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Los títulos de la entrega de hoy de La ContraPortada, el especial de libros de La ContraCrónica son: 0:00 Introducción 2:56 "El siglo de las luces" de Alejo Carpentier - https://amzn.to/4giF7M2 19:15 "Locos por los clásicos" de Emilio del Río - https://amzn.to/4gdRYyW 33:24 "Trilogía Africanus" de Santiago Posteguillo - https://amzn.to/3Tj9pUM 35:40 "Wealth, Poverty and Politics" de Thomas Sowell - https://amzn.to/47xX2ud Consulta los mejores libros de la semana en La ContraBiblioteca - https://diazvillanueva.com/la-contrabiblioteca/ · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... @diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #alejocarpentier #posteguillo Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
Análisis de la última parte de la trilogía de Santiago Posteguillo sobre Publio Cornelio Escipión conocido como el Africano y como le pago Roma sus triunfos. Para escuchar las dos partes anteriores: Africanus: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LJutUcowqdRK0wYuezKHj?si=BrYEe0WISUSjHclYX-8NoA Las legiones malditas: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5egAcRpWBMJlHaopijlsq3?si=IQ4bgH3wQcK8FY9zZDgIHQ Si quieres opinar de este capítulo o de la película hazlo en el instagram @pozooasispod https://instagram.com/pozooasispod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= o al correo pozooasispod@gmail.com También puedes donarme o intercambiar donación por recompensa en https://esponsor.gg/pozooasispod que irá en ayuda del refugio de perritos Refugio Noé.
Dario MantovaniDroit, culture et société de la Rome antiqueCollège de FranceAnnée 2023-2024Le corps du droit, « Corpus Iuris ». Imaginer le droit par les métaphores corporelles dans la littérature juridique romaineS'en prendre au corps du débiteur, des Douze Tables à saint AmbroiseRésuméLes Douze Tables, au Ve siècle av. J.-C., réglementaient une procédure appelée manus iniectio (mainmise) : le créancier était autorisé à emmener le débiteur insolvable chez lui et à le garder enchaîné. En l'absence de paiement, le débiteur pouvait être vendu à l'étranger comme esclave, ou son corps découpé en morceaux. La cruauté de la procédure conduisit les Romains eux-mêmes à tenter de la rationaliser, comme le montre le débat (probablement imaginaire) entre le philosophe Favorinus et le juriste Africanus, à l'époque d'Hadrien, rapporté par Aulu-Gelle (Nuits attiques 20.1). Les préteurs ont également conçu la procédure civile d'exécution selon les règles des Douze Tables : l'emprisonnement du débiteur insolvable était encore, à l'époque classique, une possibilité pour le créancier, qui utilisait son corps pour faire pression sur lui et ses familiers et amis, sans pour autant aller jusqu'à la vente comme esclave ou la mise en morceaux du cadavre. La pratique des représailles sur le corps du débiteur a néanmoins survécu jusqu'à la fin de l'Antiquité. Saint Ambroise la mentionne dans son commentaire du Livre de Tobie (10) : des créanciers arrivaient jusqu'à empêcher – illégalement – l'enterrement du débiteur mort afin de faire pression sur les héritiers. L'empereur Justin (Codex Iustinianus 9.19.6) en témoigne également. L'homélie d'Ambroise n'est quand même pas à prendre au pied de la lettre : elle révèle un sous-texte riche en métaphores juridiques et suggère qu'il était un lecteur averti des textes de droit romain et sans doute des Douze Tables.
These African Christians suffered during the persecution of the Church by the emperor Decius, during which a great many Christians denied the faith rather than suffer. These faithful few boldly upheld the Faith and, after many torments, were condemned to death by beheading. The went to their execution singing psalms and hymns of thanksgiving, and received the crown of martyrdom in 250. In the early centuries of the Church, North Africa, especially the region of Carthage, was one of the centers of the Christian Faith, comparable to Asia Minor.
These African Christians suffered during the persecution of the Church by the emperor Decius, during which a great many Christians denied the faith rather than suffer. These faithful few boldly upheld the Faith and, after many torments, were condemned to death by beheading. The went to their execution singing psalms and hymns of thanksgiving, and received the crown of martyrdom in 250. In the early centuries of the Church, North Africa, especially the region of Carthage, was one of the centers of the Christian Faith, comparable to Asia Minor.
Welcome to Episode 221 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the most complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of our podcast episodes and many other topics. This week we continue our discussion of Book Two of Cicero's On Ends, which is largely devoted Cicero's attack on Epicurean Philosophy. Going through this book gives us the opportunity to review those attacks, take them apart, and respond to them as an ancient Epicurean might have done, and much more fully than Cicero allowed Torquatus, his Epicurean spokesman, to do. Follow along with us here: Cicero's On Ends - Complete Reid Edition. Check any typos or other questions against the original PDF which can be found here. Last week we started with the question raised by Cicero at the beginning of Section XXXII - Is it a contradiction in Epicurean Philosophy for Epicurus to consider that Pain is the Greatest Evil, and yet to also old that the Happy Man will sometimes experience pain? We will return to that question at the beginning of this episode and then proceed through Section XXXII: XXXII. But to return to our theme (for we were speaking about pain when we drifted into the consideration of this letter) we may now thus sum up the whole matter: he who is subject to the greatest possible evil is not happy so long as he remains subject to it, whereas the wise man always is happy, though he is at times subject to pain; pain therefore is not the greatest possible evil. Now what kind of statement is this, that past blessings do not fade from the wise man's memory, but still that he ought not to remember his misfortunes? First, have we power over our recollections? I know that Themistocles, when Simonides, or it may be some one else, offered to teach him the art of remembering, said: I would rather learn the art of forgetting; for I remember even the things I do not wish to re- member, while I cannot forget what I wish to forget. He had great gifts; but the truth is really this, that it is too domineering for a philosopher to interdict us from remembering things. Take care that your commands be not those of a Manlius or even stronger; I mean when you lay a command on me which I cannot possibly execute. What if the recollection of past misfortunes is actually agreeable? Some proverbs will thus be truer than your doctrines. It is a common saying: Fast toils are agreeable; and not badly did Euripides say (I shall put it into Latin if I can; you all know the line in Greek): Sweet is the memory of toils that are past. But let us return to the subject of past blessings. If you spoke of such blessings as enabled Gaius Marius, though exiled, starving, and immersed in a swamp, to lighten his pain by re-calling to mind his triumphs, I would listen to you and give you my entire approval. Indeed the happiness of the wise man can never be perfected, or reach its goal, if his good thoughts and deeds are to be successively effaced by his own forgetfulness, But in your view life is rendered happy by the remembrance of pleasures already enjoyed, and moreover those enjoyed by the body. For if there are any other pleasures, then it is not true that all mental pleasures are dependent on association with the body. Now if bodily pleasure, even when past, gives satisfaction, I do not see why Aristotle should so utterly ridicule the inscription of Sardanapallus, in which that king of Syria boasts that he has carried away with him all the lustful pleasures. For, says Aristotle, how could he retain after death a thing which, even when he was alive, he could only feel just so long as he actually enjoyed it? Bodily pleasures therefore ebb and fly away one after another, and more often leave behind them reason for regret than for remembrance. Happier then is Africanus when he thus converses with his country: Cease, Rome, thy enemies to fear, with the noble sequel: For my toils have established for thee thy bulwarks. He takes delight in his past toils; you bid him delight in his past pleasures; he turns his thoughts once more to achievements, not one of which he ever connected with the body; you wholly cling to the body. XXXIII. But how is this very position of your school to be made good, namely that all intellectual pleasures and pains alike are referable to bodily pleasures and pains? Do you never get any gratification (I know the kind of man I am addressing) - Do you, then, Torquatus, never get any gratification from anything whatever for its own sake? I put on one side nobleness, morality, the mere beauty of the virtues, of which I have already spoken; I will put before you these slighter matters; when you either write or read a poem or a speech, when you press your inquiries concerning all events, and all countries, when you see a statue, a picture, an attractive spot, games, fights with beasts, the country house of Lucullus (for if I were to mention your own, you would find a loop-hole, you would say that it had to do with your body) — well then, do you connect all the things I have mentioned with the body? Or is there something which gives you gratification for its own sake? You will either shew yourself very obstinate, if you persist in connecting with the body everything that I have mentioned, or will prove a traitor to the whole of pleasure, as Epicurus conceives it, if you give the opposite opinion. But when you maintain that the mental pleasures and pains are more intense than those of the body, because the mind is associated with time of three kinds, while the body has only consciousness of what is present, how can you accept the result that one who feels some joy on my account feels more joy than I do myself? But in your anxiety to prove the wise man happy, because the pleasures he experiences in his mind are the greatest, and incomparably greater than those he experiences in his body, you are blind to the difficulty that meets you. For the mental pains he experiences will also be incomparably greater than those of the body. So the very man whom you are anxious to represent as constantly happy must needs be sometimes wretched; nor indeed will you ever prove your point, while you continue to connect everything with pleasure and pain. Hence, Torquatus, we must discover some other form of the highest good for man; let us abandon pleasure to the beasts, whom you are accustomed to summon as witnesses about the supreme good. What if even beasts very often, under the guidance of the peculiar constitution of each, shew some of them kindness, even at the cost of toil, so that when they bear and rear their young it is very patent that they aim at something different from pleasure ? Others again, rejoice in wanderings and in journeys; others in their assemblages imitate in a certain way the meetings of burgesses; in some kinds of birds we see certain signs of affection, as well as knowledge and memory; in many also we see regrets. Shall we admit then that in beasts there are certain shadows of human virtues, unconnected with pleasure, while in men them-selves virtue cannot exist unless with a view to pleasure? And shall we say that man, who far excels all other creatures, has received no peculiar gifts from nature?
Welcome to Episode 220 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the most complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where you will find a discussion thread for each of our podcast episodes and many other topics. This week we continue our discussion of Book Two of Cicero's On Ends, which is largely devoted Cicero's attack on Epicurean Philosophy. Going through this book gives us the opportunity to review those attacks, take them apart, and respond to them as an ancient Epicurean might have done, and much more fully than Cicero allowed Torquatus, his Epicurean spokesman, to do. Follow along with us here: Cicero's On Ends - Complete Reid Edition. Check any typos or other questions against the original PDF which can be found here. Last week we focused on Cicero's allegations that Epicurus' views on pain and death were insufficient and contradictory. This week we pick up at the start of Section XXXI - REID EDITION - XXXI. You and your friends, Torquatus, may twist yourselves this way and that; but you will find nothing in this noble letter from the hand of Epicurus, which harmonizes or accords with his dogmas. So he is refuted out of his own mouth, and his writings are put to shame by his own honesty and character. For from that commission about the children, from the remembrance of and tender feeling for friendship, from the observance of most important duties when at the last gasp, we learn that disinterested honesty was inbred in the man, and was not bribed into existence by pleasures, nor called forth by the wages of rewards. What stronger evidence do we want to prove that morality and uprightness are in themselves desirable, when we see such goodness displayed at the moment of death? But while I regard as creditable the letter which I have just translated almost word for word, though it was by no means in accord with the spirit of his philosophy, yet I am of opinion that this same philosopher's will is at variance not only with the seriousness becoming a true philosopher, but even with his own opinions. He wrote both many times in detail, and also shortly and clearly in the book I have just mentioned, that death is of no importance to us; for anything which has decayed is destitute of feeling; and what is destitute of feeling is of no importance whatever to us. This maxim itself might have been more neatly put and better. For when he puts it thus: what has decayed is without feeling, his statement does not explain sufficiently what it is that has decayed. Still I understand what he means. However, as all feeling is quenched by decay, by which he means death, and as nothing whatever remains which is of any importance to. us, I ask how it is that he provides and lays down with such care and minuteness that his heirs, Amynomachus and Timocrates, should, with the sanction of Hermarchus, give a sum ‘sufficient for the celebration of his birthday every year in the month Gamelion, and also money to provide each month, on the twentieth day after the new moon, a banquet for all those who studied philosophy along with him, that so the memory of himself and of Metrodorus may be reverenced. I am not able to deny that these directions shew us a man as nice and as kindly as you please, but to assume that any man has a birth- day is utterly unworthy of a philosopher, more particularly a natural philosopher (for by this name he desires himself to be called). Why, can the very day that has once been come round again and again? Assuredly it cannot. Or a day just like it? That is not possible either, unless after many thousands of years have intervened, so that there comes to pass a return of all the stars simultaneously to the point from which they set out. No one therefore has a birthday. But it is customary. And I did not know it, I suppose! But if it be, is the custom to be observed even after death? And is provision to be made for it in his will by the man who has uttered to us his almost oracular speech that nothing after death is of any importance to us? Such things do not recall the man who had traversed in thought countless universes and boundless tracts, without shore and without end. Did Democritus ever do anything of the kind? Passing by others, I appeal to the man whom he followed more than all the rest. But if a day was to be signalised, why the day on which he was born, rather than that on which he became a wise man? You will tell me he could not have become a wise man, had he not been born, Nor yet if his grandmother had never been born, if you come to that. The whole notion, Torquatus, of desiring that the recollection of one's name should be kept fresh after death by a banquet, is entirely for unlearned men. Now I say nothing about the way in which you celebrate such festivals, or the amount of pleasantry you have to face from the wits; there is no need for us to quarrel; I only say thus much, that it was more pardonable for you to observe the birthday of Epicurus than for him to provide by will that it should be observed. XXXII. But to return to our theme (for we were speaking about pain when we drifted into the consideration of this letter) we may now thus sum up the whole matter: he who is subject to the greatest possible evil is not happy so long as he remains subject to it, whereas the wise man always is happy, though he is at times subject to pain; pain therefore is not the greatest possible evil. Now what kind of statement is this, that past blessings do not fade from the wise man's memory, but still that he ought not to remember his misfortunes? First, have we power over our recollections? I know that Themistocles, when Simonides, or it may be some one else, offered to teach him the art of remembering, said: Z would rather learn the art of forgetting ; for I remember even the things I do not wish to re- member, while I cannot forget what I wish to forget. He had great gifts; but the truth is really this, that it is too domineering for a philosopher to interdict us from remembering things. Take care that your commands be not those of a Manlius or even stronger; I mean when you lay a command on me which I cannot possibly execute. What if the recollection of past misfortunes is actually agreeable? Some proverbs will thus be truer than your doctrines. It is a common saying: Fast toils are agreeable; and not badly did Euripides say (I shall put it into Latin if I can; you all know the line in Greek): Sweet s the memory of toils that are past. But let us return to the subject of past blessings. If you spoke of such blessings as enabled Gaius Marius, though exiled, starving, and immersed in a swamp, to lighten his pain by re- calling to mind his triumphs, I would listen to you and give you my entire approval. Indeed the happiness of the wise man - can never be perfected, or reach its goal, if his good thoughts and deeds are to be successively effaced by his own forgetfulness, But in your view life is rendered happy by the remembrance of pleasures already enjoyed, and moreover those enjoyed by the body. For if there are any other pleasures, then it is not true that all mental pleasures are dependent on association with the body. Now if bodily pleasure, even when past, gives satisfaction, I do not see why Aristotle should so utterly ridicule the inscription of Sardanapallus, in which that king of Syria boasts that he has carried away with him all the lustful pleasures. For, says Aristotle, how could he retain after death a thing which, even when he was alive, he could only feel just so long as he actually enjoyed it? Bodily pleasures therefore ebb and fly away one after another, and more often leave behind them reason for regret than for remembrance. Happier then is Africanus when he thus converses with his country : Cease, Rome, thy enemies to fear, with the noble sequel: For my toils have established for thee thy bulwarks. He takes delight in his past toils; you bid him delight in his past pleasures; he turns his thoughts once more to achievements, not one of which he ever connected with the body; you wholly cling to the body.
Análisis de la segunda parte de la trilogía de Santiago Posteguillo sobre Publio Cornelio Escipión conocido como Africanus. Esta vez como conquista África con unas legiones desterradas... Las legiones malditas. Si quieres opinar de este capítulo o de la película hazlo en el instagram @pozooasispod https://instagram.com/pozooasispod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= o al correo pozooasispod@gmail.com También puedes donarme o intercambiar donación por recompensa en https://esponsor.gg/pozooasispod que irá en ayuda del refugio de perritos Refugio Noé.
Análisis del primer libro de la primera trilogía de Santiago Posteguillo, sobre Publio Cornelio Escipión conocido como Africanus. En esta parte de la trilogía se comenta los inicios de este general romano. Si quieres opinar de este capítulo o de la película hazlo en el instagram @pozooasispod https://instagram.com/pozooasispod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= o al correo pozooasispod@gmail.com También puedes donarme o intercambiar donación por recompensa en https://esponsor.gg/pozooasispod que irá en ayuda del refugio de perritos Refugio Noé.
Bienvenidos a un nuevo programa de la Biblioteca del Multiverso con dos cómics a comentar, Africanus de David Domínguez e Iván García (sobre una novela de Santiago Posteguillo) y Flashpoint de varios autores, pero la historia principal es de Geoff Johns y Andy Kubert. En este programa tenemos un equipo reducido, sin invitados, están Soulman, Largo y rfa. A Duna Reader le hemos dado un breve descanso, pero esperamos tenerla a tope cuanto antes. Ojo, que al final tenemos unas tomas falsas que esperemos os hagan reir. Esperamos que os guste el programa, que lo disfrutéis y no os olvidéis de recomendarlo. Muchas gracias Multiversers. Sección de rico spam con cosas comentadas durante el programa: Africanus: https://www.casadellibro.com/libro-africanus-novela-grafica/9788466669863/12728722 Flashpoint: https://www.eccediciones.com/comic/flashpoint-edicion-deluxe Golden Kamuy: https://www.milkywayediciones.com/products/golden-kamuy-vol-1 El libro del sepultrero: https://www.casadellibro.com/libro-el-libro-del-sepulturero/9788408262503/13083805 Los picapiedra: https://www.universal-comics.com/products/155257-los-picapiedra-integral.html Roma Aeterna: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-roma-aeterna_sq_f1918392_1.html Africanus (Datos técnicos) - 12:30 Africanus (Comentarios) - 16:54 Anuncio - 51:40 Flashpoint (Datos técnicos) - 53:51 Flashpoint (Comentarios) - 1:05:21 Tomas falsas - 1:50:17 Si quieres entrar en nuestro club de lectura de cómics en Telegram: https://t.me/+WRw95ehhNLlf_60p
Cet épisode vous est proposé gratuitement en partenariat avec ISpeakSpokeSpoken.com la plus grande communauté d'apprentissage de l'anglais en France sponsorise cet épisode. Recevez gratuitement votre challenge PDF pour vous (re)mettre à l'anglais en 4 semaines en suivant le lien créé pour vous : www.ispeakspokespoken.com/timeline Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Cet épisode vous est proposé gratuitement en partenariat avec ISpeakSpokeSpoken.com la plus grande communauté d'apprentissage de l'anglais en France sponsorise cet épisode. Recevez gratuitement votre challenge PDF pour vous (re)mettre à l'anglais en 4 semaines en suivant le lien créé pour vous : www.ispeakspokespoken.com/timeline Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Cet épisode vous est proposé gratuitement en partenariat avec ISpeakSpokeSpoken.com la plus grande communauté d'apprentissage de l'anglais en France sponsorise cet épisode. Recevez gratuitement votre challenge PDF pour vous (re)mettre à l'anglais en 4 semaines en suivant le lien créé pour vous : www.ispeakspokespoken.com/timeline Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Cet épisode vous est proposé gratuitement en partenariat avec ISpeakSpokeSpoken.com la plus grande communauté d'apprentissage de l'anglais en France sponsorise cet épisode. Recevez gratuitement votre challenge PDF pour vous (re)mettre à l'anglais en 4 semaines en suivant le lien créé pour vous : www.ispeakspokespoken.com/timeline Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Cet épisode vous est proposé gratuitement en partenariat avec ISpeakSpokeSpoken.com la plus grande communauté d'apprentissage de l'anglais en France sponsorise cet épisode. Recevez gratuitement votre challenge PDF pour vous (re)mettre à l'anglais en 4 semaines en suivant le lien créé pour vous : www.ispeakspokespoken.com/timeline Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Cet épisode vous est proposé gratuitement en partenariat avec ISpeakSpokeSpoken.com la plus grande communauté d'apprentissage de l'anglais en France sponsorise cet épisode. Recevez gratuitement votre challenge PDF pour vous (re)mettre à l'anglais en 4 semaines en suivant le lien créé pour vous : www.ispeakspokespoken.com/timeline Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, dit Scipion (235-183 av. J.-C.) était un général et homme d'État romain, membre de la célèbre famille des Scipions. Il émerge pendant la deuxième guerre punique, où il remporte des victoires cruciales contre les Carthaginois. Sa stratégie audacieuse lors de la bataille de Zama en 202 av. J.-C. contre Hannibal Barca, le grand général carthaginois, assure la victoire romaine et met fin à la guerre. Acclamé à Rome pour ses exploits militaires, il reçoit le surnom d'"Africanus". Par la suite, il poursuit une carrière politique, devenant consul et censeur. Cependant, il rencontre des controverses et des oppositions au sein de la politique romaine. Ses réformes et son comportement aristocratique suscitent la méfiance, et il se retire de la vie publique vers la fin de sa vie. Malgré ses succès, Scipion l'Africain connaîtra des périodes difficiles, notamment des accusations de corruption. Néanmoins, il demeure une figure emblématique de l'histoire romaine, célébrée pour ses triomphes militaires et son rôle dans la victoire sur Carthage. Et il n'est pas pour rien dans notre culture occidentale… En compagnie de l'historien et spécialiste Laurent Gohary, auteur de l'excellent Scipion l'Africain, nous revenons sur toute sa vie.
Episode 240 – Jesus Beyond the Bible Part 2 Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script Notes: Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. ... And Joseph also … to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; to enroll himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. …while they were there… she [gave birth].” The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses 1 through 6, English Revised Version ******** VK: Hi! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m here today with RD Fierro, author and founder of Crystal Sea Books, and part-time health consultant. He buys the cough drops we keep in the studio for people to use during recording. Today on Anchored by Truth, as we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas, we want to continue our series where we focus on the earthly life and ministry of Jesus. And we want to continue listening to Crystal Sea’s epic Christmas poem The Golden Tree: The Frost Lion. Today we’re coming to part three of the poem where the action starts to get a little more intense. Is that a fair statement, RD? RD: I think so. For any listeners who weren’t able to be with us for our last couple of episodes we should tell them that The Golden Tree: The Frost Lion is a poem that is written in the style of some classic Christmas stories. It was also written using the model of the old-time movie serials that they used to play when I was a kid and you went to the theater on Saturday afternoons. Before the movie they’d give you the latest installment of an ongoing saga. Each episode would end with the heroes and heroines left in a precarious position so next week you’d come back and plunk down another quarter or two. So, to get ready for part three listeners need to know that the epic is all about a group of small koala bears who live in a valley in the arctic. A group of the bear’s ancestors settled in the valley because in the center of the valley is a golden tree that transforms the valley into a place where they can live and thrive. They’ve been there for several generations but in the current Christmas season an unexpected challenge has come to their valley, the tree, and their lives. Two of the town’s teenage bears, Koest and Kopaul had gone to a hill to look at the northern lights. While on the hill they saw a new, strange bear staggering through the snow. At first they weren’t sure if this new bear posed a danger but since the new bear was so close to death they brought him back to Koest’s home where Koest’s mother, Koray, began attending to the bear. But they still don’t know anything about the new bear. Where did he come from and why is he here? And what does he want? VK: Alright then. So, let’s continue with the story. Here’s part three of Crystal Seas’ Christmas epic poem: The Golden Tree: The Frost Lion – part three. ---- The Golden Tree: Eagle Enigma – Part 3 VK: Ok. As the old timers … RD: Like me... VK: Right… used to say, “the plot commences to thicken.” The bears who live near the Golden Tree have found out that they have distant relatives who don’t know about the Golden Tree or even the Great White Bear. But a couple who still did believe in the Great White Bear decided to attempt the quest that others had tried long ago. But now their quest is in danger because one of them has almost died and the other one is lost in a vast arctic wilderness – a wasteland for anyone who’s not near the tree. RD: Right. And sometimes those of us who live in today’s post-modern culture can feel that way – that we are living in a wilderness that has lost sight of our true Creator. That’s why it’s such a good idea for mature believers to listen to or read stories to the kids or grandkids because they can introduce those kids or grandkids to the real struggles that life contains and help prepare to them to be overcomers. And of course the best strategy for being an overcomer is to be so familiar with the truth that lies and deception become immediately identifiable. VK: And of course that’s why we do Anchored by Truth – to remind people that the Bible, in the words of Psalm 46, is a “very present help in time of trouble.” But people aren’t likely to turn to the Bible to help them in times of trouble if they aren’t confident that the Bible is reliable and trustworthy. So that’s why we focus on using evidence and logic to demonstrate that we have very good reasons for believing that the Bible is the very Word of God. RD: Yes. Everybody, at some point in their life, is going to ask the question, “Why am I here?” It’s one of the most obvious questions that arise from the human experience. But, whether most people realize it or not, the answer to the question, “why am I here,” is inexorably tied to three other questions. Is there a God? If there is a God, does He communicate with people – or said slightly differently, “Is the Bible the Word of God.” And, if there is a God and the Bible is His word, can I learn about my life, my needs, and my purpose by studying the Bible? Of course at Anchored by Truth we think that the answer to all three questions is a resounding “yes.” But we would just as quickly admit that, unless people are convinced that the Bible is more than just an aggregated collection of fairy tales and myths, they are unlikely to find the Bible relevant to their lives. VK: I notice that you said “study the Bible” not just “read the Bible.” What you’re observing is that understanding the Bible, confidently and contextually, demands effort. Right? I mean that sort of runs against the old method of letting the Bible fall open and then reading the first verse that comes to your attention. RD: Well, I wouldn’t try to restrict the Lord’s ability to communicate to any particular person any way He chooses. But randomly or haphazardly reading selected portions of the Bible isn’t likely to help people answer the question, “Why am I here?” I am fully persuaded that the Lord will reveal Himself to anyone and everyone who seeks to truly know Him. But our relationship with the Lord – who is after all first and foremost a person – is just like our relationship with others in our lives. The quality of our relationship will be dependent on the quality and quantity of time we spend with the Lord. And because the Bible was written in a different time and era we need to do some study on the times, customs, and cultures that form its setting. And, unfortunately, because so much misinformation circulates in our own culture today about what the Bible is or isn’t, contemporary Christians need to arm themselves by being able to respond to certain common errors. VK: Such as the erroneous assertion that Jesus wasn’t a real person. That he didn’t live a real life, eat, walk, and sleep like normal human beings. And that, despite being fully human, he didn’t also demonstrate that he was fully divine by rising out of a stone tomb after being killed by the most powerful empire on the earth at the time. So, that takes us back to our review of some examples that Jesus’ earthly existence is confirmed by sources outside the Bible. Last time we took a look at two examples of other ancient historians who mentioned Jesus in their histories: the Roman historian Tacitus and the Jewish historian Josephus. Both are considered reliable historians. Both wrote their histories within a relatively short period after Jesus’ earthly life. And both wrote accounts that confirmed some of the details in scripture. Where do you want to start today? RD: Well, let’s take a look at another Roman historian, Suetonius. Suetonius was a Roman historian and annalist of the Imperial House under the Emperor Hadrian. His writings about Christians describe their treatment under the Emperor Claudius (41-54AD): “Because the Jews at Rome caused constant disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus [Christ], he [Claudius] expelled them from the city [Rome].” (Life of Claudius, 25:4) This expulsion took place in 49AD. In another work, Suetonius wrote about the fire which destroyed Rome in 64 A.D. under the reign of Nero. Nero blamed the Christians for this fire and he punished Christians severely as a result: “Nero inflicted punishment on the Christians, a sect given to a new and mischievous religious belief.” (Lives of the Caesars, 26.2) So from these quotes we can see that the awareness of Jesus had spread all the way to Rome less than 20 years after Jesus died. The awareness was so strong that the emperor had taken personal notice of Jesus’ followers and apparently felt the need to try to minimize their influence in the capital city. VK: And again, just to remind everyone of what we mentioned last time the fact that Roman historians and even Roman emperors would take notice of Jesus is remarkable. It wasn’t as if Jesus had led a conquering army that was threatening to lay siege to Rome or even one of his outlying provinces. And Suetonius’ observation that the Christians had a “new and mischievous religious belief” is particularly fascinating. When you think about the pantheon of gods with which the Romans were thoroughly familiar – not only their own gods but also the Greek gods and the gods of all the people they’d conquered – when you think about the vast variety of religious beliefs with which they were acquainted what could be considered “new and mischievous?” RD: Well, of course, many scholars believe that Suetonius was likely referring to the physical resurrection of Jesus. Obviously, the Romans were well familiar with various beliefs of life after death, but those belief systems never included a person – a flesh and blood man – walking around, talking, eating, and even touching other people after being crucified. That was new and novel. VK: Still is. I’ve never seen it though I thoroughly believed it happened. Who’s next? RD: Well, take a look at two sources who wrote about Jesus but for whom we don’t have any copies of their writings: Thallus and Phlegon. VK: Well, if there are no existing copies of their manuscripts how can we know what they wrote? RD: Because just like today, there were other writers who did read what they wrote and preserved some of their material by quoting it in documents they were preparing. Just like someone may not have attended a political event, but they can know part of what the speaker said by reading quotes in articles written by people who were there. In Thallus’ case, parts of his histories were preserved by Julius Africanus who wrote around 221 AD. In Phlegon’s case, not only did Julius Africanus record some of his material but so did Origen who was an early church scholar and theologian. VK: So what observation did Julius Africanus preserve from Thallus’ writings that pertain to Jesus? RD: Well let me read a quote from Julius Africanus: “On the whole world there pressed a most fearful darkness; and the rocks were rent by an earthquake, and many places in Judea and other districts were thrown down. This darkness Thallus, in the third book of his History, calls, as appears to me without reason, an eclipse of the sun.” (Julius Africanus, Chronography, 18:1) So Thallus had written more than one book of history but in at least one of his books he took note of the darkness and earthquake that accompanied Christ’s crucifixion. This parallels precisely the account that Matthew gave us in Chapter 27 of his Gospel. VK: And Luke also wrote about the darkness. The Gospel of Luke, chapter 23, verses 44 through 47 say: “And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost. And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly, this was a righteous man.” So, it is very interesting that a secular historian like Thallus would mention the same detail that is present in Matthew and Luke. And if I remember correctly Thallus’ observations are particularly important because many scholars believe he wrote around 52 AD. In fact, he may have been the earliest secular writer to comment on the events surrounding the crucifixion. Well, what about Phlegon? RD: Well let me read three quotes. This first is one preserved by Julius Africanus and the second two were preserved by Origen: “Phlegon records that, in the time of Tiberius Caesar, at full moon, there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth to the ninth hour.” (Africanus, Chronography, 18:1) “And with regard to the eclipse in the time of Tiberius Caesar, in whose reign Jesus appears to have been crucified, and the great earthquakes which then took place … ” (Origen Against Celsus, Book 2, Chapter 33) “Jesus, while alive, was of no assistance to himself, but that he arose after death, and exhibited the marks of his punishment, and showed how his hands had been pierced by nails.” (Origen Against Celsus, Book 2, Chapter 59) So in these quotes we several things of significance. First, Phlegon confirms the darkness mentioned by Matthew, Luke, and Thallus. Second, he confirms that Jesus was crucified and he gives us a specific time reference: during the reign of Tiberius. And third, he confirms the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus including that he showed the marks of his crucifixion to those to whom he appeared. VK: Well, that’s even more amazing because now we know that the secular historians of the 1st and 2nd century AD were not only aware of Jesus’ life and ministry but they were also familiar with many of the details that surrounded his death and resurrection. But that does raise a question. Since Julius Africanus and Origen were both admitted Christians is it possible that they fabricated the quotes they attributed to Thallus and Phlegon? RD: It’s not impossible, but why would they have done that? VK: I think critics would say they would have fabricated the quotes to make their case for the truth of Christianity stronger. RD: Well, if they had attempted to do that it would actually have had the opposite effect in their day and time. First, remember that even though copies of the writings from Thallus and Phlegon are no longer extant today, they were in existence at the time Julius Africanus and Origen wrote and quoted from them. So if they had fabricated quotes or deliberately misquoted them their fraud or errors would have been easily detectable. Second, Africanus and Origen were writing at a time when there was substantial official opposition to Christianity. In other words they were writing in a hostile world. As such, they would have taken even greater pains to be sure that they wouldn’t be subject to easily refuted assertions. Third, Origen’s quotes of Phlegon came from a work entitled Contra Celsum or in English Against Celsus. So Origen was writing a work to refute the claims of Celsus who wrote a work entitled The True Doctrine. The True Doctrine was likely written under the authority of a Roman emperor was critical of Christianity. Since accuracy was essential to his refutation of Celsus’ book, most scholars agree that Origen is a reliable source for what Phlegon said. Why would Origen have handed his opponent an easy method for dismissing Origen’s criticisms? VK: That all makes a lot of common sense and it points to a broader implication of the extra-Biblical sources that you’ve been citing. None of the observers themselves, including Thallus or Phlegon, were friendly to Christianity. So theirs were essentially the observations of hostile witnesses. As such, when they confirm details of the Biblical account their testimony of Jesus’ life has even greater weight. If they thought that Jesus was a fraud or a fabrication it would have been very easy for them just to not mention him. RD: And one more point to note before we close. In these episodes we haven’t been able to cover all the extra-Biblical sources that there are that confirm Jesus’ life, ministry, and death. There’s a book called The Historical Jesus by Dr. Gary Habermas that contains a much more exhaustive treatment of this subject. VK: And – again – we wanted to point listeners to all these resources, including the links we put on our podcast notes, to enable them to continue their own studies about the life and ministry of Jesus. As we said at the start of this episode, to answer the question “why am I here,” we need to understand why any of us are here. And how we got here. Those questions are directly related to what we think about God and Jesus. So let’s close with prayer. Today let’s listen to a prayer of the One who leads into a knowledge of truth, the Holy Spirit. ---- Prayer for Adoration of the Holy Spirit VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” We hope you’ll be with us next time as we continue our discussion of the reality of Jesus’ life. We hope you’ll take some time to encourage some friends to tune in too, or listen to the podcast version of this show. Also, we’d to remind listeners that copies of The Golden Tree: Komari’s Quest are available from our website. If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not famous but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the English Revised Version) The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses 1 through 6, English Revised Version The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 23, verses 44 through 47, English Revised Version (Sources used for this episode or other in this series) https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-there-any-evidence-for-jesus-outside-the-bible/ https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/jesus-of-nazareth/the-evidence-for-jesus/ https://alwaysbeready.com/extrabiblical-historical-sources-corroborate-the-bible/ https://crossexamined.org/why-should-we-trust-the-extra-biblical-references-to-jesus/
Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began to gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman Empire. Examining the relationship that these thinkers had with the broader Roman intelligentsia, Jared Secord contends that the success of Christian intellectualism during this period had very little to do with Christianity itself. With the recognition that Christian authors were deeply engaged with the norms and realities of Roman intellectual culture, Secord examines the thought of a succession of Christian literati that includes Justin Martyr, Tatian, Julius Africanus, and Origen, comparing each to a diverse selection of his non-Christian contemporaries. Reassessing Justin's apologetic works, Secord reveals Christian views on martyrdom to be less distinctive than previously believed. He shows that Tatian's views on Greek culture informed his reception by Christians as a heretic. Finally, he suggests that the successes experienced by Africanus and Origen in the third century emerged as consequences not of any change in attitude toward Christianity by imperial authorities but of a larger shift in intellectual culture and imperial policies under the Severan dynasty. Original and erudite, Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin Martyr to Origen (Penn State UP, 2020) demonstrates how distorting the myopic focus on Christianity as a religion has been in previous attempts to explain the growth and success of the Christian movement. It will stimulate new research in the study of early Christianity, classical studies, and Roman history. Benjamin Phillips is an MA student in History at Ohio University. His primary field is Late Antique Cultural and Intellectual History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began to gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman Empire. Examining the relationship that these thinkers had with the broader Roman intelligentsia, Jared Secord contends that the success of Christian intellectualism during this period had very little to do with Christianity itself. With the recognition that Christian authors were deeply engaged with the norms and realities of Roman intellectual culture, Secord examines the thought of a succession of Christian literati that includes Justin Martyr, Tatian, Julius Africanus, and Origen, comparing each to a diverse selection of his non-Christian contemporaries. Reassessing Justin's apologetic works, Secord reveals Christian views on martyrdom to be less distinctive than previously believed. He shows that Tatian's views on Greek culture informed his reception by Christians as a heretic. Finally, he suggests that the successes experienced by Africanus and Origen in the third century emerged as consequences not of any change in attitude toward Christianity by imperial authorities but of a larger shift in intellectual culture and imperial policies under the Severan dynasty. Original and erudite, Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin Martyr to Origen (Penn State UP, 2020) demonstrates how distorting the myopic focus on Christianity as a religion has been in previous attempts to explain the growth and success of the Christian movement. It will stimulate new research in the study of early Christianity, classical studies, and Roman history. Benjamin Phillips is an MA student in History at Ohio University. His primary field is Late Antique Cultural and Intellectual History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began to gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman Empire. Examining the relationship that these thinkers had with the broader Roman intelligentsia, Jared Secord contends that the success of Christian intellectualism during this period had very little to do with Christianity itself. With the recognition that Christian authors were deeply engaged with the norms and realities of Roman intellectual culture, Secord examines the thought of a succession of Christian literati that includes Justin Martyr, Tatian, Julius Africanus, and Origen, comparing each to a diverse selection of his non-Christian contemporaries. Reassessing Justin's apologetic works, Secord reveals Christian views on martyrdom to be less distinctive than previously believed. He shows that Tatian's views on Greek culture informed his reception by Christians as a heretic. Finally, he suggests that the successes experienced by Africanus and Origen in the third century emerged as consequences not of any change in attitude toward Christianity by imperial authorities but of a larger shift in intellectual culture and imperial policies under the Severan dynasty. Original and erudite, Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin Martyr to Origen (Penn State UP, 2020) demonstrates how distorting the myopic focus on Christianity as a religion has been in previous attempts to explain the growth and success of the Christian movement. It will stimulate new research in the study of early Christianity, classical studies, and Roman history. Benjamin Phillips is an MA student in History at Ohio University. His primary field is Late Antique Cultural and Intellectual History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history
Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began to gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman Empire. Examining the relationship that these thinkers had with the broader Roman intelligentsia, Jared Secord contends that the success of Christian intellectualism during this period had very little to do with Christianity itself. With the recognition that Christian authors were deeply engaged with the norms and realities of Roman intellectual culture, Secord examines the thought of a succession of Christian literati that includes Justin Martyr, Tatian, Julius Africanus, and Origen, comparing each to a diverse selection of his non-Christian contemporaries. Reassessing Justin's apologetic works, Secord reveals Christian views on martyrdom to be less distinctive than previously believed. He shows that Tatian's views on Greek culture informed his reception by Christians as a heretic. Finally, he suggests that the successes experienced by Africanus and Origen in the third century emerged as consequences not of any change in attitude toward Christianity by imperial authorities but of a larger shift in intellectual culture and imperial policies under the Severan dynasty. Original and erudite, Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin Martyr to Origen (Penn State UP, 2020) demonstrates how distorting the myopic focus on Christianity as a religion has been in previous attempts to explain the growth and success of the Christian movement. It will stimulate new research in the study of early Christianity, classical studies, and Roman history. Benjamin Phillips is an MA student in History at Ohio University. His primary field is Late Antique Cultural and Intellectual History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began to gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman Empire. Examining the relationship that these thinkers had with the broader Roman intelligentsia, Jared Secord contends that the success of Christian intellectualism during this period had very little to do with Christianity itself. With the recognition that Christian authors were deeply engaged with the norms and realities of Roman intellectual culture, Secord examines the thought of a succession of Christian literati that includes Justin Martyr, Tatian, Julius Africanus, and Origen, comparing each to a diverse selection of his non-Christian contemporaries. Reassessing Justin's apologetic works, Secord reveals Christian views on martyrdom to be less distinctive than previously believed. He shows that Tatian's views on Greek culture informed his reception by Christians as a heretic. Finally, he suggests that the successes experienced by Africanus and Origen in the third century emerged as consequences not of any change in attitude toward Christianity by imperial authorities but of a larger shift in intellectual culture and imperial policies under the Severan dynasty. Original and erudite, Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin Martyr to Origen (Penn State UP, 2020) demonstrates how distorting the myopic focus on Christianity as a religion has been in previous attempts to explain the growth and success of the Christian movement. It will stimulate new research in the study of early Christianity, classical studies, and Roman history. Benjamin Phillips is an MA student in History at Ohio University. His primary field is Late Antique Cultural and Intellectual History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/italian-studies
Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began to gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman Empire. Examining the relationship that these thinkers had with the broader Roman intelligentsia, Jared Secord contends that the success of Christian intellectualism during this period had very little to do with Christianity itself. With the recognition that Christian authors were deeply engaged with the norms and realities of Roman intellectual culture, Secord examines the thought of a succession of Christian literati that includes Justin Martyr, Tatian, Julius Africanus, and Origen, comparing each to a diverse selection of his non-Christian contemporaries. Reassessing Justin's apologetic works, Secord reveals Christian views on martyrdom to be less distinctive than previously believed. He shows that Tatian's views on Greek culture informed his reception by Christians as a heretic. Finally, he suggests that the successes experienced by Africanus and Origen in the third century emerged as consequences not of any change in attitude toward Christianity by imperial authorities but of a larger shift in intellectual culture and imperial policies under the Severan dynasty. Original and erudite, Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire: From Justin Martyr to Origen (Penn State UP, 2020) demonstrates how distorting the myopic focus on Christianity as a religion has been in previous attempts to explain the growth and success of the Christian movement. It will stimulate new research in the study of early Christianity, classical studies, and Roman history. Benjamin Phillips is an MA student in History at Ohio University. His primary field is Late Antique Cultural and Intellectual History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies
The Romans might have expected to destroy Carthage easily, but they soon met surprisingly determined opposition from the Punic defenders. What was supposed to be a quick campaign dragged on into a lengthy and bloody siege with skillful Carthaginian counterattacks and sallies. Only when Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of the great Africanus, arrived to supreme command did the tide begin to turn. Even so, the final moments of Carthage would resonate long after her capital was reduced to ruins. Link to the Episode 52 page on the Layman's Historian website Recommended further reading: The Histories by Polybius Hannibal's War by Titus Livius A Companion to the Punic Wars (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) Edited by Dexter Hoyos The Fall of Carthage by Adrian Goldsworthy Hannibal's Dynasty by Dexter Hoyos Carthage Must Be Destroyed by Richard Miles Implacable Enemies: The Barcid Armies at War by Karwansary Publishers Clash of the Colossi: The First Punic War by Karwansary Publishers Subscribe or leave a review on iTunes or Spotify Leave a like or comment on Facebook or Twitter Contact me directly through email
“I am the son of the road, my country is the caravan, my life the most unexpected of journeys.” Leo Africanus Paul and Mikey follow in the footsteps of one of History's greatest historians. Their journey takes them along West Africa's Gold Coast, up the Niger and into the heart of the Sahara Desert - all in search of …? Facebook Twitter InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Scipio Africanus was one of the most outstanding military leaders in ancient history. Born in 236 BC in Rome, Scipio came from a noble family of the Roman Republic. He was the son of Publius Scipio, a distinguished general who had fought in the First Punic War against Carthage. Scipio's early years were marked by tragedy. His father and uncle died in battle during the Second Punic War against Hannibal, leaving Scipio to carry on the family legacy. At age 25, Scipio was appointed commander of the Roman army in Spain. It was here that he would make his mark on history. Scipio's first significant victory came in 208 BC when he led his troops to a decisive victory against the Carthaginians in Spain. This victory was followed by a series of successful campaigns, which saw Scipio capture several vital cities and defeat several Carthaginian armies. In 204 BC, Scipio decided to take the fight to Carthage itself. He landed his army in North Africa and began to march toward the city. The Carthaginians, led by their Hannibal, had been expecting an attack from the sea and were caught off guard by Scipio's bold move. Scipio defeated the Carthaginian armies in a series of battles and forced Hannibal to abandon his plans to invade Italy. The final battle of the Second Punic War came in 202 BC at the Battle of Zama. Scipio's army faced off against a Carthaginian force led by Hannibal himself. The two armies clashed in a brutal battle that lasted for hours. In the end, it was Scipio who emerged victorious. Hannibal was forced to flee, and Carthage was forced to accept Roman terms of surrender. Scipio's victory at Zama marked the end of the Second Punic War and solidified his place in history as one of the greatest military leaders of all time. He was awarded the title of "Africanus" in honor of his victory over Carthage. Scipio returned to Rome a hero, and was hailed as the savior of the Republic. Show notes at https://thedigressionpodcast.com/101 Sound Off! With a comment or a question at https://thedigressionpodcast.com/soundoff Like the show? Leave a 5-star rating and review: https://thedigressionpodcast.com/review Help us keep the engine running at https://thedigressionpodcast.com/donate Or just share our podcast with a friend! It's the best way to grow the show!! “MaxKoMusic – Dark Ages” is under a Creative Commons (cc-by) license. Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: http://bit.ly/maxkomusic-dark-ages Notes: Scipio Africanus by B. H. Liddell Hart
These African Christians suffered during the persecution of the Church by the emperor Decius, during which a great many Christians denied the faith rather than suffer. These faithful few boldly upheld the Faith and, after many torments, were condemned to death by beheading. The went to their execution singing psalms and hymns of thanksgiving, and received the crown of martyrdom in 250. In the early centuries of the Church, North Africa, especially the region of Carthage, was one of the centers of the Christian Faith, comparable to Asia Minor.
These African Christians suffered during the persecution of the Church by the emperor Decius, during which a great many Christians denied the faith rather than suffer. These faithful few boldly upheld the Faith and, after many torments, were condemned to death by beheading. The went to their execution singing psalms and hymns of thanksgiving, and received the crown of martyrdom in 250. In the early centuries of the Church, North Africa, especially the region of Carthage, was one of the centers of the Christian Faith, comparable to Asia Minor.
In the first episode, Jameisha discuses the controversy surrounding the maternity nurses fired for their viral TikTok. They also about Marsai Martin's recent update after having surgery for an ovarian cyst. Lastly, the hidden figure of the week...Africanus Horton. Produced & presented by Jameisha Prescod for YOU LOOK OKAY TO ME.
Episode 188 – Jesus Beyond the Bible Part 2 Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script Notes: Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. ... And Joseph also … to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; to enroll himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. …while they were there… she [gave birth].” The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses 1 through 6, English Revised Version ******** VK: Hi! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m here today with RD Fierro, author and founder of Crystal Sea Books, and part-time health consultant. He buys the cough drops we keep in the studio for people to use during recording. Today on Anchored by Truth, as we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas, we want to continue our series where we focus on the earthly life and ministry of Jesus. And we want to continue listening to Crystal Sea’s epic Christmas poem The Golden Tree: The Frost Lion. Today we’re coming to part three of the poem where the action starts to get a little more intense. Is that a fair statement, RD? RD: I think so. For any listeners who weren’t able to be with us for our last couple of episodes we should tell them that The Golden Tree: The Frost Lion is a poem that is written in the style of some classic Christmas stories. It was also written using the model of the old-time movie serials that they used to play when I was a kid and you went to the theater on Saturday afternoons. Before the movie they’d give you the latest installment of an ongoing saga. Each episode would end with the heroes and heroines left in a precarious position so next week you’d come back and plunk down another quarter or two. So, to get ready for part three listeners need to know that the epic is all about a group of small koala bears who live in a valley in the artic. A group of the bear’s ancestors settled in the valley because in the center of the valley is a golden tree that transforms the valley into a place where they can live and thrive. They’ve been there for several generations but in the current Christmas season an unexpected challenge has come to their valley, the tree, and their lives. Two of the town’s teenage bears, Koest and Kopaul had gone to a hill to look at the northern lights. While on the hill they saw a new, strange bear staggering through the snow. At first they weren’t sure if this new bear posed a danger but since the new bear was so close to death they brought him back to Koest’s home where Koest’s mother, Koray, began attending to the bear. But they still don’t know anything about the new bear. Where did he come from and why is he here? And what does he want? VK: Alright then. So, let’s continue with the story. Here’s part three of Crystal Seas’ Christmas epic poem: The Golden Tree: The Frost Lion – part three. ---- The Golden Tree: Eagle Enigma – Part 3 VK: Ok. As the old timers … RD: Like me... VK: Right… used to say, “the plot commences to thicken.” The bears who live near the Golden Tree have found out that they have distant relatives who don’t know about the Golden Tree or even the Great White Bear. But a couple who still did believe in the Great White Bear decided to attempt the quest that others had tried long ago. But now their quest is in danger because one of them has almost died and the other one is lost in a vast arctic wilderness – a wasteland for anyone who’s not near the tree. RD: Right. And sometimes those of us who live in today’s post-modern culture can feel that way – that we are living in a wilderness that has lost sight of our true Creator. That’s why it’s such a good idea for mature believers to listen to or read stories to the kids or grandkids because they can introduce those kids or grandkids to the real struggles that life contains and help prepare to them to be overcomers. And of course the best strategy for being an overcomer is to be so familiar with the truth that lies and deception become immediately identifiable. VK: And of course that’s why we do Anchored by Truth – to remind people that the Bible, in the words of Psalm 46, is a “very present help in time of trouble.” But people aren’t likely to turn to the Bible to help them in times of trouble if they aren’t confident that the Bible is reliable and trustworthy. So that’s why we focus on using evidence and logic to demonstrate that we have very good reasons for believing that the Bible is the very Word of God. RD: Yes. Everybody, at some point in their life, is going to ask the question, “Why am I here?” It’s one of the most obvious questions that arise from the human experience. But, whether most people realize it or not, the answer to the question, “why am I here,” is inexorably tied to three other questions. Is there a God? If there is a God, does He communicate with people – or said slightly differently, “Is the Bible the Word of God.” And, if there is a God and the Bible is His word, can I learn about my life, my needs, and my purpose by studying the Bible? Of course at Anchored by Truth we think that the answer to all three questions is a resounding “yes.” But we would just as quickly admit that, unless people are convinced that the Bible is more than just an aggregated collection of fairy tales and myths, they are unlikely to find the Bible relevant to their lives. VK: I notice that you said “study the Bible” not just “read the Bible.” What you’re observing is that understanding the Bible, confidently and contextually, demands effort. Right? I mean that sort of runs against the old method of letting the Bible fall open and then reading the first verse that comes to your attention. RD: Well, I wouldn’t try to restrict the Lord’s ability to communicate to any particular person any way He chooses. But randomly or haphazardly reading selected portions of the Bible isn’t likely to help people answer the question, “Why am I here?” I am fully persuaded that the Lord will reveal Himself to anyone and everyone who seeks to truly know Him. But our relationship with the Lord – who is after all first and foremost a person – is just like our relationship with others in our lives. The quality of our relationship will be dependent on the quality and quantity of time we spend with the Lord. And because the Bible was written in a different time and era we need to do some study on the times, customs, and cultures that form its setting. And, unfortunately, because so much misinformation circulates in our own culture today about what the Bible is or isn’t, contemporary Christians need to arm themselves by being able to respond to certain common errors. VK: Such as the erroneous assertion that Jesus wasn’t a real person. That he didn’t live a real life, eat, walk, and sleep like normal human beings. And that, despite being fully human, he didn’t also demonstrate that he was fully divine by rising out of a stone tomb after being killed by the most powerful empire on the earth at the time. So, that takes us back to our review of some examples that Jesus’ earthly existence is confirmed by sources outside the Bible. Last time we took a look at two examples of other ancient historians who mentioned Jesus in their histories: the Roman historian Tacitus and the Jewish historian Josephus. Both are considered reliable historians. Both wrote their histories within a relatively short period after Jesus’ earthly life. And both wrote accounts that confirmed some of the details in scripture. Where do you want to start today? RD: Well, let’s take a look at another Roman historian, Suetonius. Suetonius was a Roman historian and annalist of the Imperial House under the Emperor Hadrian. His writings about Christians describe their treatment under the Emperor Claudius (41-54AD): “Because the Jews at Rome caused constant disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus [Christ], he [Claudius] expelled them from the city [Rome].” (Life of Claudius, 25:4) This expulsion took place in 49AD. In another work, Suetonius wrote about the fire which destroyed Rome in 64 A.D. under the reign of Nero. Nero blamed the Christians for this fire and he punished Christians severely as a result: “Nero inflicted punishment on the Christians, a sect given to a new and mischievous religious belief.” (Lives of the Caesars, 26.2) So from these quotes we can see that the awareness of Jesus had spread all the way to Rome less than 20 years after Jesus died. The awareness was so strong that the emperor had taken personal notice of Jesus’ followers and apparently felt the need to try to minimize their influence in the capital city. VK: And again, just to remind everyone of what we mentioned last time the fact that Roman historians and even Roman emperors would take notice of Jesus is remarkable. It wasn’t as if Jesus had led a conquering army that was threatening to lay siege to Rome or even one of his outlying provinces. And Suetonius’ observation that the Christians had a “new and mischievous religious belief” is particularly fascinating. When you think about the pantheon of gods with which the Romans were thoroughly familiar – not only their own gods but also the Greek gods and the gods of all the people they’d conquered – when you think about the vast variety of religious beliefs with which they were acquainted what could be considered “new and mischievous?” RD: Well, of course, many scholars believe that Suetonius was likely referring to the physical resurrection of Jesus. Obviously, the Romans were well familiar with various beliefs of life after death, but those belief systems never included a person – a flesh and blood man – walking around, talking, eating, and even touching other people after being crucified. That was new and novel. VK: Still is. I’ve never seen it though I thoroughly believed it happened. Who’s next? RD: Well, take a look at two sources who wrote about Jesus but for whom we don’t have any copies of their writings: Thallus and Phlegon. VK: Well, if there are no existing copies of their manuscripts how can we know what they wrote? RD: Because just like today, there were other writers who did read what they wrote and preserved some of their material by quoting it in documents they were preparing. Just like someone may not have attended a political event, but they can know part of what the speaker said by reading quotes in articles written by people who were there. In Thallus’ case, parts of his histories were preserved by Julius Africanus who wrote around 221 AD. In Phlegon’s case, not only did Julius Africanus record some of his material but so did Origen who was an early church scholar and theologian. VK: So what observation did Julius Africanus preserve from Thallus’ writings that pertain to Jesus? RD: Well let me read a quote from Julius Africanus: “On the whole world there pressed a most fearful darkness; and the rocks were rent by an earthquake, and many places in Judea and other districts were thrown down. This darkness Thallus, in the third book of his History, calls, as appears to me without reason, an eclipse of the sun.” (Julius Africanus, Chronography, 18:1) So Thallus had written more than one book of history but in at least one of his books he took note of the darkness and earthquake that accompanied Christ’s crucifixion. This parallels precisely the account that Matthew gave us in Chapter 27 of his Gospel. VK: And Luke also wrote about the darkness. The Gospel of Luke, chapter 23, verses 44 through 47 say: “And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost. And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly, this was a righteous man.” So, it is very interesting that a secular historian like Thallus would mention the same detail that is present in Matthew and Luke. And if I remember correctly Thallus’ observations are particularly important because many scholars believe he wrote around 52 AD. In fact, he may have been the earliest secular writer to comment on the events surrounding the crucifixion. Well, what about Phlegon? RD: Well let me read three quotes. This first is one preserved by Julius Africanus and the second two were preserved by Origen: “Phlegon records that, in the time of Tiberius Caesar, at full moon, there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth to the ninth hour.” (Africanus, Chronography, 18:1) “And with regard to the eclipse in the time of Tiberius Caesar, in whose reign Jesus appears to have been crucified, and the great earthquakes which then took place … ” (Origen Against Celsus, Book 2, Chapter 33) “Jesus, while alive, was of no assistance to himself, but that he arose after death, and exhibited the marks of his punishment, and showed how his hands had been pierced by nails.” (Origen Against Celsus, Book 2, Chapter 59) So in these quotes we several things of significance. First, Phlegon confirms the darkness mentioned by Matthew, Luke, and Thallus. Second, he confirms that Jesus was crucified and he gives us a specific time reference: during the reign of Tiberius. And third, he confirms the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus including that he showed the marks of his crucifixion to those to whom he appeared. VK: Well, that’s even more amazing because now we know that the secular historians of the 1st and 2nd century AD were not only aware of Jesus’ life and ministry but they were also familiar with many of the details that surrounded his death and resurrection. But that does raise a question. Since Julius Africanus and Origen were both admitted Christians is it possible that they fabricated the quotes they attributed to Thallus and Phlegon? RD: It’s not impossible, but why would they have done that? VK: I think critics would say they would have fabricated the quotes to make their case for the truth of Christianity stronger. RD: Well, if they had attempted to do that it would actually have had the opposite effect in their day and time. First, remember that even though copies of the writings from Thallus and Phlegon are no longer extant today, they were in existence at the time Julius Africanus and Origen wrote and quoted from them. So if they had fabricated quotes or deliberately misquoted them their fraud or errors would have been easily detectable. Second, Africanus and Origen were writing at a time when there was substantial official opposition to Christianity. In other words they were writing in a hostile world. As such, they would have taken even greater pains to be sure that they wouldn’t be subject to easily refuted assertions. Third, Origen’s quotes of Phlegon came from a work entitled Contra Celsum or in English Against Celsus. So Origen was writing a work to refute the claims of Celsus who wrote a work entitled The True Doctrine. The True Doctrine was likely written under the authority of a Roman emperor was critical of Christianity. Since accuracy was essential to his refutation of Celsus’ book, most scholars agree that Origen is a reliable source for what Phlegon said. Why would Origen have handed his opponent an easy method for dismissing Origen’s criticisms? VK: That all makes a lot of common sense and it points to a broader implication of the extra-Biblical sources that you’ve been citing. None of the observers themselves, including Thallus or Phlegon, were friendly to Christianity. So theirs were essentially the observations of hostile witnesses. As such, when they confirm details of the Biblical account their testimony of Jesus’ life has even greater weight. If they thought that Jesus was a fraud or a fabrication it would have been very easy for them just to not mention him. RD: And one more point to note before we close. In these episodes we haven’t been able to cover all the extra-Biblical sources that there are that confirm Jesus’ life, ministry, and death. There’s a book called The Historical Jesus by Dr. Gary Habermas that contains a much more exhaustive treatment of this subject. VK: And – again – we wanted to point listeners to all these resources, including the links we put on our podcast notes, to enable them to continue their own studies about the life and ministry of Jesus. As we said at the start of this episode, to answer the question “why am I here,” we need to understand why any of us are here. And how we got here. Those questions are directly related to what we think about God and Jesus. So let’s close with prayer. Today let’s listen to a prayer of the One who leads into a knowledge of truth, the Holy Spirit. ---- Prayer for Adoration of the Holy Spirit VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” We hope you’ll be with us next time as we continue our discussion of the reality of Jesus’ life. We hope you’ll take some time to encourage some friends to tune in too, or listen to the podcast version of this show. Also, we’d to remind listeners that copies of The Golden Tree: Komari’s Quest are available from our website. If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not famous but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the English Revised Version) The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses 1 through 6, English Revised Version The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 23, verses 44 through 47, English Revised Version (Sources used for this episode or other in this series) https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-there-any-evidence-for-jesus-outside-the-bible/ https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/jesus-of-nazareth/the-evidence-for-jesus/ https://alwaysbeready.com/extrabiblical-historical-sources-corroborate-the-bible/ https://crossexamined.org/why-should-we-trust-the-extra-biblical-references-to-jesus/
En este nuevo podcast hablaremos sobre la Segunda Guerra Púnica entre dos super potencias de la época, Cartago y Roma. Desde su desarrollo y contexto hasta las consecuencias que derivaron de ella, imponiéndose Roma como hegemón en el Mediterráneo. Habra debate con salsa sobre quien fue más caimán si Publio Cornelio Escipión "Africanus" o Aníbal Barca para luego entrar en las discusiones sobre el GOAT. No os lo perdáis¡¡
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El Oyster Bar de Gran Central Terminal, con sus 440 asientos, más de 100 empleados y 10.000 ostras abiertas cada día, ha sido nido de mil historias, de mil conversaciones... Y hay un personaje, que ha trabajado 55 años detrás de la barra, un ecuatoriano con un bigotito de los que usaban los músicos de las orquestas de swing de los años 40, que las conoce todas, o casi todas: Marcelo Hernández.Y a este barman le ha dedicado una novela, emotiva, llena de sentimiento, Guillermo Fesser, que después de formar la pareja legendaria en Gomaespuma, ha volcado su talento en construir historias, como esta que presentamos. Marcelo es una obra que ha publicado la editorial Contraluz.La relación de un hijo con su padre, de cómo los sueños de su progenitor se van apagando, como se van incumpliendo, uno a uno... es la sustancia narrativa con la que Miguel Ángel González ha escrito Prolepsis, ganadora del premio Ciudad de Badajoz de novela.Fanny Price es una niña todavía cuando sus tíos la acogen en su gran mansión de Mansfield Park, rescatándola de una vida de premuras y necesidades. Ante sus ojos desfilará un mundo de ocio y refinamiento en el que los juegos y los bailes dejarán poco a poco de ser inocentes diversiones para alimentar maquinaciones y estrategias de seducción.En la sección de Audiolibros, recorremos las páginas de la célebre novela de Jane Austen. Y hay muchas novedades en bolsillo: El infinito en un junco, la trilogía Reina Roja y Africanus, de Santiago Posteguillo.
Episode 136 – Jesus Beyond the Bible Part 2 Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script Notes: Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. ... And Joseph also … to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; to enroll himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. …while they were there… she [gave birth].” The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses 1 through 6, English Revised Version ******** VK: Hi! I’m Victoria K. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m here today with RD Fierro, author and founder of Crystal Sea Books, and part-time health consultant. He buys the cough drops we keep in the studio for people to use during recording. Today on Anchored by Truth, as we approach Thanksgiving and Christmas, we want to continue our series where we focus on the earthly life and ministry of Jesus. And we want to continue listening to Crystal Sea’s epic Christmas poem The Golden Tree: Eagle Enigma. Today we’re coming to part three of the poem where the action starts to get a little more intense. Is that a fair statement, RD? RD: I think so. For any listeners who weren’t able to be with us for our last couple of episodes we should tell them that The Golden Tree: Eagle Enigma is a poem that is written in the style of some classic Christmas stories. It was also written using the model of the old-time movie serials that they used to play when I was a kid and you went to the theater on Saturday afternoons. Before the movie they’d give you the latest installment of an ongoing saga. Each episode would end with the heroes and heroines left in a precarious position so next week you’d come back and plunk down another quarter or two. So, to get ready for part three listeners need to know that the epic is all about a group of small koala bears who live in a valley in the artic. A group of the bear’s ancestors settled in the valley because in the center of the valley is a golden tree that transforms the valley into a place where they can live and thrive. They’ve been there for several generations but in the current Christmas season an unexpected danger has come to their valley, the tree, and their lives. The tree’s last guardian, Komari, vanished in a confrontation with the fearsome demon lord and no bear has been able to pass the tests to become the new guardian. The bears don’t know whether the golden tree can survive without a guardian to care for it so the bears are afraid they may have to send a search party on a dangerous quest to the find the lair of the Great White Koala Bear to ask for his help. VK: Alright then. So, let’s continue with the story. Here’s part three of Crystal Seas’ Christmas epic poem: The Golden Tree: Eagle Enigma – part three. ---- The Golden Tree: Eagle Enigma – Part 3 VK: Ok. As the old timers … RD: Like me... VK: Right… used to say, “the plot commences to thicken.” The bears have decided they have to risk the search for the home of the Great White Bear but as they feared the quest is not only hard but dangerous. Obviously, you drew part of your inspiration for this story from Ephesians 6:12 where the Apostle Paul tells us that our struggle “is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” RD: Right. Somebody once said that the devil’s best weapon is to convince people that he doesn’t exist, because if he can do that no one will be on their guard against him. That’s why it’s such a good idea for mature believers to listen to or read stories to the kids or grandkids because they can introduce those kids or grandkids to the real struggles that life contains and help prepare to them to be overcomers. And of course the best strategy for being an overcomer is to be so familiar with the truth that lies and deception become immediately identifiable. VK: And of course that’s why we do Anchored by Truth – to remind people that the Bible, in the words of Psalm 46, is a “very present help in time of trouble.” But people aren’t likely to turn to the Bible to help them in times of trouble if they aren’t confident that the Bible is reliable and trustworthy. So that’s why we focus on using evidence and logic to demonstrate that we have very good reasons for believing that the Bible is the very Word of God. RD: Yes. Everybody, at some point in their life, is going to ask the question, “Why am I here?” It’s one of the most obvious questions that arise from the human experience. But, whether most people realize it or not, the answer to the question, “why am I here,” is inexorably tied to three other questions. Is there a God? If there is a God, does He communicate with people – or said slightly differently, “Is the Bible the Word of God.” And, if there is a God and the Bible is His word, can I learn about my life, my needs, and my purpose by studying the Bible? Of course at Anchored by Truth we think that the answer to all three questions is a resounding “yes.” But we would just as quickly admit that, unless people are convinced that the Bible is more than just an aggregated collection of fairy tales and myths, they are unlikely to find the Bible relevant to their lives. VK: I notice that you said “study the Bible” not just “read the Bible.” What you’re observing is that understanding the Bible, confidently and contextually, demands effort. Right? I mean that sort of runs against the old method of letting the Bible fall open and then reading the first verse that comes to your attention. RD: Well, I wouldn’t try to restrict the Lord’s ability to communicate to any particular person any way He chooses. But randomly or haphazardly reading selected portions of the Bible isn’t likely to help people answer the question, “Why am I here?” I am fully persuaded that the Lord will reveal Himself to anyone and everyone who seeks to truly know Him. But our relationship with the Lord – who is after all first and foremost a person – is just like our relationship with others in our lives. The quality of our relationship will be dependent on the quality and quantity of time we spend with the Lord. And because the Bible was written in a different time and era we need to do some study on the times, customs, and cultures that form its setting. And, unfortunately, because so much misinformation circulates in our own culture today about what the Bible is or isn’t, contemporary Christians need to arm themselves by being able to respond to certain common errors. VK: Such as the erroneous assertion that Jesus wasn’t a real person. That he didn’t live a real life, eat, walk, and sleep like normal human beings. And that, despite being fully human, he didn’t also demonstrate that he was fully divine by rising out of a stone tomb after being killed by the most powerful empire on the earth at the time. So, that takes us back to our review of some examples that Jesus’ earthly existence is confirmed by sources outside the Bible. Last time we took a look at two examples of other ancient historians who mentioned Jesus in their histories: the Roman historian Tacitus and the Jewish historian Josephus. Both are considered reliable historians. Both wrote their histories within a relatively short period after Jesus’ earthly life. And both wrote accounts that confirmed some of the details in scripture. Where do you want to start today? RD: Well, let’s take a look at another Roman historian, Suetonius. Suetonius was a Roman historian and annalist of the Imperial House under the Emperor Hadrian. His writings about Christians describe their treatment under the Emperor Claudius (41-54AD): “Because the Jews at Rome caused constant disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus [Christ], he [Claudius] expelled them from the city [Rome].” (Life of Claudius, 25:4) This expulsion took place in 49AD. In another work, Suetonius wrote about the fire which destroyed Rome in 64 A.D. under the reign of Nero. Nero blamed the Christians for this fire and he punished Christians severely as a result: “Nero inflicted punishment on the Christians, a sect given to a new and mischievous religious belief.” (Lives of the Caesars, 26.2) So from these quotes we can see that the awareness of Jesus had spread all the way to Rome less than 20 years after Jesus died. The awareness was so strong that the emperor had taken personal notice of Jesus’ followers and apparently felt the need to try to minimize their influence in the capital city. VK: And again, just to remind everyone of what we mentioned last time the fact that Roman historians and even Roman emperors would take notice of Jesus is remarkable. It wasn’t as if Jesus had led a conquering army that was threatening to lay siege to Rome or even one of his outlying provinces. And Suetonius’ observation that the Christians had a “new and mischievous religious belief” is particularly fascinating. When you think about the pantheon of gods with which the Romans were thoroughly familiar – not only their own gods but also the Greek gods and the gods of all the people they’d conquered – when you think about the vast variety of religious beliefs with which they were acquainted what could be considered “new and mischievous?” RD: Well, of course, many scholars believe that Suetonius was likely referring to the physical resurrection of Jesus. Obviously, the Romans were well familiar with various beliefs of life after death, but those belief systems never included a person – a flesh and blood man – walking around, talking, eating, and even touching other people after being crucified. That was new and novel. VK: Still is. I’ve never seen it though I thoroughly believed it happened. Who’s next? RD: Well, take a look at two sources who wrote about Jesus but for whom we don’t have any copies of their writings: Thallus and Phlegon. VK: Well, if there are no existing copies of their manuscripts how can we know what they wrote? RD: Because just like today, there were other writers who did read what they wrote and preserved some of their material by quoting it in documents they were preparing. Just like someone may not have attended a political event, but they can know part of what the speaker said by reading quotes in articles written by people who were there. In Thallus’ case, parts of his histories were preserved by Julius Africanus who wrote around 221 AD. In Phlegon’s case, not only did Julius Africanus record some of his material but so did Origen who was an early church scholar and theologian. VK: So what observation did Julius Africanus preserve from Thallus’ writings that pertain to Jesus? RD: Well let me read a quote from Julius Africanus: “On the whole world there pressed a most fearful darkness; and the rocks were rent by an earthquake, and many places in Judea and other districts were thrown down. This darkness Thallus, in the third book of his History, calls, as appears to me without reason, an eclipse of the sun.” (Julius Africanus, Chronography, 18:1) So Thallus had written more than one book of history but in at least one of his books he took note of the darkness and earthquake that accompanied Christ’s crucifixion. This parallels precisely the account that Matthew gave us in Chapter 27 of his Gospel. VK: And Luke also wrote about the darkness. The Gospel of Luke, chapter 23, verses 44 through 47 say: “And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost. And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly, this was a righteous man.” So, it is very interesting that a secular historian like Thallus would mention the same detail that is present in Matthew and Luke. And if I remember correctly Thallus’ observations are particularly important because many scholars believe he wrote around 52 AD. In fact, he may have been the earliest secular writer to comment on the events surrounding the crucifixion. Well, what about Phlegon? RD: Well let me read three quotes. This first is one preserved by Julius Africanus and the second two were preserved by Origen: “Phlegon records that, in the time of Tiberius Caesar, at full moon, there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth to the ninth hour.” (Africanus, Chronography, 18:1) “And with regard to the eclipse in the time of Tiberius Caesar, in whose reign Jesus appears to have been crucified, and the great earthquakes which then took place … ” (Origen Against Celsus, Book 2, Chapter 33) “Jesus, while alive, was of no assistance to himself, but that he arose after death, and exhibited the marks of his punishment, and showed how his hands had been pierced by nails.” (Origen Against Celsus, Book 2, Chapter 59) So in these quotes we several things of significance. First, Phlegon confirms the darkness mentioned by Matthew, Luke, and Thallus. Second, he confirms that Jesus was crucified and he gives us a specific time reference: during the reign of Tiberius. And third, he confirms the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus including that he showed the marks of his crucifixion to those to whom he appeared. VK: Well, that’s even more amazing because now we know that the secular historians of the 1st and 2nd century AD were not only aware of Jesus’ life and ministry but they were also familiar with many of the details that surrounded his death and resurrection. But that does raise a question. Since Julius Africanus and Origen were both admitted Christians is it possible that they fabricated the quotes they attributed to Thallus and Phlegon? RD: It’s not impossible, but why would they have done that? VK: I think critics would say they would have fabricated the quotes to make their case for the truth of Christianity stronger. RD: Well, if they had attempted to do that it would actually have had the opposite effect in their day and time. First, remember that even though copies of the writings from Thallus and Phlegon are no longer extant today, they were in existence at the time Julius Africanus and Origen wrote and quoted from them. So if they had fabricated quotes or deliberately misquoted them their fraud or errors would have been easily detectable. Second, Africanus and Origen were writing at a time when there was substantial official opposition to Christianity. In other words they were writing in a hostile world. As such, they would have taken even greater pains to be sure that they wouldn’t be subject to easily refuted assertions. Third, Origen’s quotes of Phlegon came from a work entitled Contra Celsum or in English Against Celsus. So Origen was writing a work to refute the claims of Celsus who wrote a work entitled The True Doctrine. The True Doctrine was likely written under the authority of a Roman emperor was critical of Christianity. Since accuracy was essential to his refutation of Celsus’ book, most scholars agree that Origen is a reliable source for what Phlegon said. Why would Origen have handed his opponent an easy method for dismissing Origen’s criticisms? VK: That all makes a lot of common sense and it points to a broader implication of the extra-Biblical sources that you’ve been citing. None of the observers themselves, including Thallus or Phlegon, were friendly to Christianity. So theirs were essentially the observations of hostile witnesses. As such, when they confirm details of the Biblical account their testimony of Jesus’ life has even greater weight. If they thought that Jesus was a fraud or a fabrication it would have been very easy for them just to not mention him. RD: And one more point to note before we close. In these episodes we haven’t been able to cover all the extra-Biblical sources that there are that confirm Jesus’ life, ministry, and death. There’s a book called The Historical Jesus by Dr. Gary Habermas that contains a much more exhaustive treatment of this subject. VK: And – again – we wanted to point listeners to all these resources, including the links we put on our podcast notes, to enable them to continue their own studies about the life and ministry of Jesus. As we said at the start of this episode, to answer the question “why am I here,” we need to understand why any of us are here. And how we got here. Those questions are directly related to what we think about God and Jesus. So let’s close with prayer. Today let’s listen to a prayer of the One who leads into a knowledge of truth, the Holy Spirit. ---- Prayer for Adoration of the Holy Spirit VK: We’d like to remind our audience that a lot of our radio episodes are linked together in series of topics so if they missed any episodes or if they just want to hear one again, all of these episodes are available on your favorite podcast app. To find them just search on “Anchored by Truth by Crystal Sea Books.” We hope you’ll be with us next time as we continue our discussion of the reality of Jesus’ life. We hope you’ll take some time to encourage some friends to tune in too, or listen to the podcast version of this show. Also, we’d to remind listeners that copies of The Golden Tree: Komari’s Quest are available from our website. If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not famous but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the English Revised Version) The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses 1 through 6, English Revised Version The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 23, verses 44 through 47, English Revised Version (Sources used for this episode or other in this series) https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-there-any-evidence-for-jesus-outside-the-bible/ https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/jesus-of-nazareth/the-evidence-for-jesus/ https://alwaysbeready.com/extrabiblical-historical-sources-corroborate-the-bible/ https://crossexamined.org/why-should-we-trust-the-extra-biblical-references-to-jesus/
Probably our most banal episode title yet, but what makes the story of George Africanus significant is that his rags to riches story starts with him being sold as a black slave at three years old. This week on That Time When, Barnaby decides to delve into black history month with this story of an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances, and one who has now become a prominent figure in the history of Nottingham. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
“I am the son of the road, my country is the caravan, my life the most unexpected of journeys.” Leo AfricanusPaul and Mikey follow in the footsteps of one of History's greatest historians. Their journey takes them along West Africa's Gold Coast, up the Niger and into the heart of the Sahara Desert - all in search of …? FacebookTwitterInstagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alcanzamos un nuevo episodio que pretendía ser corto pero yatúsabeh. Esta semana os traemos, en mierdas varias: nuestros problemas con los AirPods Pro y cómo los solucionó Apple; además, hablamos de por qué Lucas ha vuelto a comprar un Galaxy S21 Ultra; de lo que nos ha parecido la última Keynote, la beta de iOS 15 en general y en el iPad en particular; de si es apropiado o no poner una televisión en cualquier parte de la casa que no sea el salón y Lucas nos cuenta una serie de cosas que ha aprendido con TikTok. En la sección de videojuegos, os contamos qué tal It Takes Two, si es adecuado para jugar con personas no muy jugonas y Fer relata su experiencia al pasarse el The Last of Us I. Y así, entre pitos y flautas, llegamos a la parte de: RECOMENDACIONES Newsletter de Lucas (últimas plazas) Audiolibro Trilogía Africanus (novela histórica Teclado ergonómico Logitech ERGO K860 Monitor Lenovo L24Q30W MÉTODOS DE CONTACTO Recordad que podéis contactar con nosotros: Somos @doalvares y @heyazorin, y también puedes encontrarnos como @calvocastpod en Twitter e Instagram. Blog: www.calvocast.com Por correo: calvocast@gmail.com En Anchor, donde podéis enviarnos un audiomensaje: anchor.fm/calvocast/messages --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/calvocast/message
Happy Mother's Day! BASE RAIDING IS DEAD AND NUMBERS ARE FAKE! Today's guests include Chef (PNTG) and Grazi (MOST) from Server 34, and Byrd (DMJM), JaneTheWay (USF) and a guest spot from DreadPirateRiker from server 12. - An update (and closure) to server 34 conflict between IMM and MBD/BOLD. - Chef and Grazi talk about their love affair, but Chef admits to cheating on Grazi with Crashem, DogsOfWar and Stinke from MCRN - Grazi talks about his guy, Africanus, and his alleged inflated Resources Raided numbers. - Server 12 reaction to the latest podcast and person issues that Byrd was dealing with. - Is there heat between NONA and MCRN? Who's the babyface and who's the heel? - And more... Visit Yaeger-Sector 34 Discord: https://discord.gg/7ZyRs5k for more related Star Trek related content and interact with a greater Star Trek Fleet Command community.
Si vous aussi êtes SL, alors parlez-moi du cotonnier, de l'île de Bunce, de Dublin sur l'île Banana, de York, de l'église St John des Marrons construite en 1822, du Old Fourah Bay College, de la tour Martello, des 3 fusils de la vieille ville, des marches du quai et maison de garde, oui, faites justice à votre merveilleux pays, probablement le plus panafricain d'Afrique, si l'on en juge par les nombreuses origines de tous ses habitants!
If you too are SL, then tell me about the cotton tree, Bunce island, Dublin in Banana island, York, St John’s Maroon Church, Old Fourah Bay College, the Martello tower, the 3 old city boundaries guns, the Wharf steps, and old guardhouse, yes do justice to your amazing country, probably the most pan-African in Africa, if we judge by the origins of all its people!
After Cannae, Hannibal was at the zenith of his success. Yet in the years after the battle, he squandered all his opportunities for final victory over Rome. Meanwhile, the Romans recovered from their crushing defeat. More importantly, they formulated a strategy that countered Hannibal's battlefield genius. At last, in Scipio Africanus, the Romans found a general who could match the Carthaginian warlord. In 202 BCE, Africanus defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama. Carthage had once again been defeated. This time there would be no recovery. Fifty-six years later, in the Third Punic War, Rome destroyed Carthage.
Wrapping up the Africanus series. Dated July 14th 2020 sorry ive been deployed! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/Crown4QH/message
Artists Africanus Okokon, José de Jesus Rodriguez, and Mariel Capanna join the podcast to hold a conversation about collective efforts on navigating collaboration through thematic dialogue, list-making, skillsets, and planned dinners. Each respected artist describes the decision to come together for a thesis exhibition, furthering their own investigations while students at the Yale School of Art. How do we create meaningful relationships among our creative peers? What environment fosters effective learning from colleagues? How do we create space for misalignment to happen within a group? All three artists share their thoughts on these questions while addressing the necessity and value of friendship.
Origen of Alexandria was one of the most important figures in Christian antiquity—most brilliant and most productive—yet also one of the most complicated. He was widely influential and widely despised. He was praised for his accomplishments and blamed for disasters. He wrote thousands of books and invented several academic disciplines, including scientific biblical studies, fundamental theology, and spiritual theology. Toward the end of life he endured tortures rather than deny the faith; and he died a hero’s death. This is the first of two episodes on his life and work. Links Gregory of Pontus, The Oration and Panegyric Addressed to Origen https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1849 Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History: Book VI https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1999 A Letter from Origen to Africanus https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1693 Origen, On Prayer http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/origen_on_prayer_02_text.htm More works by the Fathers https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/ Mike Aquilina's website https://fathersofthechurch.com Theme music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed http://www.ccwatershed.org. Origen of Alexandria was one of the most important figures in Christian antiquity—most brilliant and most productive—yet also one of the most complicated. He was widely influential and widely despised. He was praised for his accomplishments and blamed for disasters. He wrote thousands of books and invented several academic disciplines, including scientific biblical studies, fundamental theology, and spiritual theology. Toward the end of life he endured tortures rather than deny the faith; and he died a hero’s death. This is the first of two episodes on his life and work. Links Gregory of Pontus, The Oration and Panegyric Addressed to Origen https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1849 Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History: Book VI https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1999 A Letter from Origen to Africanus https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1693 Origen, On Prayer http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/origen_on_prayer_02_text.htm More works by the Fathers https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/ Mike Aquilina's website https://fathersofthechurch.com Theme music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed http://www.ccwatershed.org.
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Africanus Horton looks toward a future of self-government for West Africa beyond slavery and colonialism.
He was a zealous, wise and wonder-working bishop in his birthplace, Sinope, which lies on the southern shore of the Black Sea. For bringing many idolators to faith in Christ, he was hated by the pagans. He was arrested by the governor Africanus, subjected to various tortures,and finally scalded to death in a bath-house. He contested for the Faith during the reign of the Emperor Trajan.
He was a zealous, wise and wonder-working bishop in his birthplace, Sinope, which lies on the southern shore of the Black Sea. For bringing many idolators to faith in Christ, he was hated by the pagans. He was arrested by the governor Africanus, subjected to various tortures,and finally scalded to death in a bath-house. He contested for the Faith during the reign of the Emperor Trajan.
¿Quieres escuchar el audiolibro completo?Audible: https://adbl.co/2mS84ZmApple Books: https://apple.co/2nPt7f1Google play: http://bit.ly/2mSLoIqKobo: http://bit.ly/2nL7wo1«He sido el hombre más poderoso del mundo, pero también el más traicionado.»Así comienza Publio Cornelio Escisión sus memorias en La traición de Roma, para continuar con el final de dos de los más épicos personajes de la historia, Escisión y Aníbal.Los eternos enemigos se encuentran una vez más en la batalla de Magnesia, un episodio casi desconocido dela historia de occidente. Pero además de batallas, el autor nos cuenta lo que ha sido de los hijos de Escisión; de sus enemigos, Marco Porcio Catón y de su aliado Graco; de la esclava Netikerty; de la prostituta Areté; de su fiel aliado Ledio; de Antíoco III, el rey de Siria; del ya anciano dramaturgo Plauto, que se pasea por las calles de Roma, y también de la mujer de Escisión, Emilia Tercia, digna hasta el final en medio de la mayor de las hecatombes públicas y privadas.Con la electrizante prosa que lo caracteriza, Posteguillo nos transporta de nuevo a la antigua Roma para ser testigos privilegiados del ocaso de una vida tan intensa como desbordante: el final de la epopeya de Publio Cornelio Escisión y de todo su mundo en el marco incomparable de una Roma que emerge victoriosa, por encima de la historia, sin importarle arrasar en su imparable ascenso todo y a todos, incluidos a sus héroes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Séptima y última entrega de esta novela histórica que forma parte de la trilogía Africanus
Presentamos el podcast Diálogos de Fe y Razón, podcast en el que intentamos unir mundos que aparentemente parecen irreconciliables, Fe y Razón, tradición y actualidad.Esperamos que todos podamos disfrutar opinando sobre temas de fe que nos ayudaran a vivir nuestra vida actual. Se puede ser cristiano y moderno En este primer episodio hablamos de temas culturales:Laura: Películas: A prueba de fuego, La cabañaIsrael: DaredavilMiguel: Storytel, el Africanus, el hijo del cónsul
Las legiones malditas es la segunda parte de la novela Africanus: el hijo del cónsul, con la que el autor español Santiago Posteguillo inició su trilogía sobre el estadista y militar romano Escipión el Africano vencedor de Aníbal en la batalla de Zama. En esta segunda parte se narra la plenitud de Escipión, su edad adulta, desde que ha conquistado Cartago Nova hasta su victoria sobre Aníbal en Zama.
Una obra imprescindible para los aficionados a la novela histórica de calidad así como para los amantes de la historia del Imperio romano. A finales del siglo III a.C. Roma estaba a punto de ser aniquilada por los ejércitos cartagineses al mando de uno de los mejores estrategas militares de todos los tiempos: Aníbal. Su alianza con Filipo V de Macedonia, que pretendía la aniquilación de Roma como Estado y el reparto del mundo conocido entre Cartago y Macedonia, constituía una fuerza imparable que podría haber cambiado para siempre la historia de Occidente. Pocos años antes del estallido del conflicto, nació un niño llamado a realizar grandes proezas: Publio Cornelio Escipión, hijo del cónsul de Roma durante el primer año de la guerra. El joven oficial iniciará un difícil camino, sorteando obstáculos y buscando alianzas imposibles. Sus hazañas le valdrán el sobrenombre de Africanus, en alusión a uno de los territorios conquistados. Santiago Posteguillo recrea en esta novela la vida de un personaje apasionante.
Una obra imprescindible para los aficionados a la novela histórica de calidad así como para los amantes de la historia del Imperio romano. A finales del siglo III a.C. Roma estaba a punto de ser aniquilada por los ejércitos cartagineses al mando de uno de los mejores estrategas militares de todos los tiempos: Aníbal. Su alianza con Filipo V de Macedonia, que pretendía la aniquilación de Roma como Estado y el reparto del mundo conocido entre Cartago y Macedonia, constituía una fuerza imparable que podría haber cambiado para siempre la historia de Occidente. Pocos años antes del estallido del conflicto, nació un niño llamado a realizar grandes proezas: Publio Cornelio Escipión, hijo del cónsul de Roma durante el primer año de la guerra. El joven oficial iniciará un difícil camino, sorteando obstáculos y buscando alianzas imposibles. Sus hazañas le valdrán el sobrenombre de Africanus, en alusión a uno de los territorios conquistados. Santiago Posteguillo recrea en esta novela la vida de un personaje apasionante.
Al final el audiolibro completo no ha podido ser subido en 2 partes y me veo obligado a hacerlo en 3. Perdonad las molestias Una obra imprescindible para los aficionados a la novela histórica de calidad así como para los amantes de la historia del Imperio romano. A finales del siglo III a.C. Roma estaba a punto de ser aniquilada por los ejércitos cartagineses al mando de uno de los mejores estrategas militares de todos los tiempos: Aníbal. Su alianza con Filipo V de Macedonia, que pretendía la aniquilación de Roma como Estado y el reparto del mundo conocido entre Cartago y Macedonia, constituía una fuerza imparable que podría haber cambiado para siempre la historia de Occidente. Pocos años antes del estallido del conflicto, nació un niño llamado a realizar grandes proezas: Publio Cornelio Escipión, hijo del cónsul de Roma durante el primer año de la guerra. El joven oficial iniciará un difícil camino, sorteando obstáculos y buscando alianzas imposibles. Sus hazañas le valdrán el sobrenombre de Africanus, en alusión a uno de los territorios conquistados. Santiago Posteguillo recrea en esta novela la vida de un personaje apasionante.
Otra vez Estados Unidos es el territorio en el que coloca Javier Castillo a sus personajes para atraparnos con un nuevo thriller que nos deja con el corazón en un vilo: Todo lo que sucedió con Miranda Huff. Emparentado, y con razón, con el estilo de Joël Dicker, el autor de Harry Quebert, Javier Castillo es un fenómeno nacional. De esta novela lleva apenas vendidos 100.000 ejemplares en apenas dos meses, superando los registros de sus dos obras anteriores, que ya emocionaron a miles de lectores.También apostamos por el estilo cultivado, la prosa de la mejor ley, por la narrativa que nos mueve a reflexiones profundas... de Ignacio Ferrando. En Referencial (Tusquets) nos presenta a un pintor, Ismael, que vuelve a su pasado, y a vivencias de hace 23 años. La novela tiene suspense, pero también muchas más cosas.En la sección de Audiolibros, viajamos a la Roma Imperial con Africanus. Las legiones malditas, de Santiago Posteguillo, claro.Y regresa Falcones, el autor de La catedral del mar. En agosto llega El pintor de almas. Os contamos de qué va...
¿Quieres escuchar el audiolibro completo?Audible: https://adbl.co/2P0LUgSAudioteka: http://bit.ly/2uWltzVApple Books: https://apple.co/2P5PoyCGoogle Play: http://bit.ly/2G9FGaJKobo: http://bit.ly/2DzSp5XPublio Cornelio Escipión, conocido por el apodo de Africanus, que era considerado por muchos el heredero de las cualidades militares atribuidas a su padre y a su tío, sólo tenía veintiséis años cuando aceptó comandar las tropas romanas en Hispania.Pero de ellos no sólo había recibido estos magníficos atributos, sino también algunos enemigos, entre otros Asdrúbal, el hermano de Aníbal, y el general púnico Giscón, quienes harían lo posible por acabar con su enemigo y masacrar sus ejércitos.En un fascinante relato que recrea un momento decisivo de la expansión de Roma, Santiago Posteguillo hace al lector cómplice y testigo de las batallas, conquistas y derrotas de Escipión y sus ejércitos. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Es prolífica. Y es muy buena contando historias. Care Santos siempre es una apuesta segura, y no nos falla con su último texto: Todo el bien y todo el mal. Aquí nos plantea una situación angustiosa: una madre se queda atrapada en un aeropuerto, en medio de una tormenta siberiana, y recibe la noticia de que su hijo ha intentado suicidarse.El profesor José Luis Sánchez Noriega nos dio una lección de cine. Pocos lo aman como él, y le ha rendido su singular homenaje en Historia del Cine, que acaba de publicar Alianza Editorial.Ya está a la venta Yo, Julia, la obra ganadora del Planeta, que ha escrito Santiago Posteguillo. Quisimos recuperar un texto con el que ganó miles y miles de lectores: Africanus. El hijo del cónsul.Magnética, hechizante, original... y todavía viva, aunque hace décadas que nos dejó. Frida Kahlo sigue ejerciendo una fascinación singular a la que también hemos sucumbido en el Club de Lectura de esta temporada. Y como tenemos el oído aguzado para captar nuevas voces, escuchamos con atención a Clara Peñalver, que reflexiona sobre la esquizofrenia en su última novela. Se titula Las voces de Carol y no debéis dejar de leerla.
Did you know that all of us of European descent are part- Neanderthal? Well, it’s true. It turns out that the homo-sapiens Africanus emigrated from Africa approximately 70,000 years ago. These very warlike people encountered the Neanderthals around 75,000 years ago, and interbred with them. The Neanderthals, far from their modern stereotype of being primitive, warlike, and stupid, were actually quite peaceful, and had larger brains (and hence greater intelligence)! than our homo-sapiens ancestors. They mixed not only with homo-sapiens, but also with another extinct breed of humans, called the Denisovans, who were from the east. The DNA of Neanderthals is mixed in with modern Europeans, and also with East Asians, who have not only Denisovan blood, but also have more Neanderthal DNA than moderns of Europeans descent! Bear with me: there is a point to my ancient wanderings. The first European ebook It appears that homo-sapiens, as they emerged from Africa so long ago, were incredibly warlike and violent- this is how they conquered the northern continent. They were also more athletic and adept at running and spear throwing, since Neanderthals, although incredibly strong, were incapable of throwing objects overhead due to their skeletal structure, and were also unsuited to swift running because of their heavy, muscular builds. It seems that Neanderthals were large-brained thinkers, very suited to peaceful living in small tribes, hunting and worshipping the gods they knew. Even the earliest cave paintings were done by Neanderthals, not the later invaders. This early people were incredibly sensitive and intelligent! In my opinion, it is this Neanderthal admixture that has made us what we are today- intelligent, and yet compassionate and concerned with ethics and morals. Not only did it give us light hair, eyes, and skin, which are indispensable in dealing with a far northern clime- our Neanderthal ancestors gave us larger brains, made us more peaceful and compassionate, and an ability to live in peace, based on intellect and a respect for morals. This may appear to be a huge leap, but I stand by it. Our overall IQ made a huge leap forward after we became interbred with Neanderthals. This has been maintained to the present day, as IQ scores readily indicate: Asians are highest overall, followed by those of European descent. African blacks with no Neanderthal DNA are the lowest overall. This is the “bell curve”- meaning that while there are blacks who are just as intelligent, they are far more rare, since their base IQ level is around 70, while that of whites if 100, and Asians 106 or so. While this may be distressing to some, it is based upon established, evolutionary science, just as is the paleo diet and other things that modern people find hard to accept, such as modern grains being poor food for humans, and GMO foods similarly noxious. We are products of our evolutionary past, and when that past is deviated from, we suffer. Never in ancient times did hunter gatherers live in tribes of ‘multicultural’ people. NEVER! The other races were inherently enemies; indeed, the tribe over the hill was probably an enemy. We get along best with those most like us, and we always have, and always will. The Neanderthals, peaceful as they seem to have been, were ultimately absorbed- but only after bequeathing their valuable DNA to the future generations of humans. We Europeans and Asians are in essence their two hybrids, benefiting from what they gave us. We are less violent by far, and much more intelligent than we would be otherwise. Taking in illegal immigrants, or actually any immigrants from countries substantially different from us will never work. It never has, and nowadays the likelihood, given our complex modern western societies, the chances it will are even less. This immigration only serves to shore up endless votes
¿Quieres escuchar el audiolibro completo?Audible: https://adbl.co/2Q1lprtAudioteka: http://bit.ly/2PWNDTTGoogle Play: http://bit.ly/2xEfTTMKobo: http://bit.ly/2TzcIqbApple Books: https://apple.co/2SbPn14A finales del siglo III a. C., Roma se encontraba al borde de la destrucción total, a punto de ser aniquilada por los ejércitos cartagineses al mando de uno de los mejores estrategas militares de todos los tiempos: Aníbal. Su alianza con Filipo V de Macedonia, que pretendía la aniquilación de Roma como Estado y el reparto del mundo conocido entre las potencias de Cartago y Macedonia, constituía una fuerza imparable que, de haber conseguido sus objetivos, habría determinado para siempre el devenir de Occidente.Pero el azar y la fortuna intervinieron para que las cosas fueran de otro modo. Pocos años antes del estallido del más cruento conflicto bélico que se hubiera vivido en Roma, nació un niño que estaba destinado a cambiar el curso de la historia: Publio Cornelio Escipión. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Battle of Zama is in full swing and the fate of Carthage hangs in the balance. Scipio and Hannibal realize in the post war world that sometimes their worst opponents are not in the enemy camp. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FLASHPOINTHX/ or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FlashpointHx Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/4a3-KsyyJR8
"Basta el instante de un cerrar de ojos para hacer de un hombre pacífico un guerrero", Samuel Butler. Canciones: "Africa", de Matti Paalanen, "Sentimental piano", de Matti Paalanen y "Africanus", de HedaMusic.
StS 5 (Sterkfontein Site 5)Locality: Sterkfontein, Blauwbank Valley, Gauteng, South AfricaFound: 18th of April 1947By: Robert Broom (Scottish Palaontologist) and John Robinson (Palaeoanthropologist)Description: Cranium with well worn teethAge: c. 2,000,000 years of ageSex: Female?References:1947 - Broom & Robinson - Further Remains of the Sterkfontein Ape-Man, Plesianthropus1954 - Robinson - The genera and species of the australopithecinae2013 - Villmoare et al - Continuous dental eruption identifies Sts 5 as the developmentally oldest fossil hominin and informs the taxonomy of Australopithecus africanus2011 - Wood - Encyclopedia of Human Evolution
StS 5 (Sterkfontein Site 5)Locality: Sterkfontein, Blauwbank Valley, Gauteng, South AfricaFound: 18th of April 1947By: Robert Broom (Scottish Palaontologist) and John Robinson (Palaeoanthropologist)Description: Cranium with well worn teethAge: c. 2,000,000 years of ageSex: Female?References:1947 - Broom & Robinson - Further Remains of the Sterkfontein Ape-Man, Plesianthropus1954 - Robinson - The genera and species of the australopithecinae2013 - Villmoare et al - Continuous dental eruption identifies Sts 5 as the developmentally oldest fossil hominin and informs the taxonomy of Australopithecus africanus2011 - Wood - Encyclopedia of Human Evolution
This week in the History of France in English, Hannibal and the Gauls are getting together to open a can of whupass on the Romans in Northern Italy. We also have a Cocktail Party Slapdown and check out Napolean as he bursts on the scene showing off his party dress and getting all fancy with math and stuff like he was Barbie... um. Yeah. He's at the siege of Toulon and he's working on the side of the Revolution, as opposed to the Rebellion.
"La traición de Roma" es una novela escrita por el español Santiago Posteguillo y hace parte de una trilogía en la que la anteceden las novelas "Africanus" y "las legiones malditas." A manera de novela nos cuenta la historia de Roma durante la vida del gran Escipión el Africano.Este es el relato, después del epílogo, del fin de las memorias de Africanus. Hay que tener en cuenta que aunque se enmarca en la historia tiene mucho de ficción. var playerInstance = jwplayer("myElement"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/ldet/LdeT/088+El+incendio+de+la+biblioteca+de+Alejandria+-+Santiago+Posteguillo.mp3", width: 400, height: 24 }); El incendio de la biblioteca de Alejandría - Descargar MP3
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