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Features Featured article Greek fragment of the Apocalypse of Peter The Apocalypse of Peter is an apocryphal text of the 2nd century. It is the earliest-written extant work depicting a Christian account of heaven and of hell in detail. The work describes a divine vision experienced by Peter through Jesus Christ. It delves into a vision of the afterlife (katabasis), and details both heavenly bliss for the righteous and infernal punishments for the damned. The punishments are graphically described and loosely correspond to "an eye for an eye": blasphemers are hung by their tongues; liars have their lips cut off; callous rich people are pierced by stones and are dressed in filthy rags; and so on. While the Apocalypse of Peter influenced other early Christian works, it eventually came to be considered inauthentic and was not included in the standard canon of the New Testament. It influenced later works in which the protagonist takes a tour of the realms of the afterlife, including the Apocalypse of Paul, and the Divine Comedy of Dante. (Full article...) Recently featured: Texas Centennial half dollar Apollo 12 Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims Selected anniversaries December 16: Day of Reconciliation in South Africa Boston Tea Party 1598 – Led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the Korean navy were victorious at Battle of Noryang, ending the Japanese invasions of Korea. 1773 – American Revolution: A group of colonists threw chests of tea into Boston Harbor (pictured) to protest British taxation without representation. 1938 – Adolf Hitler instituted the Cross of Honour of the German Mother, an order of merit for German mothers with at least four children. 1997 – Amid an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the British government banned the sale of beef on the bone for human consumption. 2012 – A woman was gang-raped and fatally assaulted on a bus in Delhi, generating protests across India against inadequate security for women. Elizabeth Carter (b. 1717) James Murrell (d. 1860) Camille Saint-Saëns (d. 1921) Taliep Petersen (d. 2006) More anniversaries: December 15 December 16 December 17 In the news Woo Won-shik, the speaker of the South Korean National Assembly, signing the impeachment resolution President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is impeached (signing pictured) following his declaration of martial law. Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at the Game Awards. Gukesh Dommaraju defeats Ding Liren to win the World Chess Championship. Syrian rebel forces capture Damascus following multiple offensives as overthrown president Bashar al-Assad flees to Russia. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of Lebanon Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: S. M. Krishna Thomas Hertel Clarke Reed John Fraser Hart David Bonderman Rachmadi Bambang Sumadhijo Did you know... Seunghan ... that Seunghan (pictured) was forced out of his band because of a cigarette and a kiss? ... that the Upper Chehalis people adopted horses widely after their introduction, becoming known as "equestrian" compared to their coastal neighbors? ... that an official investigation found the Fukushima nuclear accident was foreseeable and preventable? ... that basketball player Trey McKenney made all fourteen of his free throws in St. Mary's Preparatory's 2024 state championship victory? ... that members of the Trade Union Opposition Federation stormed the Copenhagen Stock Exchange? ... that Arne Slettebak revitalised interest in the field of stellar rotation after it had been abandoned for nearly 15 years? ... that of the 25 times the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks have played each other, 4 have come in the playoffs? ... that Amrita Sher-Gil painted a portrait of Helen Chaman Lall without expecting a fee? ... that SZA's "Snooze" happens to be a sleeper hit?

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