by hadassah | Apr 27, 2026 | Byzantine Period
Procopius of Caesarea, Anecdota XI, 13-31- Religious Compulsion in the Christian Roman Empire Procopius here accuses the emperor Justinian of forcing religious conversion primarily for ulterior motives, the plunder of the property of his non-Christian subjects....
by hadassah | Apr 27, 2026 | Byzantine Period
Codex Justinianus 1- Anti-Jewish Legislation Justinian I, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, 527–65 C.E., was a zealous persecutor of all non-Christians in the Byzantine Empire. He confirmed and extended the anti-Jewish laws of Theodosius II, determining the...
by hadassah | Apr 27, 2026 | Byzantine Period
Emperor Julian, To the Community of the Jews- The Redress of Oppressive Measures In the following letter, the authenticity of which is uncertain, Julian the Apostate purports to offer to the Jews numerous privileges and tax abatements. If authentic, this letter...
by hadassah | Apr 27, 2026 | Byzantine Period
Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin 2-1 (19d-20a)- The Patriarchate and the Sages Under the Byzantine Christians, the Jews were organized around two primary institutions, the house of the patriarch and the academy of the sages. That tensions arose between these two...
by hadassah | Apr 14, 2026 | Byzantine Period
“What Is the Talmud?” Biblical Archaeology Review (4.2), Jun 1978 The Talmud is a compact, elliptical, but many-volumed collection of Jewish law and teachings. The achievement of Jews both in ancient Palestine and in Babylonia, the Talmud has come down to us in...
by hadassah | Jun 19, 2025 | Roman Period I
Korban Vessel Korban Vessel A fragment of a stone vessel, found in the fill near the southern wall, bears the inscribed word krbn (korban), which means “sacrifice.” As seen in this wax impression, two crudely drawn birds, identified as pigeons or doves, also...
