August 31 12 CE: Birthdate of Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor. Caligula was crowned in 37 and murdered in 41. Life for Jews during his reign was part...
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This Day, August 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 3070: According to Josephus, the day one which the Second Temple was set aflame500: Having conquered Italy, Ostrogoth King Theodoric gave the...
Jacob L. Wright, Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins
Why does the Bible exist? Whereas many introductory textbooks explore the “Four W’s” of inquiry (who, what, when, and where), Jacob L. Wright seeks...
This Day, August 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 29 1255: The body of little boy who had disappeared was found in a well at Lincoln. The boy would become known as Little Saint Hugh of...
This Day, August 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"l
August 28 388: Magnus Maximus, an Hispanic usurper to the throne of the western Roman Empire passed away. During his disputed reign Maximus issued...
Jacob L. Wright, Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins
Why does the Bible exist? Whereas many introductory textbooks explore the “Four W’s” of inquiry (who, what, when, and where), Jacob L. Wright seeks...
This Day, August 27, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 27 410: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. Some view the Visigoths as just one more group of barbarians that helped...
This Day, August 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"l
August 25 79: Pliny the Elder passed away. 1270: Louis IX passed away. To the Christian world he became known as St. Louis. Louis “despised his...
This Day, August 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 24 410: The Visigoths under Alaric begin to pillage Rome for three days. According to tradition, the treasures of the Temples taken by the...