Browsing by Subject "Religious History"

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Marriage and Divorce in the Herodian Family: A Case Study of Diversity in Late Second Temple Judaism

Moen, Ingrid Johanne (2009)

Noting the disparities between the stipulations of rabbinic law and the behavior of the Herodian royal family, scholars have traditionally described the family's commitment to Judaism as lackluster. In particular, many ...
The Persian Persecution: Martyrdom, Politics, and Religious Identity in Late Ancient Syriac Christianity

Smith, Kyle Richard (2011)

According to the Syriac <italic>Acts of the Persian Martyrs</italic>, the Sasanian king Shapur II began persecuting Christians in Persia soon after Constantine's death in 337 CE. Previous studies of the <italic>Acts</italic> ...