Because of the relationship between Jesus' crucifixion and the known dates of Pontius Pilate serving as Prefect of Judea (26 - 36 AD), his death is generally ascribed as occurring between the years 30 and 35 AD. This period in Roman history is important for the foundation of this new fledg...
Controversial excavations under the Holy City uncover layers of history and stoke long-standing tensions.
Then, even if he could have escaped from the tomb, could he walk the distance to the disciples’ hiding place after having his weight suspended on a Roman crucifixion spike just a short time previously? Yet, Strauss' most convincing point concerned Jesus' condition upon reaching his disciples...
Journal ofApplied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis 6, Numr 4, Winter 1993 SHORT REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS EMPIRICO-STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF NARRATIVE AND NUMERICAL SOURCES WITH APPLICATIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGY Volume one: The Development ofthe ...
(B) Similarly, John 20:28 has the Apostle Thomas declare this, upon seeing Jesus after the crucifixion: “My Lord and my God” (theos). Within the history of the study of John’s gospel, some in the modern period might want to parse the data differently. However, the fact that this...
Within the discourse of Christian theology, medieval allegories perpetuate the programmatic link between pain and music. For example, Christ’s crucifixion is frequently likened to a harp: as in the case of Marsyas, the Messiah’snervi(the tendons and/or strings) have been stretched upon a woode...
complete translation into English of this unique work on dream interpretation, coming to us from an early "professional" of this ancient art. Moreover the translation has been enriched by Professor White's in depth commentary on the text and on the vast Greek and Roman culture ofArtemidorus'...
Weapons dated to 500,000 years ago may be an evolutionary oddity. Said one scientist: "It's like finding an iPod in a Roman Empire site."
1.(Historical Terms) the history of theancient worldfrom the earliest known civilizations to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 ad 2.informala recent event or fact sufficiently familiar to have lost its pertinence Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014...
Schiffman Scrolls, Testament and Talmud: Issues of Antisemitism in the Study of Ancient Judaism The study of ancient Judaism raises numerous issues regarding antisemitism such as: Greco-Roman antisemitism and early antisemitic (or anti-Judaic) litera- ture,¹ early Jewish-Christian relations,²...