Roman Empire (27 BCE – c. 400 CE) – Page 2

In the 360s, Basil of Caesara, a bishop, spent his own money to buy food for the starving poor during a famine.

In the first thousand years of the church, monks sometimes planted gardens to share treats with visitors. Walafrid even wrote poetry about it!

Catholics took their Lord’s Prayer from one preferred by Henry the VIII in 1545; Protestants, perhaps, from Martin Bucer from 1539.

The history of translation and transmission of the Bible was complex, contentious, and sometimes violent.

Herod was ruthless and violent in his quest for power long before Jesus was born.

Six different denominations vie for space at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem – sometimes with violence.

The Temple tax was voluntary, an expression of faith and belonging – not part of a domination system.

When you honor the Sabbath with the best of what you have, the Sabbath will bless you abundantly.

The origins of Lord are related to: “keeper of the bread” (English), “one who subdues” or “one who builds a house” (Latin), “father”? (Hebrew).

The term “guardian” could mean many things from project manager to accountant to bureaucrat to spy. How is Jesus our guardian?