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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (JOSEPHUS, FLAVIUS)

May 10, 2021UncategorizedApion, definition, definition of the day, Flavius, galilee, Greek Bible, Hebrews, Jew, jews, Jews of palestine, josephus, rome, the jewish war, tiberiasabarkley8

Early historian of Jewish life and our most important source for the history of the Jews in the Roman period. His four surviving works are The Jewish War (composed about A.D. 73), The Antiquities of the Jews (about A.D. 93), Life (an autobiographical appendix to The Antiquities), and Against Apion, penned shortly after The Antiquities. The date of Josephus’ death is unknown but was probably after A.D. 100.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (A TAX FOR THE TEMPLE)

March 8, 20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, prophet, Proverbs, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedannual tax, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible times, common, curiosities, customs, Disciples, drachma, emperor, equivalent, honor, Matthew, required, roman coin, roman denarius, standard greek coin, tax, taxes, teach, teaching, tiberias, workabarkley8

An annual tax, required of every Jewish male, was designated for maintenance and support of the temple in Jerusalem. Perhaps the temple officials who collected this tax approached Peter about paying it because Jesus and His disciples were hard to pin down. Their teaching and healing ministry kept them moving from place to place.

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