THEOS: (yeos) God (equivalent to the Hebrew Elohim), 1,000 times in the NT. In the NT all the persons of the trinity are called God at one time or another. I AM: Jesus upset his generation especially when He said, Before Abraham was, I AM, John 8:58.
The Black Death, 1348. Printer Friendly Version >>>. Coming out of the East, the Black Death reached the shores of Italy in the spring of 1348 unleashing a rampage of death across Europe unprecedented in recorded history. By the time the epidemic played itself out three years later, anywhere between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had fallen victim to the pestilence.
The Black Death was an epidemic outbreak of bubonic plague in Europe around 1348 that killed between one-third and two-thirds of the population in less than five years. The epidemic spanned from China to England to North Africa, transmitted along the Silk Road and other trade routes. Worldwide, the plague may have killed one-quarter of all people. Repeated outbreaks continued in Europe into the 18th century. Some historians believe the drastic reduction in population hurried the end of feudalism by raising the value of labor and the power of workers, as seen in incidents like the 1381 Peasants Revolt in England.