Monthly Archives: June 2013

Part 6—Paul and the God-fearers Paul began as a Jewish Pharisee erethismic to end the heresy being proffered by Jesus’ disciples. He underwent a conversion and began to fervently preach that which once he sought to extirpate. As a pious … Continue reading →

Part 5–Jesus Jesus enjoys a sparkling reputation in the modern West. Images of the good shepherd abound. Even troubled times in ages past whose sense of woe produced a plethora of images depicting the great and fearsome judge worked to … Continue reading →

Part 4—Power groups within Judaism in the time of Jesus Some note must be made of the power groups that emerge in the few generations before Jesus (specifically: priests, Sanhedrin, scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, zealots, Essenes). These each had their distinctive … Continue reading →

Part 3—Ten items of note regarding Jewish history Israel–First, while Israel was the name of the northern kingdom, after its fall, the name is appropriated by the south as the indicative of its faith and race. The name Israel has … Continue reading →

Part 2—From David to Jesus, a brief history Ancient Judaism was not a homogenous creature. The first centuries in the Promised Land were an age of separate tribes in their separate lands, existing side by side, usually amicably, occasionally co-operatively.There … Continue reading →