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That feeling, that unsettling awareness, is at the heart of the story we're about to dive into: the tale of Susanna. Our story opens with Susanna, daughter of Hilkiah. The text tel...
Ever feel like history gets a little... selective? Like we're only hearing one side of the story? That's exactly what Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, was getting at i...
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...
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...
He’s wading into a historical debate, and it's more tangled than you might think. Josephus brings up Berosus, a Babylonian priest and historian, who wrote a Chaldean History. Beros...
It's not just about finding one source and calling it a day. It's a puzzle, drawing together different accounts, comparing notes, and seeing where they align. And sometimes, the mo...
It's easy to imagine them through our own lens, colored by sacred texts and centuries of tradition. But what did the rest of the world see? Well, let’s start with a rather unflatte...
Today, we're diving into one such path, guided by the words of Josephus, a first-century Romano-Jewish historian. He's responding to some pretty harsh claims made by an Egyptian pr...
That’s exactly what we find ourselves facing when we delve into the writings of Lysimachus, a figure who, according to Josephus in his work Against Apion, spun a tale so incredibly...
