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How likely is it that Plato or Socrates would've heard about or read the Old Testament?

1157 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] We find out that stars contain codes since the beginning of time and one star says "They're coming. Turn back." in modern English.

254 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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In the Synoptic gospels you have Joseph of Arimathea being given the body of the dead Christ. Why would the body be given to a stranger and not back to Jesus's family? What do we know of the rights of the deceased in first century Roman rule?

81 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How were modern literary classics received in their day? Were works like The Picture of Dorian Gray or The Brothers Karamazov celebrated back then as they are now or did it take time for them to achieve high status?

31 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] A young father who is about to abandon his child and wife tries to make his six year old boy understand why he's leaving him and his mom in the form of a children's book.

24 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Say I discover a piece of music somewhere and it's just the staff with notes and there's nothing else as far as identification. What process does the piece undergo to figure out who composed it and where that piece lies in their respective body of work?

19 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You meet a stranger whose name is your Reddit username and your post history comprises their personality.

17 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Music has been outlawed and a black market has been created for the listening and composing of melodies. People risk their lives to go to underground concerts.

13 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] Take the phrase "I told you that I wouldn't let you do this alone and I meant it" and make it as good or as bad as it can be.

10 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[X-post from /r/AcademicBiblical] How does the Old Testament and the literature it was in conversation with address mentally/physically disabled people?

6 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How likely is it that Plato or Socrates would've heard about or read the Old Testament?	1157	AskHistorians
[WP] We find out that stars contain codes since the beginning of time and one star says "They're coming. Turn back." in modern English.	254	WritingPrompts
In the Synoptic gospels you have Joseph of Arimathea being given the body of the dead Christ. Why would the body be given to a stranger and not back to Jesus's family? What do we know of the rights of the deceased in first century Roman rule?	81	AskHistorians
How were modern literary classics received in their day? Were works like The Picture of Dorian Gray or The Brothers Karamazov celebrated back then as they are now or did it take time for them to achieve high status?	31	AskHistorians
[WP] A young father who is about to abandon his child and wife tries to make his six year old boy understand why he's leaving him and his mom in the form of a children's book.	24	WritingPrompts
Say I discover a piece of music somewhere and it's just the staff with notes and there's nothing else as far as identification. What process does the piece undergo to figure out who composed it and where that piece lies in their respective body of work?	19	AskHistorians
[WP] You meet a stranger whose name is your Reddit username and your post history comprises their personality.	17	WritingPrompts
[WP] Music has been outlawed and a black market has been created for the listening and composing of melodies. People risk their lives to go to underground concerts.	13	WritingPrompts
[WP] Take the phrase "I told you that I wouldn't let you do this alone and I meant it" and make it as good or as bad as it can be.	10	WritingPrompts
[X-post from /r/AcademicBiblical] How does the Old Testament and the literature it was in conversation with address mentally/physically disabled people?	6	AskHistorians