Where Were the Romans and What Did They Know? Military and Intelligence Networks as a Probable Factor in Jesus of Nazareth's Fate.
In the wake of the Gospels' accounts, modern scholars do not pay much attention to the role Romans played in Jesus of Nazareth's arrest, and are prone to give credit to manifestly biased sources. Besides, some misconceptions (e.g. that the military in pre-War Judaea was exclusively confined to its l...
| Publicado en: | Scripta Classica Israelica Vol. 38; pp. 83 - 116 |
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Israeli Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies
2019
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