Spices were used in Jewish burial customs to anoint the body and mask the odor of decay. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds, which was an extravagant amount, indicating the
Evans does this by providing an overview of the most important archaeological discoveries, before examining nine other inscriptions (six on ossuaries, three on stone slabs) that pertain in one way or another to the historical Jesus. He then surveys the arguments for and against the authenticity ...
Queen Esther was an inspiration to the anusim in that she modeled a way for them to remember and retain their true, hidden Jewish identity while integrating into the society around them. The conversos implemented a strategy to be able to continue practicing Jewish customs while hiding their obse...
Based on ancient customs, it introduced fasting on the 'Small Day of Atonement' and on the eve of New-Moon, early-morning devotions, regular societies which held meetings for prayer and fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, and others which assembled nightly to lament over the Exile, and the ...
skyldh" [Lord God, because you had yourself carried to the Temple on the eighth day and had yourself circum- cised and poured blood for the sake of the salvation of all Christian people].161 It is usually listed as one of the salvific fluids excreted by Jesus during his various torments...
Many theologians and pastors had entered seminary to avoid conscription in cold war time, only a few theologians in the world truly know who Jesus is, and most pastors and priests memorize the Old Testament like robots at the wailing wall. ...
Gamaliel's death, however, occurred in a time of peace. The pious proselyte Aquila honored his obsequies by burning valuables to the extent of seventy minæ, according to an old custom observed at the burial of kings (Tosef., Shab. vii. [viii.] 18; 'Ab. Zarah 11a); and Eliezer b...
of Sivan, 5560): Erev Shavuot observed for the last time during the Presidency of John Adams. 1805(1st of Sivan, 5565): Rosh Chodesh Sivan observed on the same day that Lewis and Clark were encountering herds of buffalo as they made their away across the ...