Josephus

After Destruction

What really changed for Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple?

Destruction

The Judaeans, joined by the Galileans and others, revolted from Roman rule in 66 CE.  Four years later the Second Temple was razed, and shortly thereafter the last renegades were cleared from Masada.  What happened?

The First Century

A discussion of the general tenor of Judaea on the eve of the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans.

Josephus

This podcast would be impossible without the survival of the historical work of Josephus, an eyewitness (so he says) of the destruction of the Second Temple.  Who is he and what did he write, and why?

Jesus and Other Strange Jews

Judaea and Galilee were awash in messianic figures.  What do we know about them, and how does Jesus fit?