3.15 Tumultus Iudaeorum

History in the Bible

Garry Stevens

History, Christianity, Judaism, Bible, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 693 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On the death of Herod the Great in 4 BCE, the Judean state was a prosperous, self-governed, and stable kingdom. It was Rome’s best buddy in the Levant, with territories extending beyond the Jordan and into Syria. Thriving Jewish communities could be found from Spain to Egypt. Over a span 70 years, the Judeans launched three insurrections against the Romans. The consequences were catastrophic. 140 years after Herod’s death, the Temple and Jerusalem had been razed, the Judean self-governing province crushed, and its people scattered to the winds. Within the empire, the Romans thereafter applied a heavy hand against many diaspora Jewish communities.

Theme music "Inspiring Teaser" by Rafael Krux, https://filmmusic.io/song/5672-inspiring-teaser, license https://filmmusic.io/standard-license.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Giday, I'm Gary Stevens.
0:09.9	And welcome to the third season of the History in the Bible podcast.
0:15.2	In this final season, I explore how the Jews and the Christians constructed new religions when they were sent
0:23.9	spinning into the void after the destruction of the temple. All of the history, about all of the books
0:31.7	beyond the Bible.
0:42.3	Episode 3.15, Tumultus Yuleorum In the episode 3.14, after the Apostles Part 2, Holy Books and Blessed Bishops,
0:50.2	I concluded my discussion of the Apostolic Fathers, those who lived in the generation after the disciples.
0:58.4	In this episode, I move forward to the second century, AD, CE, whatever, and the two revolts
1:06.8	that transformed the Judean position in the empire. Why not take agander at the many maps and timelines at my website www.com?
1:20.6	As you'll soon see, this has been a very difficult episode to write,
1:26.0	just for the sheer horrors of the two revolts.
1:29.8	But first, let me introduce the Emperor Trajan, who was anointed by his predecessor,
1:36.3	Nerva.
1:37.7	As I recounted in episode 3.7, after the Temple Part 1, the Judeans, Nerva accidentally created a distinction
1:46.5	between Jews and Christians. Chajan is one of the most lauded of all emperors.
1:54.0	For centuries after his death, the Senate blessed new emperors with the benediction
1:58.9	Felicio Augusto, Mereoio Triano. May you be more fortunate
2:05.5	than Augustus, and better than Trajan. In the spring of 115, Trajan marched out of Asia
2:14.2	Minor into the heart of the Parthian Empire.
2:18.8	The Parthians were an Iranian people who had sidled westward to wrest Mesopotamia from
2:24.5	the old Seleucid Kingdom.
2:27.2	They became a perpetual annoyance on Rome's eastern flank.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Garry Stevens, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Garry Stevens and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.