Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these...
124. journal for the study of the historical jesus 12 (2014) 106-129 108 Licona Even some postmodern historians agree. David Roberts admits that Ernst Breisach may be correct that postmodernism has come and gone among histo- rians.2 Even Keith Jenkins who is one of the three leading ...
or do they have to be actual historians that write about history? Historians: The profession of historian has a long, long past. In general, historians are defined as academics who attempt to understand and chronicle the past. Historians usually specia...
"lost" Potsdam journal (found in 1978) shows him writing: "Fini Japs when that comes about." And the next day, in an exuberant letter to his wife, Truman wrote that with the Soviet declaration of war, "we'll end the war a year sooner now, and think of the kids who won't be ...
in Jerusalem (just five miles north of Bethlehem), having recently consulted with King Herod. Matthew wrote that when the star stopped over Bethlehem, the Magi rejoiced, paid a visit to Mary and Joseph’s house, and gave little Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh (Matthew 2:9-11...
Matthew wrote out, simply enough, what happened to Judas: “Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, ‘I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.’ But they sa...
We know many rebellious noblemen wrote pamphlets detailing their reasons for rebelling, and the handful of examples we have echo the language of this letter. Of great benefit to historians was one written by Hugh of Lusignan, the rebelling vassal that Fulbert's advice was about, and the ...