Easter Series

Historical Climate before Easter

Tale of two cities: Jerusalem and Rome

Bill Petro
ILLUMINATION
Published in
3 min readMar 28
Jerusalem. Image: Wikipedia

As Passion Week begins this coming weekend, what was the historical climate of Easter Week almost 2,000 years ago surrounding the last week of the life of Jesus of Nazareth? If he was a man “born to die,” not just in the usual sense but also in some unique sense, then what was the torrent of…

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Bill Petro
ILLUMINATION

Writer, technologist, historian. Former Silicon Valley tech exec. Author of fascinating articles on history, tech, pop culture, & travel. https://billpetro.com