August 21 1157: Alfonso the Emperor died. His kingdom was divided between his two sons with Sancho III the receiving Castile and , Ferdinand II,...
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This Day, June 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 10 1190: During the Third Crusade Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. The German emperor was...
This Day, October 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z":
OCTOBER 18 67 CE: Roman soldiers captured Gamla, a fortress in Israel's Golan region, and killed all its inhabitants. The ancient historian...
This Week in AG History — Oct. 30, 1920
George and Stephen Jeffreys were initially opposed to the Pentecostal message, but they became some of England's premier Pentecostal evangelists.
This Day, July 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 8 1099: In a move reminiscent of Joshua at Jericho, during the First Crusade 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession...
Eviscerating History: Conspiracy Theories and their Consequences
What’s been tickling your ears? Christian historian William De Arteaga argues that conspiracy theories undermine factual history and he offers...
‘Jesus Revolution’ Makes History, Sparks ‘Amazing’ Feat Not Even Famed Filmmaker Steven Spielberg Can Claim
"Everything we do—it's not about us; it's about the people in the seats and the experience they're having with the film." -Jon Erwin Filmmaker Jon...
This Day, February 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 4 211: The reign of Septimius Servus, the Roman emperor who outlawed conversions to both Judaism and Christianity in an attempt to unify...
We praise people as ‘Good Samaritans,’ but there’s a complex history behind the phrase
As a professor of biblical studies who has written about Samaritans, I've learned that while most of my students have heard of the "good Samaritan,"...