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The Second Book of Maccabees, part of the Apocrypha, gives us a truly harrowing, yet ultimately inspiring, story of devotion in the face of unimaginable cruelty. It's a story that'...
It was a matter of utmost importance, a sacred duty meticulously observed. Josephus, in his work Against Apion, gives us a fascinating glimpse into this world. He explains that our...
He tackles this head-on in his work, Against Apion, a passionate defense of Judaism against its detractors. And in this section, Josephus gets straight to the point: he's had enoug...
Take the story of the Jewish people and their time in Egypt, for example. We all know the Exodus story from the Torah, but what did the Egyptians themselves say about it? That's wh...
It turns out, they often are. And that's precisely what Flavius Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, points out in his work, Against Apion. He's making a case for the anti...
Flavius Josephus, a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian, knew that feeling all too well. In his work, Against Apion, he defends Judaism against its detractors, and in this section,...
Ever get the feeling someone's telling stories about you, and they're just... not true? That's kind of the situation the Jewish historian Josephus found himself in during the first...
And they gave us a whole treasure trove of interpretations, embellishments, and downright fascinating tales to flesh things out. Today, let's dive into just one tiny verse, just a ...
The version we're looking at today is a medieval text that claims to be that lost book. Think of it as a kind of ancient historical fiction, filling in gaps and offering its own un...
