Since the time before Jesus, the Jews were a part of the Roman Empire. Not a willing part, but a part nonetheless. Not everyone was happy about this and there were attempts to throw off the Roman yoke. There was a war against Rome in the first century in which the Jews were defeated. That … Read More “Episode 48 – The Second and Third Jewish Wars” »
Tag: Judaism
This episode is the first part of a series of lectures I gave for a course on Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels for Tyndale University College. This first lecture deals with the Jewish background to the Synoptic Gospels. While some of this material was given in our episode on Second Temple Judaism, it is worth … Read More “Episode 17 – Synoptic Gospels (Jewish Background)” »
Reformation
We have just reached the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther posting his 95 theses on the Wittenberg Door and the start of the Protestant Reformation. Like many, I posted many links to my Facebook page of articles on Martin Luther. My observation is that articles on Martin Luther fell into two groups: those that praised him … Read More “Should We Celebrate Martin Luther?” »