Tacitus and Juvenal are vastly entertaining in their critiques of the world around them. As we survey these writers, we'll uncover answers to the following questions: <ol> <li>If Tacitus' descriptions of the Jews are outrageous, why is it important to read him?</li> <li>How does Tacitus' explanation of the Jewish day of rest shed light on the Roman, pagan mentality?</li> <li>What makes Juvenal so memorable as a writer?</li> </ol> Recommended Reading: <a href= "https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/tacitus-on-the-jews-110-ce"> Tacitus on the Jews</a>, Book V. Tacitus. <a href="https://a.co/d/ivgmpwA">Annals</a>. Translated by Michael Grant. New York: Laurel-Leaf, 2005. "

Tacitus and Juvenal are vastly entertaining in their critiques of the world around them. As we survey these writers, we'll uncover answers to the following questions: If Tacitus' descriptions of the Jews are outrageous, why is it important to read him? How does Tacitus' explanation of the Jewish day of rest shed light on the Roman, pagan mentality? What makes Juvenal so memorable as a writer? Recommended Reading: Tacitus on the Jews, Book V. Tacitus. Annals. Translated by Michael Grant. New York: Laurel-Leaf, 2005. "

Tacitus and Juvenal are vastly entertaining in their critiques of the world around them. As we survey these writers, we'll uncover answers to the following questions: <ol> <li>If Tacitus' descriptions of the Jews are outrageous, why is it important to read him?</li> <li>How does Tacitus' explanation of the Jewish day of rest shed light on the Roman, pagan mentality?</li> <li>What makes Juvenal so memorable as a writer?</li> </ol> Recommended Reading: <a href="https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/tacitus-on-the-jews-110-ce" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Tacitus on the Jews</a>, Book V. Tacitus. <a href="https://a.co/d/ivgmpwA" rel="noopener noreferrer">Annals</a>. Translated by Michael Grant. New York: Laurel-Leaf, 2005. "

Masters of Satire: Tacitus and Juvenal

Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. 

In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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