Sample Sources
The sources below are those contained in our three curated collections—covering themes of Passover, Gender Roles, and Holocaust Resistance. They represent a fraction of the thousands of sources that will be available when the full site launches in 2024.
Laws about Jews in the Theodosian Code
emperor constantine augustus to evagrius
We want the Jews, their principals and their patriarchs informed, that if anyone—once this law has been given—dare attack by stoning or by other…
Mourning the Last Parthian King
Antoninus attended to Rabbi. Ardavan attended to Rav. When Antoninus died, Rabbi said, “The bond has been snapped.” When Ardavan died, Rav said, “The bond has been snapped.”
Translated by Shai Secunda…
The Exilarch as Jewish Elite
The exilarch said to Rav Sheshet, “Although you rabbis might be wise, the Persians are more expert than you in matters of table etiquette. When there are two couches, the most important person…
Titus Destroys the Temple and Challenges God
[Vespasian] went [back to Rome and] sent Titus [in his place. The Gemara cites a verse that was expounded as referring to Titus]: And he shall say: Where is their God, their rock in whom they trusted…
Rebuking Members of the Exilarch’s Household
Whoever is able to protest against the [sins of the] people of his household and does not protest is caught up [in the sins of] the people of his household. [Whoever is able to protest against the…
Boethusian Incense and the Temple
There was once an incident involving a Boethusian who lit the incense while he was still outside the holy of holies, and the cloud of the incense went out [into the sanctuary] and upset everyone…
Jesus’ Resurrection
When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when…
Mission to the Gentiles
After I had returned to Jerusalem and while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance and saw Jesus saying to me, “Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your…
Jesus Revives the Archisynagōgos’s Daughter
When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue [archisynagōgōn] named Jairus came…
Jesus’ Trial before the Sanhedrin
They took Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes were assembled. Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he…
Inscriptions by Local Ḥimyarite Princes
Marthad’īlān Yarim of the lineage of Hamdān, Sa’rān, Aśwaf, and Ajra‘ son of Mr[ . . . ] built and completed the Barīk synagogue/sanctuary for God (Īlān>), Lord of heaven and earth, for…
Establishing a Text of the Torah
The Primordial God is a refuge [me‘onah] (Deuteronomy 33:27). Three scrolls [of the Torah] were kept in the Courtyard [to ensure accurate versions of the text]. One transmitted [variant readings of] m…