167 B.C. — Antiochus IV Imposes Greek Religion
The Violent Enforcement of Hellenization In 167 B.C., the conflict between Greek culture and the religion of Israel entered a violent stage. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, …
323 B.C. — The Death of Alexander
The Greek Empire Is Divided In 323 B.C., Alexander the Great died in Babylon at the age of thirty-two. In little more than a decade, …
Chapter 19 — How the Antiochus Interpretation Entered the Text
The name Antiochus was never inserted into Daniel 8. The interpretation entered more subtly, through a cluster of Greek renderings that made his crisis the …
Chapter 15 — The Greek Text That Changed the Vision
The historical reconstruction has now reached the text itself. If Philosophy entered the Sanctuary through interpretation, the claim must leave evidence in the transmitted form …
Chapter 10 — Ptolemaic South: Alexandria and the Absorption of Revelation
South did not begin its work by silencing Revelation. It created a world in which Revelation could be welcomed, translated, honored, and gradually placed beneath …
146–63 BC: Rome & Greece
In 146 BC, Rome conquers Greece militarily, but the victory is deceptive. Between 146 and 63 BC, Greece conquers Rome philosophically—without armies, borders, or force. …
Philosophy Reshapes Judaism
In my interpretation, Hellenistic Judaism marks the turning point when interpretation becomes power and Philosophy becomes the new empire. After the creation of the Septuagint, …
280 BC: The Greek Little Horn
In 323 BC, Alexander the Great dies suddenly in Babylon at the age of thirty-two. His unified empire immediately begins to collapse, and four Greek …
Mythic Genesis: What I Discovered About Eden—And Why I Can’t Stay Silent
I’m not writing this to force anyone into agreement. I’m writing it because I’ve studied, I’ve compared, I’ve pieced together everything I could find—and I’ve …