Tag: roman

  • Roman Oversight of Jerusalem’s god

    There’s been some trouble in town. Now controversary and crowds are nothing out of the ordinary here (or in Roman oversight of Jerusalem), but I have been trying to determine how best to present an equitable view of recent events. Oh, I might mention that today’s look back at history incites reaction in some no…

    drawing of a portion of Antonia Fortress overlooking Solomons Portico of the Temple in Jerusalem
  • Approaching Athena the ruling goddess of Athens

    The Lord’s apostle to the gentiles — Paul, or Saul of Tarsus, a Roman citizen of CILICIA — has hurriedly fled Thessaloniki and Berea MACEDONIA sailing south along the Aegean coast of ACHIA to Athens. Sailing from Macedonia to Athens Although fleeing the Jews we must think of Paulos as a ROMAN citizen on some…

    Statue of the goddess Athena - powerful namesake of Athens
  • The Keeper of the Philippian Prison

    What is your experience as the keeper of something important? Have you ever been the one of importance kept safe in some place? (Were YOU ever the prisoner OR a jailer guard charged as the keeper a prisoner for justice?) Prison and Prisoners IF the only light you ever see seeped filtered though a hole…

    a keeper of the prison in Philippi would have kept Paul and Silas in a dark inner prison cell such as this one in Rome - Mamertine prison