An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Rabbinic Compilation

2 books referenced

Books by Rabbinic Compilation

The Talmud

Referenced in 2 episodes

177. The Jewish Revolt (Part 3)

April 21, 2022

Context:

Mentioned as 'this kind of great corpus of writings that emerge through the 5th, 6th, 7th century' where legends about Vespasian and Titus appear

175. Crucifixion (Part 1)

April 14, 2022

Context:

Referenced as containing documentary evidence about crucifixion, specifically a commentary on the book of Genesis regarding the story of the baker from Joseph's story, describing how 'birds will eat the flesh from your head.'

The Babylonian Talmud

Referenced in 1 episode

145. Babylon

January 31, 2022

Context:

Referenced as the great center of Jewish scholarship written in Babylonia by Jews who stayed after Cyrus allowed them to return to Jerusalem.