Judaism – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:34:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Judaism – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 The Maccabean Rebellion: Antiochus IV, Religious Repression, and Imperial Power https://brewminate.com/maccabean-revolt-antiochus-iv-religious-persecution/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:03:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=271306 In the second century BCE, Seleucid attempts to suppress Jewish religious practices transformed cultural identity into political resistance,

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]]> Law within Law: Jewish Self-Governance and Fear in Medieval England https://brewminate.com/law-within-law-jewish-self-governance-and-fear-in-medieval-england/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:06:45 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=270048 The expulsion of 1290 stands as a warning about the fragility of pluralism when tolerance is not grounded

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]]> Killer God: Divine Violence and the Myth of Biblical Pro-Life Ethics https://brewminate.com/killer-god-divine-violence-and-the-myth-of-biblical-pro-life-ethics/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 16:41:28 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=264854 To worship the biblical God as “author of life” is to venerate a being who repeatedly chose death

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]]> The Exodus and the Rise of Israel: Account of Ancient Migration and Conquest or Just a Story? https://brewminate.com/the-exodus-and-the-rise-of-israel-account-of-ancient-migration-and-conquest-or-just-a-story/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:20:16 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=255443 No evidence has been found for a large-scale migration of Israelites from Egypt. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate

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]]> Beriyth: The ‘Old Testament’ as an Ancient Judaic Divine Contract https://brewminate.com/beriyth-the-old-testament-as-an-ancient-judaic-divine-contract/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:05:19 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=245405 ‘Beriyth’ meant a promise or a pledge. By Dr. Rebecca DenovaEmeritus Professor of Early ChristianityUniversity of Pittsburgh Introduction

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]]> Islamic–Jewish Relations from the Early Medieval Era https://brewminate.com/islamic-jewish-relations-from-the-early-medieval-era/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:00:53 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=250832 Jewish people have often lived in predominantly Islamic nations. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Religious ties

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]]> A History of European Jewish People in the Medieval Era https://brewminate.com/a-history-of-european-jewish-people-in-the-medieval-era/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:19:08 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=249913 Their fate in each particular country depended on the changing political conditions. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate

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]]> Purim’s Original Queen: The Book of Esther and Ancient Judaic Fanfiction https://brewminate.com/purims-original-queen-the-book-of-esther-and-ancient-judaic-fanfiction/ Tue, 07 May 2024 14:04:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=230702 Fans have always created new stories based on familiar characters, weaving their own experiences into the tale. By

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]]> Origins of Christian Anti-Semitism in the New Testament Gospels https://brewminate.com/origins-of-christian-anti-semitism-in-the-new-testament-gospels/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:05:54 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=222258 Ancient peoples were defined by their ethnic groups. Introduction Anti-Semitism is a modern term that describes prejudice and

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]]> The Ancient Jewish ‘New Year for Trees’ as a Celebration of Nature https://brewminate.com/the-ancient-jewish-new-year-for-trees-as-a-celebration-of-nature/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 15:48:02 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=200527 Tu BiShvat has religious roots, but early Zionists embraced the day in new, more secular ways. Introduction As a

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