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The Letter of Aristeas, an ancient text purporting to be a letter written by a Greek official in the court of Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-247 BCE), offers some surprisingly practical...
The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating ancient text, gives us some clues. It recounts the story of how the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek – the Septuagint – but tucked away ...
King Ptolemy, a powerful ruler in his time, certainly did. He wasn't just interested in building grand things, but in building things that endured. He wasn't thinking small. In the...
The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating text that purports to describe how the Septuagint – the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible – came to be, gives us a glimpse into just such ...
The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating ancient text, offers a different perspective. It's a window into the world of Hellenistic Judaism, supposedly written by a Greek official name...
It paints a picture of a community whose very speech and thoughts are a force for good. It begins by telling us where their minds are: "Their meditation is on the Law of the Most H...
What would you do? Where would you go? This is precisely the situation facing Mattathias and his sons in the Book of Maccabees I, Chapter 2. They've just made a monumental decision...
Like you’re crying out, “How long, O Lord, how long?” That feeling isn't new. It echoes through the ages, even finding a voice in the Book of Maccabees. Imagine this: You’re a Jew ...
He's got a whole Syrian army backing him up. Now, contrast that with Judas. He’s not exactly bringing a battalion to this battle. He's in Adasa with just three thousand men. Three....
