Tag Archives: maccabees

Another Fine Messiah

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Nathan

The concept of the Messiah is a significant one in both Judaism and Christianity, but I think it was in my Apocalypse class in college that I learned what it actually means, and how the concept developed, particularly in the context … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Cults, History, Judaism, Religion, Zoroastrianism | Tagged ahura mazda, angra mainyu, antiochus epiphanes, bethlehem, book of enoch, cyrus the great, daniel, david koresh, enoch, gospel of john, gospel of luke, gospel of matthew, gospels, jesus, king david, maccabees, messiah, messianic age, prophecy, resurrection, second coming, son of man, talmud | 2 Comments

When the World and I Were Young

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Nathan

Continuing on the theme of calendars from another recent post, I’ve done some investigation into different calculations of the age of the world. The Jewish calendar and the traditional Byzantine one both date from the Anno Mundi, or Year of … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Babylonian, Chinese, Christianity, Eastern Orthodox, Egyptian, Greek Philosophy, Hinduism, History, Judaism, Mathematics, Mayan, Mythology, Native American, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Semitic, Zoroastrianism | Tagged acts of the apostles, adam and eve, ahura mazda, anno mundi, apostolic council, aristotle, bede, bible, bishop james ussher, brahma, brahma years, chronology, creation, creationism, exodus, flood, genesis, gospel of nicodemus, jesus, john mcphee, king solomon, maccabees, martin luther, masoretic text, patriarchs, puranas, rabbi jose ben halafta, ramesses ii of egypt, rosh hashanah, septuagint, sumerian king list, time, turin king list, vishnu purana, zoroaster | 1 Comment

The Antics of Antiochus

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Nathan

It’s interesting that the token attempt made by Western society toward multiculturalism is to acknowledge Chanukah alongside Christmas, when Chanukah is essentially a commemoration of a rejection of multiculturalism. Well, there’s more to it than that, but that is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Chanukah, History, Holidays, Judaism, Middle East, Religion | Tagged antiochus epiphanes, bible, daniel, maccabees, seleucid empire, sol invictus | Leave a comment

When Rome Ruled

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Nathan

Since Chanukah is soon coming to an end and I know I’ve at least occasionally had Jewish readers, I feel it’s only appropriate to write something related to this holiday. It’s sort of a multi-faith post, I suppose, as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Chanukah, Christianity, Christmas, Historical Personages, History, Holidays, Judaism, Religion, Roman Empire | Tagged 1 enoch, 1 maccabees, aelia capitolina, alexander jannaeus, antiochus epiphanes, antipater, aristobulus ii, bethlehem, bible, daniel, edom, first triumvirate, gnaeus pompeius magnus, gospel of matthew, hasmoneans, herod the great, herodians, hyrcanus ii, idumea, jerusalem, jesus, jewish-roman wars, judas maccabeus, judea, julius caesar, maccabees, marcus licinius crassus, mariamne, messiah, palestine, salome alexandra, sanhedrin, seleucids, syria palaestina | 3 Comments

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Another Fine Messiah

When the World and I Were Young

The Antics of Antiochus

When Rome Ruled

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