Mankind has an inglorious history of using people of different nationalities or religions as scapegoats for failure. In
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In histories of ancient Jews and Judaism, the Roman Empire looms large. For all the attention to the Jewish Revolt and o
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Challenging the long-held assumption that American values--be they Christian or secular--are based on "Judeo-Christ
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A New Testament scholar challenges the belief that American family values are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms by drawin
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In the period of Roman domination there were communities of Jews, some still in Palestine, some dispersed in and around
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This volume revisits issues of empire from the perspective of Jews, Christians, and other Romans in the third to sixth c
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How the Jewish and Christian communities that emerged in the early Roman Empire navigated a ‘Hellenistic’ world is a lon
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Do the terms 'pagan' and 'Christian,' 'transition from paganism to Christianity' still hol
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Eunuchs tend to be associated with eastern courts, popularly perceived as harem personnel. However, the Roman empire was
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