The imperial cult at Herculaneum

OVER AT THE HOLY LAND PHOTOS' BLOG, Carl Rasmussen continues his blog series on the Roman imperial cult and its resonances with the early worship of Jesus.

Emperor Worship at Herculaneum

Emperor Worship at Herculaneum Part 2

I have noted the earlier posts in the series here and here.

Again, the 2016 St. Andrews Symposium on Divine Sonship is of interest for the current posts.

For earlier PaleoJudaica posts on Heculaneum, especially its library of carbonized scrolls, see here and here and follow the many links.

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