In Part 1 of a series about a young Jewish girl, Hadassah, who would grow up to be queen in a foreign land, we discuss the conquest of Judah by Babylon, and the subsequent overthrow of Babylon by Cyrus the Great. After the fall of Babylon, Cyrus established the Achaemenid Empire, which became one of the most significant and influential empires in ancient history.
This episode features a speech by Cyrus in which he encourages religious tolerance and lays the foundation for the return of exiled Jews to their homeland.
We wrap up the book of Mark by exploring how this gospel is organized, speaking about the intended audience and comparing it to the...
Zacchaeus’s life was defined by systematic theft, built upon a Roman tax system that allowed him to extract wealth from the vulnerable. As a...
Finishing strong is hard to do. Many in the Bible failed to finish strong. And there’s a reason that the gym is full the...
