When reflecting on education, those of us born and raised under a specific school system usually start with the bias that everything is fine, as if it had always been this way. However, this assumption becomes a barrier to clearly analyzing the current situation. This...
With this article, we seek to understand when John began his preaching. This is a fact often viewed through the lens of a modern calendar, without taking into account 1st-century daily life, such as: Temple shifts, harvest seasons, imperial edicts, etc. To achieve...
Traditional history often presents the origin of Christmas as the result of a natural evolution of Christian devotion. However, a rigorous analysis of the Chronograph of 354 (which contains the record of festivities from the year 336 AD) reveals a far more pragmatic...
Christmas, with its lights, carols, and festive spirit, is today one of the most widespread celebrations in Christianity. However, its acceptance was not universal at the dawn of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. For many of the early Reformers, December 25th...
In the bustling crucible of 1st-century AD Alexandria, Greek philosophy was the currency of the intellectual elite. Thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics dominated conversations regarding cosmology, ethics, and the purpose of life. For a Jew devoted to the...
What we know as the Renaissance marked a period of remarkable transformations that reverberated across various spheres. This phenomenon, which took place between the 14th and 17th centuries, revolutionized culture, the perception of the world, and human thought. We...
Hanukkah, a pedagogical resource in the hands of the apostles. We live in a world where spontaneity is constantly promoted, and although this is very good, the mistake has been to stigmatize everything falling under the category of ritual as bad. One of those who...
Jesus and the Feast of Hanukkah As mentioned in previous articles, the Jews, led by the Maccabean family, recognized that when they went to purify and dedicate the Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by Antiochus IV with a service to Olympian Zeus, God...
Hanukkah, a new established festival. To fully understand the holiday of Hanukkah as we know it today, it is essential to trace its origins. In the previous article, we explored the early years of this celebration after the Jewish victory led by the Maccabees....
A Dedication that Left Its Mark in History. The festival of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Dedication or Lights, is a solemnity designed by Jewish leaders a hundred years before Jesus to commemorate and recall divine intervention in preserving their people...
A Human Festival Celebrating Divine Miracle The fascinating and significant theme of celebrations in the Bible intertwines with its fundamental teachings. In this series of articles, we focus on the festival of Hanukkah, but before delving into it, it's crucial to...
I will begin this article by exploring the behavior and lifestyle of Christians in the first century, as well as the changes they underwent during the Middle Ages. Firstly, it is crucial to understand that first-century Christianity experienced distortions over time....
The Roman Empire, with its vast expansion across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa, left a profound mark on the modern Western world. A clear example of its enduring legacy is Roman Law, which continues to be studied in law universities worldwide. Despite its...
A phrase I have heard not a few times, to which a couple of questions would not be amiss: Could it be that the apostles were unclear about what politics was? Could it be that today's Christians have no idea what this term really means? It is interesting that in most...
TWO DIFFERENT LIFE PERSPECTIVES Although various ethnic groups live in the most disputed land today, formerly called Palestine as we saw in another article, the entire conflict there boils down to two main groups: Jews and nationalist Arabs. Among the former, we find...