Josephus’s legacy is inherently complicated. To many of his contemporaries and later Jewish generations, he was branded a traitor and an opportunist who abandoned his people for Roman luxury. Paradoxically, his works were entirely ignored by ancient Jewish communities but painstakingly preserved by the Christian Church. This was because his writings offer crucial contextual background … The New Testament and Josephus

Previously The Life and Times of the Apostle Paul Now, The death of John the Baptist is recorded both in the New Testament Gospels (Matthew and Mark) and by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus in his work Antiquities of the Jews (Book 18, Chapter 5). While both sources agree that Herod Antipas executed John, they … The Life and Death of John the Baptist

It’s the classic story: The Arch persecutor and enemy of the Christians Saul transforming to be their most powerful representative and advocate Paul (showing the power of the religion), indeed the prophesied one who would bring the message to the nations at the end of the age. If you were just making Paul up, this … The Life and Times of the Apostle Paul

Previously Celebrating New Teachers: Education and Metaphysics with Squaring and Circling Now, The Unit: One of the big trends in differentiating instruction in elementary school education is Philosophy for Kids: This is a philosophy unit for gifted students grades 5-8, both in self-contained gifted classrooms and gifted students in community classrooms. I have taught grades … It’s a New School Year! Here’s a Junior/Intermediate (gr 5 – 8) Gifted Student Creative/Critical Thinking Unit: Can Kids Do Philosophy?