Tag Archives: Flavius Josephus

philistines: the idolatry of mortal combat

Ashdod was the first large Philistine city to be uncovered by archaeologists. The excavation of the early 1960′s yielded a wealth of evidence about early Canaan and about the ancient Philistines, that bellicose people who smite and are smitten on … Continue reading

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shapes of things to come: right angles

The shape of the Menorah that is used as the symbol of the nation of Israel? It is commonly thought to be curved, and a representative copy of what was to be found in the Second Temple before its destruction. … Continue reading

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The Trial: barabbas and the foregone conclusion

The trial of Jesus. Was Christ condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition has held for so long, or was he really executed by the Romans as a political offender? …. …To have given the crowd such a choice … Continue reading

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consequences

Trial. The trial that started a new millennium. The trial of Jesus. Was he condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition has held for so long, or was he really executed by the Romans as a political offender? …. … Continue reading

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the temple affair: politics and religion don’t mix

According to the Markan Gospel on its account of the Sanhedrin trial, after failing to get sufficient evidence about the Temple affair the high priest then asked Jesus directly whether he claimed to be the Messiah of Israel: “Are you … Continue reading

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guilty was the verdict : temple tantrum

The trial of Jesus. Was Christ condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition has held for so long? , those precursors of the Zionists, or was he really executed by the Romans as a political offender? …. …The author … Continue reading

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trial of JC: 12 angry pharisees

Was Christ condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition has held for so long, or was he really executed by the Romans as a political offender?… The author of Mark endeavors to meet the difficulty by transferring the responsibility … Continue reading

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trial and sedition: tribute money and pay now plan

This triumph must have made the Jewish Revolt very real to the people of Rome; it was designed to render them vividly aware of the gravity of the danger from which the new emperor and his son had delivered them. … Continue reading

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trial by hurry: trying to nail the truth

The trial of Jesus. Was Christ condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition has held for so long, or was he really executed by the Romans as a political offender? By a strange irony of history, the surest thing … Continue reading

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the booty sellers: sparatacus complex

Human plunder in the kinds of quantities the ancients were accustomed to created problems for an army on the march. It could become completely bogged down. The Sparatacus complex. In 218 B.C. King Philip V of Macedon invaded Elis in … Continue reading

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