The Continuous History of the Jewish People

Ari Lipsey

Starting with the revolt of the Maccabees, this podcast will follow the lifetimes of individual Jews, and cover 22 centuries of history, each story following from the end of the previous one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Chapter 11 - Rava Part 2

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    Chapter 11 - Rava Part 2

    Years covered: 314-352 The creation of the portable Jewish calendar ushers in the shift to Babylonia as the centre of the Jewish world. But its a world on the move, as the centre of the Roman world moves out of Italy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  2. Chapter 11 - Rava Part 1

    May 31

    Chapter 11 - Rava Part 1

    Years covered: 280-314 Jews RavaAbayeRav Huna ✗Rabbah bar Nahmani ✗Abaye's foster motherRav ChisdaRabbi AbbahuGamliel IVJudah III (?)Persians Bahram II ✗KartirNarseh ✗Hormizd II ✗ ShapurRomans Carus ✗Carinus ✗Numerian ✗Diocletian ✗Maximian xGalerius ✗Constantius ✗LiciniusMaximinus Daza ✗Constantine Maxentius ✗ Greeks Eusebius of CaesareaOther Ifra Hormizd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
  3. Chapter 10 - Yohanan Bar Napaha Part 2

    May 24

    Chapter 10 - Yohanan Bar Napaha Part 2

    Years Covered: 236-279 The law of the land is the law. But when two Rabbis disagree, how do you determine the law? Sometimes when two Rabbis disagree, the results can be tragic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  4. Chapter 10 - Yohanan Bar Napaha Part 1

    May 17

    Chapter 10 - Yohanan Bar Napaha Part 1

    Years covered: 202-235 Rabbis who were Doctors, Rabbis who were Astronomers, Rabbis who were Gladiators. Rabbi Judah haNasi leaves the Mishna, but that's not the end of the conversation.Jews Judah haNasi (Yehuda HaNasi) ✗Rav Shila ✗Gamliel ben Judah (Gamliel III) ✗Yohanan bar Nappaha (Rabbi Yohanan)Abba bar Ibo / Abba Arikha / RavRabbi HiyyaIlfaShimon ben Lakish (Resh Lakish)Yohanan's sisterShmuel of NehardeaShmuel's father (Abba bar Abba)Levi ben SisiJudah Nesiah (Judah II)Hoshiah RabbahRomans Caracalla ✗Julia Domna ✗Flavius Maternianus ✗Macrinus ✗Diadumenian ✗Elagabalus ✗Severus Alexander ✗Julia Mamaea ✗Julia Maesa"Antoninus" (associate of Judah haNasi)Cassius DioPersians Artabanus IV ✗Ardashir IGreeks Origen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  5. Chapter 9 - Yehuda Ha-Nasi Part 2

    May 10

    Chapter 9 - Yehuda Ha-Nasi Part 2

    Years covered: 161-217 The creation of what would become the Talmud begins, as the remnants of the Jews of Judea attempt to streamline their oral and ritual laws in a written document. And who was the Antoninus of the Talmud? We look at the suspects. Jews Shimon bar Yochai — XRabban Shimon Ben Gamliel — XRabbi Meir — XJudah Bar Ilai — XRabbi Eleazar Ben Shamua — XRabbi Yose Ben Halafta — XElazar Ben Shimon — XIshmael Ben Jose — XJudah haNasi — XGamliel (Judah's son)Shimon (Judah's son)Romans Antoninus Pius — XMarcus Aurelius — XLucius Verus — XCommodus — XMarcus Severianus — XAvidius Cassius — XJulia Cassia AlexandraLucilla — XPertinax — XDidius Julianus — XPescennius Niger — XClodius Albinus — XSeptimius Severus — XGeta — XCaracalla — XCassius Dio Greeks Alexander the Paphlagonian — XGalen — XLucian of Samosata — XPersians/Parthians Vologases IV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  6. Chapter 9 - Yehuda Ha-Nasi Part 1

    May 3

    Chapter 9 - Yehuda Ha-Nasi Part 1

    Years covered: 136-161 There is no Temple, the Rabbis are fugitives, circumcision is illegal and the dead bodies of the Jews of Judea haven't even been buried yet. So Jews do what they've always done: start a school, and start again. Jews Judah Hanasi (born during the Bar Kochba revolt)Shimon Ben Gamliel II (Judah's father, the Nasi at Usha)Judah Bar IlaiRabbi MeirBeruria Rabbi Shimon Bar YochaiElazar ben Shimon (son of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai)Rabbi Jose Ben HalaftaElazar Ben ShamuaRabbi Natan Elisha Ben Abuya Hanania Ben Ahi Rav Yehoshua  Trypho Greeks Justin Martyr (Greek philosopher born in Judea, Christian apologist)Marcion of Sinope (from the Greek city of Sinope; died ~160)Romans Hadrian xLucius Aelius Commodus xAntoninus Pius xMarcus AureliusLucius Verus Suetonius  Sources Babylonian Talmud (Bavli)  Berakhot 57b, 63a–b   Shabbat 33b, 49b, 118b 9.  Pesachim 118a Chagigah 15b  Horayot 13b  Avodah Zarah 10a–11a, 18a–b ,44b 15.  Sanhedrin 14a, 39a, 91a–b  Kiddushin 71a, 72b Jerusalem Talmud (Yerushalmi) Berakhot 3:1  Yoma 3:7 Pesachim 4:1  Chagigah 2:1 Sanhedrin 1:2  Nedarim 6:8 ( Midrash Bereshit Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah Tanchuma Tazria Shir HaShirim Rabbah Eichah Rabbah  Greek and Syriac works  Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Suetonius, 12 Caesars Irenaeus, Against Heresies Epiphanius, Panarion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min

  7. Apr 19

    Season 2 Update

    It's looking like we are back for Season 2 on May 3rd! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 min

  8. Mar 1 ·  Bonus

    SPECIAL EPISODE: Season 1 Supplemental

    Happy Nicanor's Day! This special episode isn't as narrative, but a collection of interesting things I uncovered in my research that didn't really fit in to the narrative, but I thought were interesting nonetheless. We'll see a straight-branched menorah (made of iron spits), the first blood libel, and tour of Jewish calendar with all the feasts and holidays you've never heard of! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
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Starting with the revolt of the Maccabees, this podcast will follow the lifetimes of individual Jews, and cover 22 centuries of history, each story following from the end of the previous one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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