History of the Day
History of the Day: Could Converting Someone from Christianity to Yahudi Practice Become a Capital Crime?
Published September 9, 2026 at 13:10 UTC
Today's question from the record - what actually happened, and why it still matters.
Yes, by the 5th century imperial legislation could impose the most severe penalties for proselytizing Christianoi into Yahudi practice. Theodosius II's Novella 3 (438 CE) contains a series of...