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Forerunner (Dungeons
Forerunner may refer to: Religion * A holy person announcing the approaching appearance of a prophet, see precursor (religion) In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a central figure of the religion or who identified a central figure of the religion during the latter .... ** As a title, used in particular for John the Baptist within Christianity, and especially within the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Other * ''Forerunner'' (album), by Canadian band The Cottars * Forerunner (stamp), in philately, a postage stamp used before a region can produce its own stamps * Forerunner (''Halo''), an ancient race in the ''Halo'' videogame series * Forerunner (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a race of humans in the role-playing game * Forerunner (robot), a humanoid robot developed by China * ''Forerunner'' (magazine), an American magazine of the early 20th century *'' The Forerunner'', an intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precursor (religion)
In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a central figure of the religion or who identified a central figure of the religion during the latter's childhood. List of precursors *Asita in BuddhismKohn, Sherab Chodzin (2009). A Life of the Buddha'. Shambhala Publications. . pp. 5-6. *John the Baptist in Christianity *Bahira or Sergius in IslamAbel, A.Baḥīrā. ''Encyclopaedia of Islam''. Brill. Brill Online, 2007 *Shaykh Ahmad, forerunner of Bábism (in the Bábí-Bahá'í view) *Sayyid Kazim Rashti, forerunner of Bábism (in the Bábí-Bahá'í view) *Báb, forerunner and herald of the Bahá'í Faith (in the Bahá'í view) See also * List of founders of religious traditions References {{Precursors in religion Precursors in religion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John The Baptist
John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christianity, Christian traditions, and as the prophet Yahya ibn Zakariya in Islam. He is sometimes referred to as John the Baptiser. John is mentioned by the History of the Jews in the Roman Empire, Roman Jewish historian Josephus, and he is revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, the Druze faith, and Mandaeism; in the last of these he is considered to be the final and most vital prophet. He is considered to be a prophet of God in Abrahamic religions, God by all of the aforementioned faiths, and is honoured as a saint in many Christian denominations. According to the New Testament, John anticipated a messianic figure greater than himself; in the Gospels, he is portrayed as the precursor or forerunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forerunner (album)
Forerunner is the third album by the Eastern-Canadian Celtic band The Cottars. Track listing # Waterlily ''(Karine Polwart/Bay Songs Ltd., ASCAP)'' – 4:29 # Miss Casey Medley – 1:59 #* Miss Casey's Jig ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' #* The Humours of Ballinafauna ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' # Byker Hill ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' – 2:48 # Atlantic Blue '' Ron Hynes/Blue Murder/Sold For A Song, SOCAN)'' – 4:14 # Some Polkas – 3:14 #* Johnny Mickey's Polka ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' #* Ballydesmond Polka ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' #* The Magic Slipper Polka ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' # Pat Works On The Railway ''(trad., arr. Allister MacGillivray/Cabot Trail Music, SOCAN)'' – 4:25 # Georgia Lee ''(Tom Waits-Kathleen Brennan/Jalma Music)'' – 4:34 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forerunner (stamp)
In philately, a forerunner is a postage stamp used before a region or territory issued stamps of its own. The term also includes stamps of the political predecessors of a country. For instance stamps of the state of Western Australia are forerunners of Australia today and stamps of the Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate for Palestine are forerunners of modern Israel.Sutton, R.J. & K.W. Anthony. ''The Stamp Collector's Encyclopaedia''. 6th edition. London: Stanley Paul, 1966, p.116. British colonies Many British colonies used British stamps overprinted with the name of the colony, for instance Bechuanaland Protectorate or Cyprus, before those territories had their own stamps and those overprinted stamps are forerunners. Stamps of Britain used abroad but not marked for the specific use in a colony may also be regarded as forerunners if their use in a colony can be identified by the postmark, for example an A25 postmark shows that a stamp was used in Malta Colony, Malta. Propag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forerunner (Halo)
''Halo'' is a military science fiction video game series and media franchise, originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by Halo Studios (previously 343 Industries), part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The series launched in November 2001 with the first-person shooter video game '' Halo: Combat Evolved'' and its tie-in novel, '' The Fall of Reach''. The latest major installment, ''Halo Infinite'', was released in 2021. Spinoffs include real-time strategy and twin-stick shooter games. Bungie began as a developer of computer games for the Macintosh platform. After the company was acquired by Microsoft in 2000, their in-progress game, which started life as a real-time strategy game, became ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', a first-person shooter exclusive to Microsoft's Xbox video game console. Following the success of ''Halo'', Bungie developed additional ''Halo'' sequels before and after regaining its independence from Microsoft in 2007. Microsoft established 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forerunner (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, illithids (commonly known as mind flayers) are monstrous humanoid ''aberrations'' with psionic powers. In a typical ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign setting, they live in the moist caverns and cities of the enormous Underdark. Illithids believe themselves to be the dominant species of the multiverse and use other intelligent creatures as thralls, slaves, and chattel. Illithids are well known for making thralls out of other intelligent creatures, as well as feasting on their brains. Publication history Mind flayers were created by Gary Gygax, who said that one of his inspirations for them was the cover painting of the Titus Crow book ''The Burrowers Beneath'' by Brian Lumley. Tim Kirk's cover art on the book, then in its first printing, depicted only the tentacles of the titular burrowers, the Chthonians. ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (1974–1976) Mind flayers first appeared in the official newsletter of TSR, ''The Strateg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forerunner (robot)
Xianxingzhe () is the first bipedal humanoid robot in China, created in 2000 by the Chinese National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, Hunan. The robot, standing 140 cm tall and weighing 20 kg, walks at a pace of two steps per second. It was satirized in Japan, where, known as , it became an internet phenomenon; one article described the protruding joints near the robot's crotch as a "cannon", resulting in internet games based on the concept. Development China's robotics research began during the 1980s, and their resources at the time were primitive compared to other countries'. Nonetheless, the National University of Defense Technology was determined to make a robot for China, after seeing Japan's and America's robots in the Expo '85 world fair in Tsukuba, Japan. On 31 December 1987, the Chinese robot's legs were successfully programmed. By 1989, the team moved onto the robot's synchronization of the hands, nervous system, and visual sensors, thus steering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forerunner (magazine)
''The Forerunner'' was a monthly magazine produced by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (best known as the writer of "The Yellow Wallpaper"), from 1909 through 1916. During that time, she wrote all of every issue—editorials, critical articles, book reviews, essays, poems, stories, and six serialized novels. Gilman's drive for social change was the inspiration for ''Forerunner'' and its controversial articles. She succeeded in administering progressive ideas for change to the magazine's readers, growing support for her desires during the women's suffrage movement. The magazine was based in New York City. History and profile The first issue of ''The Forerunner'' appeared in November 1909. Among the most notable pieces published in ''The Forerunner'' are the three novels of Gilman's feminist utopian trilogy, '' Moving the Mountain'' (1911), '' Herland'' (1915), and '' With Her in Ourland'' (1916). ''Herland'', the most famous of these books, presents an all-women society in which women rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forerunner
''The Forerunner'' is a print publication (1981-1994) and website (1996-present) that emphasizes reformation of society and biblical worldview. Contributing editors and correspondents from Russia, Ukraine, China, Latin America, South Africa and many other countries have contributed many of the articles. Students are encouraged to reprint the articles in student newspapers with the online version functioning as a "model publication." In 1993, The Forerunner International was founded by Jay Rogers and versions of ''The Forerunner'' were published in nations such as South Africa, Russia, Ukraine, China and America. The Forerunner exists today as a grass-roots organization which is dedicated to the training of student interns to produce media. The stated goal to help fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18–20) through the arts. History ''The Forerunner'' was founded by Bob Weiner and Rose Weiner and Maranatha Campus Ministries in 1981. It was conceived as a publication which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garmin Forerunner
The Garmin Forerunner series is a selection of sports watches produced by Garmin. Most models use the Global Positioning System, Global Positioning System (GPS), and are targeted at Road running, road runners and triathlon, triathletes. Forerunner series watches are designed to measure distance, speed, Heart rate monitor, heart rate (optional), time, altitude, steps, and pace. Models The Forerunner series consists of models 101, 201, 301, 205, 305, 50, 405, 60, 405CX, 310XT, 110, 210, 410, 610, 910XT, 70, 10, 220, 620, 15, 920XT, 225, 25, 230, 235, 630, 735XT, 35, 935, 30, 645, 645 Music, 45, 45S, 245, 245 Music, 945, 745, 55, 945 LTE, 255, 255 Music, 955, 955 Solar, 265, 965, 158, 165 (listed in chronological order by release date). All models of the Forerunner series except the 101 include a way to upload training data to a personal computer and training software. Garmin registered the name "Forerunner" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in August 2001 but r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forerunner (DC Comics)
Forerunner is a fictional character published by DC Comics. She first appeared in '' Countdown'' #46 (August 2007), and was created by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Jesus Saiz. Fictional character biography Viza Aziv's origin story, as well as the history of her race, is depicted in ''Countdown to Adventure'' #1. The Forerunners' planet is the Earth of an alternate universe, ravaged by years of destructive war. The other "Nine Houses" (planets and dwarf planets) of the Solar System declared the planet a War World in which they would battle for occupancy. Survivors of the wars - the strongest and fittest - remained on the planet and interbred, unknowingly guided to do so by the Monitors. The process produced the Forerunners, a species possessing traits of the beings from other planets such as Green Martians and Saturnians. When the Nine Houses decided that the Forerunners were a threat that had to be eliminated, the Monitors intervened and formed a pact with the Nine Houses: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
