Enjoy this highlights episode of the interview with Steven Mason where he discusses his book A History of The Jewish War, which is a deep examination of what really happened in the first war between Jews and Romans in 66 CE and resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple. You can purchase a copy of the book here. Please rate the show if you enjoy the episode!

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Steven Mason discusses his book A History of The Jewish War, which is a deep examination of what really happened in the first war between Jews and Romans in 66 CE and resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple. You can purchase a copy of the book here. Please rate the show if you enjoy the episode!

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Ahmad Al-Jallad discusses his recent research deciphering the Dhofari script, which is shedding new light on the linguistic and cultural map of pre-Islamic Arabia. You can download a copy of his research on his Academia page here and listen to his previous episode on the show about Safaitic here. 

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Ahmad Al-Jallad discusses his recent research deciphering the Dhofari script, which is shedding new light on the linguistic and cultural map of pre-Islamic Arabia. You can download a copy of his research on his Academia page here and listen to his previous episode on the show about Safaitic here. 

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We've curated a special highlight version of the podcast for those in a hurry. You can listen to the full episode here. 

Jonathan Klawans is a specialist in the religion and religious literature of ancient Judaism and a Professor at Boston University. In 2001 he published an article titled 'Was Jesus' Last Supper a Seder?'  that argued it was not a Passover meal nor a Seder and the article has received continued attention since its publication. You can find a link to his follow up article here. 

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Jonathan Klawans is a specialist in the religion and religious literature of ancient Judaism and a Professor at Boston University. In 2001 he published an article titled 'Was Jesus' Last Supper a Seder?'  that argued it was not a Passover meal nor a Seder and the article has received continued attention since its publication. You can find a link to his follow up article here. 

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We've curated a special highlight version of the podcast for those in a hurry. You can listen to the full episode here. 

Haggai Olshanetsky, a historian and archaeologist focusing on the Hellenistic and Roman periods at the University of Warsaw, came back on the show to discuss a paper he authored in 2024 that re-examines Queen Zenobia’s relationship with Judaism and how she may have converted in order to support her political and military objectives. Zenobia ruled in Palmyra which is in modern day Syria during the 3rd century and she’s one of the most famous female leaders in history.

You can read Haggai's paper here.

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Haggai Olshanetsky, a historian and archaeologist focusing on the Hellenistic and Roman periods at the University of Warsaw, came back on the show to discuss a paper he authored in 2024 that re-examines Queen Zenobia’s relationship with Judaism and how she may have converted in order to support her political and military objectives. Zenobia ruled in Palmyra which is in modern day Syria during the 3rd century and she’s one of the most famous female leaders in history.

You can read Haggai's paper here.

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We've curated a special highlight version of the podcast for those in a hurry. You can listen to the full episode here. 

Haggai Olshanetsky is a historian and archaeologist focusing on the Hellenistic and Roman periods at the University of Warsaw. He came on the show to discuss his research arguing that the Second Jewish Revolt against Rome, otherwise known as the Bar Kokhba Revolt, may have had more than one leader, specifically Jewish veterans of the Roman army, and it was only later that Bar Kokhba assumed leadership of the revolt. 

Here is a link to Haggai's article as well as links to previous episodes on the Bar Kokhba Revolt and the Diaspora Revolt.

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Haggai Olshanetsky is a historian and archaeologist focusing on the Hellenistic and Roman periods at the University of Warsaw. He came on the show to discuss his research arguing that the Second Jewish Revolt against Rome, otherwise known as the Bar Kokhba Revolt, may have had more than one leader, specifically Jewish veterans of the Roman army, and it was only later that Bar Kokhba assumed leadership of the revolt. 

Here is a link to Haggai's article as well as links to previous episodes on the Bar Kokhba Revolt and the Diaspora Revolt.

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