Josephus

was to hold twelve loaves of bread. The twelve loaves were to be placed in two rows of six, each loaf representing one of the tribes of Israel. The table served as a memorial reminder of God's presence in the lives of the Israelites. The historian Josephus indicated that the bread was unleavened. The bread was referred to as "shewbread" because it's…

relation of superiors to subordinates.” The household codes outlined in Ephesians are similar to those given by Cicero, Philo, Plutarch, and Josephus of the Greco-Roman culture. These codes are inspired by both Aristotelian and Stoic traditions. In Cicero’s household codes, he understood “relationships to be parallel and interconnected.” Both Plutarch and Josephus include instruction that wives are to be…

The language used in the 1917 book Sex Knowledge for Women and Girls: What Every Woman and Girl Should Know by William Josephus Robinson, M.D. is obscene. Robinson uses words such as: blood, discharge, rupture, oozing, trickling, and sexual intercourse to describe menstruation. Such descriptive words would be deemed inappropriate to American society in 1950. Robinson depicts…

the population was made up of remaining native Israelites and foreign colonists. Following this, at the “rise of the Samaritan community”, the temple for Yahweh on Mount Gerizim began to be built (Dictionary of New Testament p451). According to Josephus, the “initiative came from the priests who had been excluded from Jerusalem, because their marriages had been rejected as mixed marriages” (Dictionary of New Testament p451). Holy Places (pilgrimages included)…

The Bible is constantly scrutinized about its’ truth, credibility, and accurateness; in the end it is all true. There are countless groups and people that try to tear down the Bible but they all end of failing. This fall happens because the Bible is full of hard facts that are credible in their teachings, and give life to Jesus Christ. In the book The Case for Christ Lee Strobel comes to the conclusion that all the evidence proves that Christ is real. If all the evidence matches the teachings…

For an assortment of reasons, the Delphi Oracle started diminishing by the first century A.D. and the last recorded Oracle occurred in A.D. 362. Accordingly, due to the oracle ceasing to give utterances, Delphi, along with various other local caverns, eventually became deserted and gradually fell into ruin. The Christian emperor Theodosius formally closed the vast temple in A.D. 391; whereby indicating the end of the ancient ritual of Greek Oracles and the ushering in of Christianity. Still,…

well connected and could, therefore, provide a reliable resource. Of course, corroboration between sources makes their validity more substantial when the authors are of various backgrounds. Case in point, Jewish scholar and Roman citizen Flavius Josephus provides a lengthy analysis of Pompey’s conquests in Jerusalem, including an account of the prior conquest of the city by Herod and his renaming of Jerusalem to Cæsarea.[8] His account in the Antiquities of the Jews was supported by works such…

not think of the people as threatening people. In 65, over 2,700,000 men took part in the Passover celebration in Jerusalem. In 66 Rome first entered battle trying the force the Jews to reinstate Temple sacrifices offered on behalf of the leader. Josephus blamed the Roman leaders and lower-class Jews for the revolt. The second Jewish Revolt was in 132 in Judea. It was once again…

Nine young African American men, later known as the Scottsboro boys, by names of Haywood Patterson, Clarence Norris, Andy Wright, Roy Wright, Ozzie Powell, Willie Roberson, Charles Weems, Eugene Williams, and Olen Montgomery jumped aboard a empty freight train that was going through Alabama. Seven white young men along with two white women, Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, have also jumped aboard on the train for transport throughout Alabama. A fight has happened between the two groups and six of…

The Lost Letters of Pergamum Paper The book, The Lost Letters of Pergamum, was written by the author Bruce W. Longenecker. The book is historical fiction but closely relates to Biblical times and actual Biblical persons such as Antipas. The book takes place around the year 92 AD in Pergamum and Caesarea. Throughout the story, the main character, Antipas, goes through many trials and new experiences. He relates events with Luke and minor characters through written letters. Antipas is a member of…