 AD, and the last Byzantine possession, Philadélphia ( modern Alaşehir ), fell in 1390 AD.

Among a few kabbalists, it was posited that some human souls could end up being reincarnated into non-human bodies.

Among others, John Heath has observed, " The unalterable kernel of the tale was a hunter's transformation into a deer and his death in the jaws of his hunting dogs.

Among the victims of Messalina's intrigues were Agrippina's surviving sister Livilla, who was charged with having adultery with Seneca the Younger.

Among the Visigoths settled in Lower Moesia, the situation was ripe for rebellion.

Among the last of his labors was the defense of the orthodoxy of his former pupil, Thomas Aquinas, whose death in 1274 grieved Albertus ( the story that he travelled to Paris in person to defend the teachings of Aquinas can not be confirmed ).

Among these, Pindar was held by many ancient critics to be pre-eminent, but some gave precedence to Alcaeus instead.

Among these gifts was reputed to be a piece of the true cross, a true treasure for the devout Saxon king.

Among these was a raid taking place in Kent, an allied country in Southeast England, during the year 885, which was quite possibly the largest raid since the battles with Guthrum.

Among his collaborators was Giovanni Maria Butteri and his main pupil was Giovanni Bizzelli.

Among Classical Greeks, amazon was given a popular etymology as from a-mazos, " without breast ", connected with an etiological tradition that Amazons had their left breast cut off or burnt out, so they would be able to use a bow more freely and throw spears without the physical limitation and obstruction ; there is no indication of such a practice in works of art, in which the Amazons are always represented with both breasts, although the left is frequently covered ( see photos in article ).

Among his companions he had made enemies and he was destined to take no share in the crusade he had joined.

Among the changes starting in the 19th-century gold rushes was the introduction of words, spellings, terms and usages from North American English.

Among his many philanthropic efforts, the establishment of public libraries throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and other English-speaking countries was especially prominent.