I came across the following passage when looking into the question of whether a certain letter said to be by a famous ancient Roman woman was a forgery. It reminded me questions that have arisen among those debating whether a passage in Josephus is a partial or complete forgery (e.g. the Testimonium| Vridar
Others have translated several of Hermann Detering's works into English and these are available on Radikalkritik. I have translated a number of additional works of his but copyright prohibits me from making some of them public. Some works that are otherwise only available in German on HD's Radika| Vridar
Why did a transnational revolt, with the Jews at its centre, erupt in 116, capable of seriously challenging the Roman empire, which at that very moment had reached the phase of its greatest expansion? . . . What events, in 115 and then 116 CE, first led to Greek-Jewish clashes in Mediterranean citi| Vridar
How we would love to know more about the times between the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE and the crushing of the Bar Kokhba revolt in 135 CE. That period is surely a decisive one for how both Christianity and Judaism developed into what they are today. Some have suggested that this period saw the actua| Vridar
(Continuing the series outlining key points of Thomas Witulski's case for a contemporary interpretation of the Book of Revelation: the two witnesses being Bar Kochba and Eleazar.) Back to Josephus. Year 70 CE. The siege of Jerusalem. Josephus writes that he had pleaded with his countrymen to give| Vridar
Over 6 pages Thomas Witulski discusses the evidence for the dates of the Bar Kochba war and over 120 pages the evidence for its causes. I will distill that down to a few key points and conclusions. Dates: It is probable that the Bar Kokhba rebellion broke out openly in the spring or summer of 132| Vridar
Musings on biblical studies, politics, religion, ethics, human nature, tidbits from science| Vridar
14th March 2019: New post covering the professional side of my life as a librarian: On Being a Librarian ... Since I wrote the following spiel -- in late February 2012 to be more precise -- Tim Widowfield has joined me as a regular co-contributor to this blog. The closest piece to a little "bio" o| Vridar
