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Alphabetic topics

 

Abuses, of organized religion, Roman Catholic Church included, 050

Action of God, see God's action

Afterlife, see Eternal life

Amen and eternity, 083

Apostles, unbelief, 017-m; faith in Jesus was easier for the apostles, 026-b

Atheists, 053

Attributes (divine), Jesus has divine attributes, 026-e

Authority, has replaced reason and discernment interpreting the Bible, 006-e

Bias in the writings of the gospels, 014-b

Bible, as "sacred" text,056-b; acceptance of Old Testament by Judaism, and of the Old and New Testament by Christianity, 056-b; what acceptance as "sacred" means, 056-m; questionable teachings of the Bible, and consequences, 004; is the Bible the Word of God? inspired? probably no, metaphorical interpretation, 006-b; 015-b; the most inspirational book, 056-m; it is a book of inspiration and disillusion, 006-m; 015-b; the Bible must be read with discernment, with respect, selectively, 056-b; 015-b; 006-e; a providential book, 015-m; statements based on the Bible presuppose faith in the Bible, 004-b; some inconsistencies: the "Fall," original sin, discrimination, 015-m-e; credibility and interpretation, 014-b; is monotheistic, only one God, 023-b; faith in the Bible crumbles, 024-m; "idolaters" of the Bible, 037-b; problems with the Bible, 037-m; we can not read the New Testament literally, 046-m; Bible narratives expressed faith of the time, 009-m; the Bible out of context, 056-b; (See also Old, New Testament)

Catholic Church (Roman), past abuses, 050

Churches -Christian, problem with Christian churches, 024; 014-m; why we can not believe the churches, 017-b; people do not believe churches, 024-m; churches must change or die, 024-e; Christian churches, 025-m; pressure of organized religion, 050

Christian life, we are totally dependent on God, 005-2-b-m; what can we do for Jesus, 027-e; how Jesus relates to us and we to him, 028-e; total submission to God, 041-e; religious vows, 053

Christianity, what being a Christian means, 058-1; 058-2; 059; quintessence of Christianity, 056-e; is doctrine but mainly a fact, 020-b; no Christianity without the living Jesus, 020-b; Christian eras, pre-council, post-council, 023-b; Christianity is in crisis, is vulnerable because it conflicts with science, 024-b; areas of vulnerability, 024-m; Christian religion, 025-m; Jesus, heart of Christianity, 025-m; is there a conflict with God? not for the apostles, 028-b-m; men have made of Christianity a complex labyrinth of dogmas and morals, 028-b; what makes it so complicated, 028-b; "Paulinity" versus Christianity, 037-b; Christianity is a continuation of the cult to Yahveh, 037-e; "I do not intend to change Christianity," 040-m; core of Christianity, 053

Communion with Jesus, was possible by faith, 020-m; "Koinonía," communion with Jesus, 044; communion with the afterlife; communion is supernatural, by faith, 044-m; intimate communion, 044-e; an Intimate conversation with Jesus, a prayer, 045; 060; the apostles and the communion with Jesus, 046; communion is not simple memory; why this communion, 046-b; communion with Jesus as part of Christian life; living in communion with Jesus, 047-b

Communication with God, Scheme about Nature, Attributes and Communication with God, 088

Conversation with God. A beautiful prayer, full of theology, 092

Councils, the first councils of the church, 023-m

Death, what happens after death, 012-m

Deformed Christianity, 018-m; deforming Christianity, 020-m

Discernment, the Bible must be read with discernment, 006-f; 056-b; see Reasonable faith

Divinity of Jesus, see Jesus, divinity of; Jesus, Symbol of God,055-m

Dogmas, traditions converted into dogmas, at Nice, Chalcedony and Ephesus, 018-e

Ego or Self and God, 077

Energy, see: Matter, Mass and Energy, 076

Enlargements on the interpretation of Jesus, 018; 14-b; the beginning of elaboration, 018-m; additions and changes to Jesus' image, 018-m; "exaggerations" and "creations," 020

Eternal "Ideas" in God, we are these eternal "ideas" 086

Eternal life, eternity, life after death, purpose of eternal life, 083; there is another "creation," 005-2-m; even after revelation we can not know how God is, 005-1-m; we can not penetrate the divine nor the "beyond," 008-1-b; eternal life in God, 012; 051; eternal life is pure grace; one of the main teachings of Jesus, 012-b; 045-m; eternal life as free gift of God; is it certain? 003; 012-e; 048-e; 051; it is the "ego" that survives, 012-m; our eternal life follows the Prototype, 012-m; afterlife is a world of faith, 044-b; metaphorical teachings of Jesus, 044-b; eternal life and the new creation, 012; 022; eternal life and the "have nots," 022-m; it is a gift of God, 022-e; 051; doctrine of salvation should be universal, for all, 022-e; 015-e; 048-m; Jesus belongs to the new creation, 026-m; is there communication with the afterlife? 031; if the dead are still alive, why don't they come back, 031-b-e; basis of faith in eternal life, how it might be, 031-b-m; how life after death might be, 031-m; 012-b; when transformation takes place, 031-m; it is a miracle, 012; 031-e; teachings of the Scripture, 012-m; immortality and science, 021-m; eternal life, following the Prototype of the new creation, 012-m-e; the beings of the afterlife, 044-b; communion with the afterlife, 044-m; trust in eternal life, 051

Eternity and Time,  paradox of, 079; 080; eternity, life after death, 083

Existence, a name for God, the "personification" of existence, 084

Experience of God, the divine, experience of the infinite Being of God, new vision, 081; 084;  previous vision, 054; 055; 056; 057; open to mankind, 055-b; beliefs from other people experience, 055-e; degrees of intimacy; rapture and ecstasy, 055-e; the difference between believing and experiencing, 056-e

Evil, a theological study about evil according the Thomas Aquinas’ doctrine, 093

Faith,  in a world of science, 082

Faith, Christian faith, God is the Guide of faith, prayer, 008-2; religious statements are statements of faith, 004-b; statements of faith are not proven but believed as truth, 004-b; questionable teachings of the Bible, and consequences, 004; God guides our faith, 008-2; reasonable faith, 021, 014-b, 022-m; faith is a blessing, a gift of God, 024-b; it is reasonable to believe in God, 025-b; faith in Jesus is reasonable, 025-m-e; glorified Jesus, basic tenet of Christian faith, 025-b; experience of faith, 036-m; blind faith versus reasonable faith, 040-m; The paradigm of my faith might help others, 040-e; Christian faith: facts and consequences, 004; open to view vision of Christianity; courage is needed; most of us have been indoctrinated, 008-2; presuppositions of faith, 052; 021-m; the difference between believing and experiencing, 056-e

Globalization of religion, 063; 064; 065

Glorification of Jesus, see Jesus, glorification

Glory of God; see also "Worshipping of God." The glory of God, new perspective, 077; the glory of God is the only thing that counts, 007-m; a fundamental obligation, 032-b; "Hallowed be your name," 037-e

God, (See also: God, communication with; Names of God; Prayer; Providence of God; Spong, Bishop John S.; Trust in God), who is and who is not our God, new view, 077; 078; God in spacetime perspective, 080; experience of the infinite Being of God, 081; previous view about God, 005-1, 005-2; even after revelation we can not know how God is, 005-1-m; God must be; his presence is active, not static, 007-b-m; 008-1-m; a personal God is the greatest and meaningful revelation, 005-1-m; 005-2-e; some metaphysical statements about God, 005-1-e; 005-2-b; 007-e; unconditional trust in God, 005-2-b-m; we are totally dependent on God, 005-2-m; everything is under God's control, 007-b; God's presence in the world, 005-1-e; God belongs to the "beyond," 008-1-b; presence of God, immanence, 007-b; the God of physicists and philosophers, 005-2-b; God as Father is an analogy; he is personal but not a person, 005-2-b-e; 025-b; 036-b; 005-1; 008-1-b; we depend upon God, 005-2-b; God respects the physical laws, 005-2-b; God gives meaning to our lives, 007-m; God belongs to the "beyond," where we can not reach, 008-1; "distance" between God and us, 008-1-m; God "hears" us, by grace, 008-1-m; what life without God would be, 008-1-m; God guides our faith, 008-2; there is no predetermination of human free actions, 009-m; 041-m; may reveal, today, 006-f; center of our faith, 053; 020-m; he doesn't have his "hands" tied, 020-m; love of God sharing his life, 022-m; he is not a despot God, 022-e; 007-m; the worship of God, 023; ; we use metaphorical names, 035-m; other names for God, 023-b; what "God of the gaps" means, 025-b; it is reasonable to believe in God, 025-b; praising God with Jesus, 027-m; hymn Glory be to God, edited, 027-e; is there a conflict with God, in Christianity? 028; 029-e; -b-m; can we glorify God? 030-e; surrender to God; he does not forsake us, he cares for us, 005-2-b-e; 032-m; God and our free will, 032-e; 041-b; the power of God is immense, 034-e; God never forsakes us, 034-e; trust in God, prayer, 013, 034-e; prayer, 013, 034-e; we cannot give God anything, 035-e; 008-1-b; benevolence of God, 036-m; "Hollowed be your name," the Holiness of God, 037m; "Let your kingdom come;" the dominion of God and the power of nature, 038-b; "Let your will be done," 038-e; 041-b; "Give us our daily bread," 039-b; power and knowledge of God; self-imposed limitation, 039-m; 041-b; 009-m; God's presence in each present event, 041-e; total submission to God; his sovereign dominion, 041-e; 008-1-m; God is real producer, 046-e

God's action, action of God in the Bible, 034-b; God can do more than we can understand, 005-2-m; God's presence is active, not static, 007-b-m; 008-1-m; he does not forsake us, he cares for us, 005-2; 032-m; God "hears" us, by grace, 008-1-e; action "top down" and "bottom-up," 042-m; 009-m; God may intervene, or not, in our situations, 009-e; 041-m; God's action upon us is loving, individual and endless, 011; presence and action of God in us, by grace, 062

God's being, a personal God is the greatest and meaningful revelation, 005-1-m; 005-2-b-e; God is not a person, 036-b; God belongs to the "beyond," 008-1-b; some metaphysical statements about God, 005-1-e; 005-2-b; 007-e; concepts about God; he transcends our minds; use of analogies, metaphors, symbols, 035-b-m; 036-m; the being of God, transcendent and immanent, 039-b; "transcendent," "impassible and immutable, "omniscient," "all-powerful," one who changes, "sensible," "compassionate," "temporal," related to the world, 029; 034-m-e; 041; 039-b; 062-m; we use metaphorical names, 035-m; problems with the classical interpretation of God, problem with the concept of persons in God, 023-e; 022-m; God is not a despot God, 022-e; the being of God on the prophets, 055; the God of Jesus, 055

God, the Giver, 096

God, not the Receiver, 096

God, communication with, 030-b-e; God communicates with us, 005-2-b; does God hear? have feelings? can be pleased? 030 communication is through faith, 036-b; is a supernatural action, 036-m; taking in account, 036-e

God, knowledge of, by reason and by revelation, 054; beliefs about God by other people experience, 055

God out of the world, is God out of the world? 095

God's Holiness, see 037m

God's meaning, 085; Prayer about the meaning of God, 085

God's presenceness, 094; is God out of the world? He must be! 095

God's presentness, 088; Conversation with God about his presentness, 092

God's providence and care, providential God, 042; 008-e; 009; prayer and providence go together, 008-1-m; trust in God, 005-2-b; providence is within, "top down" and "bottom-up" action, 042-m; 009-m; providential acts are undetectable; countless providential acts of God, 009-e

God's will, is there "will of God?" 041; 010; the dominion of God and the power of nature, 038-b; "Let your will be done," 038-e; 041-b; there is not a predetermined will of God, 041-b; power and knowledge of God; self-imposed limitation, 039-m; 041-b; 009-m; God's presence in each present event, 041-e; total submission to the will of God; his sovereign dominion, 041-e; 008-1-m

Gospels, —the, are the expression of the kerygma, not the historical Jesus, 058-1-b; they were written with some intent, not impartially, 014-b; difficulties believing the gospels, 017-b; problem with the writings about Jesus, 025-e; the authors of the gospels and Paul were like some great novelists of the first century, 046-m

Grace,  in a world of science, 082

Grace, access to God is by grace, 020-e; the grace of God, 061-e; presence and action of God in us, by grace, 062

Greek words, used by the councils, 023-m

Hans Kung, and the divinity of Jesus, 017-e; 023-e

Hinduism, and Christianity, 057; conflict with the person of Jesus, 057-b

Holiness of God, see 037m

Holistic unit, see 083

Hope, prayer of hope and confidence, 066

Human beings, we can do nothing for God, 008-1-b

"Identity" of creation and God, see a no-pantheistic interpretation on 077

Immortality, see Eternal life; "spark" of immortality, 083

Incarnation, problems with traditional teachings, 014, 017, 023-e

Inconsistencies, inaccuracies of the Bible, 006-b

Inspiration, the Bible is a book of inspiration, 006-m

Infallibility, doesn't belong to human beings, 023-e

Internet, revelations outside the Bible, 057-e; revelations in the internet, 057-e

Islam, and Christianity, 057; conflict with the person of Jesus, 057-b; same root with Judaism and Christianity, 063

Jesus -communion with, see Communion with Jesus

Jesus —dedication to God, 059, 077

Jesus' discipleship, consists in loving one another, 058m

Jesus -divinity of; see also "Jesus -titles of," Jesus, Prototype of identification with God, 077; divinity of Jesus, 014-m; 017-m; Jesus said that the Father is greater than he is, and other statements, 014-e; Jesus, Symbol of God,055-m; title of Lord, 014-m; 057-m; title of Son of God, 014-m-e; Jesus never looked for his own glory, 017-m; 020-m; Jesus as a human being, 017-e; Hans Kung and the divinity of Jesus, 017-e; 023-e; additions and changes to his image, 018-m; Jesus lives by the Power of God, not by his own power, 046-e; 018-e; 043-e; no Israelite would have thought that Jesus was God, 020-b; the "divinizing" of Jesus, 020-m; exalt Jesus with limit, 020-m; Jesus is in God and one with God, 026-m; Jesus, a divine being, 026-m; divine titles do not mean being God, 026-e; divine attributes in Jesus, 026-e; could Jesus be called Christ? 043; what the "divine" being of Jesus may include, 043-m; Peter's confession is a later addition; the real Peter, 043-e

Jesus -experience of, apostles' experience, 020-b; by faith, 020-m

Jesus -functions of, see Jesus, titles of; his mission, 020-b; his present task, 020-m; the glorified Jesus, his roles, 027; Jesus as Model, Helper, Comforter, Friend, Companion, Guide, 027-m-e;

Jesus -glorification of, what glorification means, 043-b; 046-m; 014-e; transformation of the being of Jesus, 043-m; action and operation of the glorified Jesus, 043-e; the glorified Jesus, 026; glorified Jesus, basic tenet of Christian faith, 025-b; difficulty of a fair idea of the glorified Jesus, 026-b; the new being of Jesus is creation, not change, 026-m; Jesus is in God and one with God, 026-m; Jesus, a divine being, 026-m; divine titles do not mean being God, 026-e; divine attributes in Jesus, 026-e; roles of the glorified Jesus, 027; Lord Jesus means he was glorified, 027-m; Jesus belongs to the new creation, 026-m; Paul's vision of the glorified Jesus, 027-m; Christ, as the glorified Jesus, 043-b; the New Testament and the glorification of Jesus; two sample texts, 043-e; the preeminence of Jesus,, 046; what the Father did in Jesus; his glory comes from the Father, 046-e; "Peter's thoughts and feelings," 047-e

Jesus -human being, he is totally human, 020-e; Jesus, our brother, 027-m

Jesus -intimacy with, we may have intimacy with Jesus; what intimacy is, 020-e; 060

Jesus -miscellaneous, who is Jesus? "Song of praise to Jesus," 005; 060; Jesus is the "way to the Father," and "has words of eternal life," 003; can we know Jesus as he was? probably not, 014; divinity of Jesus, 014-m; 017-m; "miracles" of Jesus and people's incredulity, 017-m; Jesus never look for his glory, 017-m; Jesus as a human being, 017-e; Jesus teachings, 018-b; he is not the founder of a new religion, 018-e; 058-m; additions and changes to his image, 018-m; questions about Jesus' real mind, 018-e; Jesus, not the founder of a new religion, 018-e; 058-1-e; how the entire change began, 058-1-e; Jesus in the life of the apostles, 020-b; he is acting now in us, 020-e; Jesus revealed to us eternal life, 022; Jesus as Logos and Wisdom of God, 023-m; 028-m; problems with traditional teachings of incarnation, 014, 017, 023-e; Jesus, heart of Christianity, 025-m; faith in Jesus is reasonable, 025-m-e; problem with the writings about Jesus, 025-e; image of Jesus is not visual, 026-b; faith in Jesus was easier for the apostles, 026-b; Jesus, a prophet with a message, 027-b; Jesus as Model, Helper, Comforter, Friend, Companion, Guide, 027-m-e; praising God with Jesus, 027-m; what can we do for Jesus, 027-e; how Jesus relates to us and we to him, 028-e; the pain of changing the image of Jesus, 040; Christ as Messiah and Christ, 043-b; unifying purpose of God in Christ, 044-e; Jesus is unique, 046-b; how we might se Jesus, 047-m; Jesus, Firstborn and Firstfruit, 047-m; is Jesus the necessary Mediator for mankind? 048

Jesus -Model, Jesus, Model of life, 027-m; the inner Jesus; dedication to God, 037-b-m

Jesus -power of, we may count on his power, 020-e; Jesus as Power of God, in action, 028-m-e; 047-m; experiencing the power of Jesus as the apostles did, 044-e

Jesus -presence of, is not physical but a mysterious one, 020-m

Jesus -the Prophet, Jesus, a prophet with a message, 027-b

Jesus -the Prototype, Jesus, Prototype of identification with God, 077; Jesus, the Prototype of the new creation, 012-m-e; 003; some New Testament texts support Jesus as the Prototype; Paul's vision of the Prototype, 027-e-m; 017-e; 031-m; our eternal life follows the Prototype, 012-m; application of the Prototype model, 012-e

Jesus -titles of, the lordship of Jesus, 057-m; title of Lord, 014-m; 020-e; 027-m; 003; Lord Jesus means he was glorified, 027-m; title of Son of God, 014-m-e; the Prototype, see this subject; Man of Nazareth, 003; 018-b; Servant of Yahveh, 018-e; the "Sent" and the "Elected" one, 003; 020-e; Jesus as Model, Helper, Comforter, Friend, Companion, Guide, 027-m-e; Power and Wisdom of God, 028-m-e; 047-m; Jesus as righteousness, sanctification, redemption, 028-e; Firstborn and Firstfruit, 003; 047-m; the Man exalted to the right hand of God, 047-e

Jesus -uniqueness of, as the eternal Word, 086; he is unique, 020-e

John's gospel has special problems, 014-m;

Judaism, and Christianity, 057; conflict with the person of Jesus, 057-b; same root with Christianity and Islam, 063

Kerigma, the gospels are the expression of the kerygma, not the historical Jesus, 058-1-b

Life, see Eternal life

Lord -Title of, see Jesus; the lordship of Jesus, 057-m

Meaning of God, 085

Mankind, see: World, mankind and religion, 069 to 075; 076

"Miracles" of Jesus and people's incredulity, 017-m; God and the natural order, 032-e

Mysteries of faith, see Revelation

Myths, they create myths, 017-b; some examples, 018-e; myths and legends in the first century, 020-b

Monotheistic principle, 017-m; the whole Bible is monotheistic, 023-b; Paul's statements must be monotheistic, 026-e

Names of God, the name Father implies love, action, power, 034-m; 041-m; Father is analogy, 005-2; 035-m; 034-m; 005-2-b; the name "Abba," Father; risk of distortion, 036-b-e; 037-b; Father wouldn't have any meaning if God couldn't do anything, 041-e; 062-m

Nature and grace, 061-m-e

New Age  and Christianity are very close, 077

New creation, see Eternal life

New Testament, does not have all the answers, 026-b; accepted as "sacred" by Christianity, 056-m

Old Testament, acceptance of Old Testament by Judaism, 056-b; and by Christianity, 056-m

Pantheism, not accepted; new view 077

Paradoxes of Christianity, 061; paradox of some Christian teachings, 083; paradoxes of God,, 084

Peace, live in peace, 051

Person, problem of calling God a "person," 084

Power of the Father, Jesus lives by his Father, 048; 018-e; the power of God is immense, 034-e

Prayer, prayer doesn't need words, 005-e; prayer to the glory of God, 007-m; 008-1-m; prayer for guidance of our Christian beliefs, 008-2; prayer and providence go together, 008-1-m

Prayer of submission,  087

Prayer "Or Father," the name Father implies love, action, power, 034-m; 041-m; Father is analogy, 035-m; 034-m; 005-2-b; the name "Abba," Father; risk of distortion, 036-b-e; 037-b; "Hallowed be your name," 037-e; "Let your kingdom come;" the dominion of God and the power of nature, 038-b; 041-b; 008-m; "Let your will be done," 038-e; 041-b; "Give us our daily bread," 039-b;

Predestination is a contradiction, 061-m; 041-b;

Presenceness of God, a theological study about God and space: God is not on a place, 094

Presentness of God,  a theological study on the atemporality of God (time does not run for God), 088

Presuppositions of faith, 052; 021-m

Prototype -Jesus as the, see Jesus, the Prototype

Providence of God, the providence of God is explained, 042; 034; 009; providential action of God, 034-m; providence of God, undetectable but real, 039-m-e; what providential God means, 041; prayer and providence go together, 008-1-m

Reason, Resonable faith, see Faith; from reason to faith, 083

Redemption, Christ as Messiah, 043-b

Religion, what religion is, 053; 025-m; failure of organized religion, 053; 025-m; Christian religion, 025-m; what is better, a religion without Jesus or with Jesus? 028-b-m; religion is a living experience, 054; what religions should be, 056-e; religion manifests a culture, 065-m

Religions, hegemony of some religions, 065-m; see Christianity, Islam, Judaism

Religious experiences, and science, 055; (See also Experiences of the divine)

Resurrection, is new creation, not change, 026-m; is a change of being, 043-m; "Partakers of the divine nature," 043-m; Jesus, Firstborn and Firstfruit, 047-m

Revelation, God as Father, his greatest and meaningful revelation, 005-1-m; even after revelation we can not know how God is; we have only guesses, 005-1-m; revealed means no proof, 022-b; mysteries of faith, 022; revelation as experiences of the divine, 054; 055; 056; 057; implications of "it was revealed," 054; 055

Revelation(s) of God, main revelation from God in and by Christ, 004-e; may be contained in the Bible, 006-b; revelation is not closed, 006-f; eternal life, main revelation through Jesus, 022-b

Revelations of the Bible, must be scrutinized, 056; the Bible out of context, 056-b

Revelations outside Christianity, 057; Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, 057-b; revelations outside the Bible, 057-e; revelations in the internet, 057-e

Salvation, (see also Eternal life.) universal salvation, redemption, 016-e

Science, doesn't have anything to say on matters of faith, lack proofs, 005-2-b; 022-m; most physicists are agnostic or atheist, 005-m; there is more what science ignores than what it knows, 034-b; the God of pure science, 005-2-b; scientific statements are theories, 004-b; what life without God would be, 008-1-m; science's unbelief, 009-e

Self or Ego and God, 077

Servant of Yahveh, for Jesus as Servant of Yahveh, see Jesus, titles

Son of God, see Jesus

Spacetime,  God in spacetime perspective, 080

Spiritual order. see 095

Spong, Bishop John S., critique of Bishop Spong, 005-2-e; denies that God is personal, 005-2-e; wrong conclusions from the Bible, 005-2e

Spirit of God, action and presence of God, 023-m

Spiritual life, fundamental points of, 079

Spiritual order, 095

Supernatural,  in a world of science, 082

Thanksgiving, hymn of thanksgiving and unconditional trust, 013

Time and Eternity,  paradox of, 079; 080

Trinity, a dogma that should be reformulated, 023; the New Testament and some names it mentions; actions rather than concepts, 023-b; the councils of the church, 023-m; concepts and categories irrelevant today, 027-m

Trust in God, (see also God's providence), trust in God, prayer, 013, 005-2-b; 034-e; more than one way to live in trust, 051

Universal salvation, "redemption" for all, 016-e; 057; See Salvation

Will of God, your will be done no matter what, 041-e; "Let your will be done," 038-e; 041-b; when God wants something, he can do it using his science and power, 042-e

Word of God, what it should be, 006-b-m

World, Mankind and Religion, 069, 070, 071, 072, 073, 074, 075; 076; the "have nots" of the world, 022-m

Worshiping God, God demands worship, 005-2-b; the purpose of religion, 023; is a radical attitude, 032-b; sign of worship, 032-m; worshiping is the same in all traditions,  059

 

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