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by DCHindley
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Was Josephus a Turncoat?
Replies: 20
Views: 407

Re: Was Josephus a Turncoat?

If the question is did the historical Josephus "turn" on the Jewish revolutionary movement he was a part of during the Jewish War of 66 - 70 CE? Of course. No question. Seems that "Of course" should be followed by an "aarrgghh!" My observation that "most governmen...
by DCHindley
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Was Josephus a Turncoat?
Replies: 20
Views: 407

Re: Was Josephus a Turncoat?

If the question is did the historical Josephus "turn" on the Jewish revolutionary movement he was a part of during the Jewish War of 66 - 70 CE? Of course. No question. Seems that "Of course" should be followed by an "aarrgghh!" My observation that "most governmen...
by DCHindley
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Was Josephus a Turncoat?
Replies: 20
Views: 407

Re: Was Josephus a Turncoat?

It is possible for individuals to evolve their thinking over time as they encounter and at least at times overcome challenges to their notions of how "things worked." So, we have a priestly Judean aristocrat who, like most folks within a state government, does their duty when called upon. ...
by DCHindley
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The "Christianos Graffito" discovered in Pompeii (1862)
Replies: 23
Views: 481

Re: The "Christianos Graffito" discovered in Pompeii (1862)

For those who pay attention to those pesky details, here is a updated version of something I created in pre-Unicode days (original used one of the two ASCII transliteration schemes from the 1990s), updated to Unicode (UTF-8). I titled this revision ΧΡΊΩ (Chriō), ΧΡΙΣΤὸΣ (Chrístos), ΧΡῖΣΜΑ (Chrîsma) ...
by DCHindley
Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:36 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Fernando Bermejo-Rubio
Replies: 109
Views: 4232

Re: Fernando Bermejo-Rubio

But mh, while English monarchs might celebrate the 100th anniversary of something as a "jubilee year" is kind of new. I am not aware of any time division system in use then (in Judea), that used any other system than 7 year blocks of years or multiples (7x7=49 for sabbatical years, sometim...
by DCHindley
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: κολοβοδάκτυλος
Replies: 33
Views: 616

Re: κολοβοδάκτυλος

I can't believe that no one has suggested this before. κολοβοδάκτυλος means "truncated-length" (or "short-measured") κολοβός = cut δάκτυλος = measure The measures of Herodotus are almost all drawn either from portions of the human body , or from bodily actions easily performable...
by DCHindley
Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The "Christianos Graffito" discovered in Pompeii (1862)
Replies: 23
Views: 481

Re: The "Christianos Graffito" discovered in Pompeii (1862)

https://earlywritings.com/forum/download/file.php?id=2461 Reminds me a bit of these signs painted on a wall in Pompeii: Image of a gladiatorial scene: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook/wp-content/uploads/sites/848/2019/10/Ch-7-Pompeii-Graffiti.jpg Image of another g...
by DCHindley
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: The "Christianos Graffito" discovered in Pompeii (1862)
Replies: 23
Views: 481

Re: The "Christianos Graffito" discovered in Pompeii (1862)

Reminds me a bit of this sign painted on a wall in Pompeii: Image of a gladiatorial scene: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook/wp-content/uploads/sites/848/2019/10/Ch-7-Pompeii-Graffiti.jpg Image of another gladiator scene: https://preview.redd.it/x3ku5jqp1sn41.jpg?wid...
by DCHindley
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:16 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Earlier dating of Revelation
Replies: 17
Views: 422

Re: Earlier dating of Revelation

@ DCH, so do you think chapters 1-4 and 17-18 gave a later date, Domitian c95 CE, the traditional date. But the bulk chapters 5-16 an earlier date c68/69 CE. If that was based on my summary of Charles 2 Revelations ICC volumes, all I can say is that I usually find his analyses insightful (he's edit...
by DCHindley
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Can Anyone Find Another Example of Regnal Years Being Expressed in the Manner of Luke?
Replies: 3
Views: 113

Re: Can Anyone Find Another Example of Regnal Years Being Expressed in the Manner of Luke?

Are you referring to the phrase "τῆς ἡγεμονίας" = "(year) of the rule" ...? I notice that the word "year" is not present, but assumed. Or are you referring to the number of the regnal year = asking what calendar era was being used (Roman, Macedonian, Egyptian, etc) as t...