Tag: Roman Empire

• The Pontius Pilate stone – a warning from history

  There are people who claim that Jesus of Nazareth never existed, but then there are people who say the earth is flat. Both groups are very much in the minority. There’s no question, however, about the existence of one of the key contributors to the Jesus story, namely Pontius Pilatus, Roman governor of Judea from…

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  3rd May 2023

  Christianity, History, Jesus of Nazareth, New Testament, Religion

  Caesarea, Dunnottar, Jesus, Judea, King Herod, Mediterranean, Pontius Pilate, Roman Empire, Theatre, Tiberius

• What is Christianity?

  It’s now 40 years since I stopped being a Christian minister. Am I now a Christian? This is where I have to put on a ‘philosophy’ hat, and ask the follow-up question. What does ‘being a Christian’ mean? Christianity, after all, is by no means a homogeneous entity. There are Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and…

  calgacus83

  4th Aug 2022

  Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth, Mythology, New Testament, Old Testament, Philosophy, Religion

  Apostates, Christianity, Constantine, Creeds & Confessions, God, Heretics, Israel, Jesus, Pagans, Roman Empire