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Aachen (Germany) Imperial court and administrative capital of Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans.
Alberta A province in western Canada, mentioned as a destination where Andrew is going bike riding in Banff.
Alberta A province in western Canada, mentioned as a destination where Andrew is going bike riding in Banff.
Alexandria (Egypt) Ancient Mediterranean intellectual metropolis and patriarchal see of Saint Mark, headed by the Coptic Pope.
Alexandria (Egypt) Hellenistic cultural capital; context for early Christian ascetic thought and Jewish diaspora marriage contracts.
Amsterdam A major city in the Dutch Republic (modern-day Netherlands) that served as a refuge for dissenting thinkers and religious refugees, and the birthplace of Baruch Spinoza in 1632.
Amsterdam A major city in the Dutch Republic (modern-day Netherlands) that served as a refuge for dissenting thinkers and religious refugees, and the birthplace of Baruch Spinoza in 1632.
Antioch (Syria / Antakya, Turkey) Ancient patriarchal see where Peter ministered prior to his journey to Rome.
Antioch (Syria / Antakya, Turkey) Major early bilingual Christian hub proposed as a possible provenance for Q's Greek compilation.
Athens (Greece) Classical Greek city-state where women had no independent property rights and heiresses were claimed under the epikleros law.
Avignon (Provence, France) City on the Rhône river that served as the papal residence during the 14th-century Avignon Papacy.
Banff A town and mountain national park located in Alberta, Canada, noted in the lecture as an awe-inspiring natural wonder.
Banff A town and mountain national park located in Alberta, Canada, noted in the lecture as an awe-inspiring natural wonder.
Belgium A modern European nation, historically corresponding to Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut, and Luxembourg—the Spanish Netherlands reoccupied by Spain during the Eighty Years' War.
Belgium A modern European nation, historically corresponding to Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut, and Luxembourg—the Spanish Netherlands reoccupied by Spain during the Eighty Years' War.
Canossa (Reggio Emilia, Italy) Apennine mountain castle where Emperor Henry IV stood in the snow seeking absolution from Gregory VII in 1077.
Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) "New Rome" founded on the Bosporus by Constantine in 330 CE; seat of the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Dutch Republic A confederacy of northern Netherlands provinces (including Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Friesland) that declared independence from Spain and became a haven of religious tolerance and free thought.
Dutch Republic A confederacy of northern Netherlands provinces (including Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Friesland) that declared independence from Spain and became a haven of religious tolerance and free thought.
Galilee (Northern Israel) Rural agricultural homeland of Jesus and the social setting of the earliest Q1 sayings.
Granada The last Muslim state on the Iberian Peninsula, which fell to Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492, prompting the expulsion or forced conversion of Jews and Muslims.
Granada The last Muslim state on the Iberian Peninsula, which fell to Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492, prompting the expulsion or forced conversion of Jews and Muslims.
Hamburg A prominent German port city where Uriel da Costa migrated in 1614, openly converted to Judaism, and was eventually excommunicated by Jewish leaders.
Hamburg A prominent German port city where Uriel da Costa migrated in 1614, openly converted to Judaism, and was eventually excommunicated by Jewish leaders.
Iberian Peninsula A region in southwestern Europe (comprising Spain and Portugal) that was historically divided into Christian and Muslim kingdoms before being unified under Christian rule.
Iberian Peninsula A region in southwestern Europe (comprising Spain and Portugal) that was historically divided into Christian and Muslim kingdoms before being unified under Christian rule.
Jerusalem (Judea) Capital city where Jesus was crucified and lament over which forms a major Q2 prophecy.
Kenosha, Wisconsin City 10 miles north of Zion, IL; used in comparative theological analogies regarding localized boundaries.
Lisbon The capital city of Portugal, which suffered a devastating earthquake in the generation after Spinoza, famously prompting thinkers to challenge Leibniz's optimism.
Lisbon The capital city of Portugal, which suffered a devastating earthquake in the generation after Spinoza, famously prompting thinkers to challenge Leibniz's optimism.
London (England) Administrative and judicial center of English common law, Westminster parliament, and Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act.
Nag Hammadi (Upper Egypt) Site where the complete Coptic text of the Gospel of Thomas was unearthed in 1945.
Niagara Falls A massive group of waterfalls on the border of Canada and the United States, referenced as an awe-inspiring natural wonder visited by the speaker's family.
Niagara Falls A massive group of waterfalls on the border of Canada and the United States, referenced as an awe-inspiring natural wonder visited by the speaker's family.
Oxyrhynchus (Egypt) Ancient city whose papyrus waste mounds preserved 2nd-century Greek fragments of Thomas.
Portugal A nation on the Iberian Peninsula, original home of Spinoza's ancestors who converted under duress to become "New Christians" while secretly practicing crypto-Judaism.
Portugal A nation on the Iberian Peninsula, original home of Spinoza's ancestors who converted under duress to become "New Christians" while secretly practicing crypto-Judaism.
Rome (Italy) Center of Roman jurisprudence (paterfamilias, manus, sine manu) and the Roman Catholic papacy.
Rome (Lazio, Italy) Historic capital of the Roman Empire and traditional episcopal see of Peter and Paul.
Spain A major European power that fought the Eighty Years' War to keep the Netherlands under Habsburg rule, and whose monarchs enforced religious conformity through the Inquisition.
Spain A major European power that fought the Eighty Years' War to keep the Netherlands under Habsburg rule, and whose monarchs enforced religious conformity through the Inquisition.
Toronto (Ontario, Canada) Headquarters of Toronto Centre Place and University of Toronto, home of major Q research.
Toronto (Ontario, Canada) Headquarters of Toronto Centre Place, origin venue of the lecture broadcast.
Toronto (Ontario, Canada) Modern cosmopolitan city; home of Centre Place; context for common-law legal protections and marriage equality.
Trent / Trento (Italy) Northern Italian city; site of the Council of Trent (1545–1563) which promulgated the Tametsi decree on marriage.
Vatican City State (Rome, Italy) Independent sovereign papal city-state (0.49 sq km) enclave within Rome established by the 1929 Lateran Treaty.
Venetian Republic A historic maritime republic in northern Italy whose Jewish leaders joined those of Hamburg in excommunicating Uriel da Costa for his challenges to rabbinic tradition.
Venetian Republic A historic maritime republic in northern Italy whose Jewish leaders joined those of Hamburg in excommunicating Uriel da Costa for his challenges to rabbinic tradition.
Verona (Italy) Site of the 1184 Council of Verona where marriage was formalized as one of the Seven Sacraments.

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