The Jewish War Series (Part 14): May 70 AD–Titus Takes the First and Second Walls
When Titus had come to Jerusalem, he encountered a city that had been effectively under siege by the two remaining zealot leaders long before he had arrived. Si...
Month: June 2018
The Gnostics Are Coming! (Thomas Purifoy of “Is Genesis History” Accuses John Walton…of Gnosticism?)
Last month, I took part in an online debate regarding Noah’s flood: was it a worldwide flood, a local flood, or should Genesis 6-9 be understood as an example o...
The Jewish War Series (Part 13): Spring of AD 70–Titus and the Roman Legions Arrive at Jerusalem
The State of Jerusalem in the Spring of AD 70 During the winter of AD 69-70, the three factions of zealots in Jerusalem terrorized both each other and the civil...
The Jewish War Series (Part 12): Zealot Terrorism in Jerusalem, Chaos in Rome, and a Two-Year Delay to the War
As Vespasian bided his time in Caesarea, things were playing out just as he had expected in Jerusalem—the zealots were tearing each other apart, and in the proc...