The name “Numidia” comes from the Greek word for “Nomad”. They felt great passion for horses and they had a strong reputation as riders; as such, they served in the Carthaginian armies. Numidia provided part of the highest quality Calvary in the Second Punic War, and the Numidian Calv...
Early Christian thought, based in Hebrew religion yet influenced by the ambient Platonism of the time, found itself affirming the resurrection of the body yet also allowing for some sort of immortal "soul." For Christian theology from Paul onward, however, "soul" did not mean pure spirit but...
On June 17th 1896, on the Orient Express, that other wandering Jew, Theodor Herzl wrote in his Diaries: “Nevlinski believes that the Sultan’s only salvation lies in an alliance with the Young Turks - who for their part are on good terms with the Macedonians, Cretans, Armenians, etc.,...
"Note that the ancients used the wordphlyein(to luxuriate) of an abundant yield of fruit. So they called Dionysos Phleon (the Luxuriant), Protrygaios (the First at the Vintage), Staphylites (the God of the Grape), Omphakites (the god of the unripe grape), and various other epithets...
salvation and resurrection common to the whole Christian church at a very early date. Shortly after, Carl Schmidt, second only to Harnack in his knowledge of early Christian documents, produced a number of ancient fragments, matching the Coptic text word for word in a half dozen languages and ...
Revelation 16:[16] And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongueArmageddon. [plaguewherewith the LORD willsmite all the peoplethat have fought against Jerusalem;Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their...
He claimed to be the Son of Man, the Son of God, to forgive sin and that he was the actual means of salvation. There are also additional indications of his own teachings concerning his deity, such as his use of the word "Abba." It is quite significant that Jesus’ first century ...
David B. Kopel continued in his article"Ancient Hebrew Militia Law"(Denver University Law Review,July 15, 2013): "Another purpose of theHebrew militia systemwas thedecentralization of power,for thepreservation of liberty.The Etz Hayim,(a modern conservat...
Rome destroyed the ancient thought of Phœnicia, which was closely akin to the earliest Hebrew, and one of the most important among Semitic nations. With the conquest and assimilation of Transalpine and Cisalpine Gaul, the whole ancient fabric of Keltic thought on the continent gave way, and...
King Solomon has used a mighty little worm to help him build Solomon’s Temple. In the Hebrew tradition and as it is written in the Torah, we find that ten things were created on the eve of the Sabbath,” and among which is the Shamir. The story relates how Solomon sent his general...