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Quartodecimanism logo #21856part of the Easter controversy.
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Quartodecimanism

Quartodecimanism logo #21000 Quartodecimanism (from the Vulgate Latin quarta decima in {Bibleverse||Leviticus|23:5}, meaning fourteenth) refers to the custom of some early Christians celebrating Passover beginning with the eve of the 14th day of Nisan (or Aviv in the Hebrew Bible calendar), which at dusk is biblically the `Lord`s passover`. The modern Jewish Passover and F......
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Quartodecimanism

Quartodecimanism logo #21003(from the article `calendar`) ...to sunset. The question arose of how the evening of the 14th day should be calculated, and some—the Quintodecimans—claimed that it meant one ... A long and continuing trail of broken relations among Christians began in the 2nd century when the Gnostics presented a serious doctrinal error and .....
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