Tag Archives: Josephus the Jewish War

on that first good friday

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Dave

…in Alexandria, where there was a great need to damp down revolutionary feeling after the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. “Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” The … Continue reading →

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Crosses to bear

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Dave

Jesus’ trial,the action of the Jewish leaders, and the alteration of the charge, are a source of much controversy. Eventually, the question has to be posed as to whether Christ was condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition has … Continue reading →

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consequences

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Dave

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 →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Barrabas, Barrabas movie, Caiaphas Sanhedrin, Flavius Josephus, Gospel of Mark, Hieronymous Bosch, Jesus and the Sanhedrin, Josephus the Jewish War, Juan Correa de Vivar, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Markan Gospel, Philo of Alexandria, Pontius Pilate, Rembrandt, Rossano Manuscript, Tacitus Roman Historian, Tiberius Caesar, Trial of Jesus | Leave a comment

the temple affair: politics and religion don’t mix

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dave

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 →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Annas and Caiphas, Caiaphas High Priest, Flavius Josephus, Gospel of Mark, Josephus the Jewish War, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Matthias Stom, Mihaly Munkacsy, Pontius Pilate, Rossano Gospels, Rossano Manuscript, roy buchanan, Tacitus Roman Historian, Trial of Jesus, Vespasian destruction of the Second Temple, Vespasian Emperor | Leave a comment

guilty was the verdict : temple tantrum

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dave

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

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dave

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 →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Arch of Titus, Flavius Josephus, Francesco Hayez, Giotto di Bordone, James Tissot, Josephus the Jewish War, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Markan Gospel, Pauline Christians, rabbi tovia singer, Schmuley Boteach, Shlomo Amar, Synoptic Gospels, Tacitus, The Gospel of Mark, The Jewish Revolt, The Jewish War, Titus and Domitian, Trial of Jesus, Vespasian | Leave a comment

trial and sedition: tribute money and pay now plan

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dave

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 and tribulation: May ’68 …A.D.

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Dave

The trial of Jesus. Was Christ condemned to death by the Jews, as tradition held for so long, or was he really executed by the Romans as a political offender? …. The effect of the Jewish War in 66 A.D. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Arch of Titus, Cardinal Angelo Sudano, Emperor Vespasian, Gospel of Mark, John Zorn, Josephus Flavius, Josephus the Jewish War, Markan Gospel, Moshe Katsav, Nicolas Poussin, Shlomo Amar, Simon bar Kochba, The Jewish War, Titus and Domitian, Trial of Jesus, Vespasian destruction of the Second Temple, Yonah Metzger | Leave a comment

trial by hurry: trying to nail the truth

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Dave

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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houses of the holies: global idol

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Dave

Idol worship; its always been the bane of monotheism and the source of a persistent if seemingly losing conflict. The issue always arises, or placed at the cross-hairs, particularly this year with the movement for a moment of silence for … Continue reading →