Breviarium Totius Imperii: A Summary of the Whole Empire

Different Roman leaders during the first century BCE (Sulla, Pompey, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar) when in power, handled it differently according to their personal beliefs and ambitions. If they wanted a census, they would order one. If they didn’t want any, there weren’t any. Read More …

In a World of Herods, Be a Magus

Herod had every right to be disturbed by their presence, as did the whole city of Jerusalem. This was not just three semi-anonymous guys on camels from some mysterious Eastern cult. The Suren were a well-known, prestigious noble family with significant power and responsibility. Read More …

A Critique of Kevin Costner’s “The First Christmas”

We are told that the Magi’s journey was over “treacherous terrain” and lasted “months” when in reality it would have been over well-established trade routes (roads) and took about six weeks. Read More …

Movie Review: Netflix “Mary”

I reviewed the Netflix movie “Mary” live on Facebook earlier today. The goal of God Save the King has always been to (re)tell the nativity story as biblically and historically accurately as possible. The real story of the real biblical Read More …