Daily Archives: December 2, 2020

Did You Know?—December 2015

 

 

Did You Know?—December 2015

Did Jews really come “from every nation under heaven” to Jerusalem at Pentecost 33 C.E.? How were the thousands who came to Jerusalem for the Jewish festivals accommodated?

Did You Know?​—October 2016

 

 

Did You Know?​—October 2016

How much freedom did Rome grant to the Jewish authorities in Judea in the first century? And is it believable that in ancient times someone would actually oversow another man’s field with weeds?

Did You Know?—March 2015

 

 

Did You Know?—March 2015

How was Roman citizenship an advantage for the apostle Paul? How were shepherds paid in Bible times?

Did You Know?​—May 2014

 

 

Did You Know?​—May 2014

Why did the Jews ask Pilate to have Jesus’ legs broken? Could David have really killed Goliath with just a sling?

Did You Know?​—February 2014

 

 

Did You Know?​—February 2014

What were the aloes used in Bible times? What offerings were acceptable at the temple in Jerusalem?

Did You Know?—January 2014

 

 

Did You Know?—January 2014

In Jesus’ day, how were temple contributions made? Was the Bible writer Luke an accurate historian?