http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2006/09/23/what-a-little-moon-can-do-tensions-in-first-century-judea-nt-24/ Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean houses my podcast, websites, blog, and publications, providing an entryway into social and religious life among Greeks, Romans, Jews, Christians, and others in the Roman empire. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2006/09/23/what-a-little-moon-can-do-tensions-in-first-century-judea-nt-24/comment-page-1/#comment-9665 Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean » Biblical Studies Carnival no. 10 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:55:18 +0000 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/?p=178#comment-9665 [...] Sects and violence: I’ve recently offered a couple of posts dealing with the diversity of groups in Judaism in the first century and with the tensions that culminated with the destruction of the second temple in 70 CE. And, as the latter post shows, if you thought that the practice of exposing one’s posterior area for comic-affect or insult was a modern cultural convention, you’ve got something to learn. [...] [...] Sects and violence: I’ve recently offered a couple of posts dealing with the diversity of groups in Judaism in the first century and with the tensions that culminated with the destruction of the second temple in 70 CE. And, as the latter post shows, if you thought that the practice of exposing one’s posterior area for comic-affect or insult was a modern cultural convention, you’ve got something to learn. [...]

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