In the New Testament the speakers are referred to as speaking Hebrew, even though they were likely speaking Aramaic.

Is this an oversight? Was calling Aramaic Hebrew intentional? If 99% of Jews at the time were illiterate could they possibly confuse the languages?

Sorry! I know this is vague. But pretty much any book that covers any span of this history would do fine. I think the scope of the topic itself is narrow enough (citizens attitudes about animals), and the time and place is limited (the west prior to factory farming), so if there are any books like this, they should be recommendable.

If the mods have to bust me, please recommend a way I can make the subject narrower.

I hope this is not to morbid of a question. I wonder, did many people on the battlefield die instantly (head bashed in, throat cut, ...)? Was the whole battlefield scattered with injured men just unable to fight? Must've been such a gruesome sight, people just hacking at and slaying each other.

Hi, I watch Game of Thrones and mostly, in fantasy worlds, they use ravens, falcons, or pigeons to deliver messages. I am wondering how realistic this is.

Some additional questions: who often uses messenger birds (military, nobility)? Were there moments when battles were decided simply because messages were intercepted between camps?

Beer and wine were commonly drank by people during the 16th century, though I've read water was still consumed (carefully), particularly by the poor. Were pregnant women advised against consuming alcohol? Or was it that beer was so diluted that the alcohol content hardly made a difference to the growing fetus? How common were children born with FAS to Tudor women?

I teach 9th grade global history, I don't feel like I know enough about the Ottoman Empire- in part because it crosses into the curriculum of global 2, which I don't teach. Any suggestions?

I swear I searched the subreddit and FAQ and didn't see this answered. So either it's commonly known and I just missed it in my education, or nobody else is curious. I presume I will shortly learn which :-)

As I understand it, it was decreased because of the logic that if you're old enough to join the military, you're old enough to drink alcohol. What caused so many states to bring it back up to 21 after they changed it? Was there some big push for it to be increased or was there a lot of backlash over it?

It was cancelled in 1971, so well after the first ICBM was launched but before SALT. It seems like the sort of thing that would be useful in the event of a ground war, so I'm guessing total annihilation became the expected outcome of a war with the USSR?

My biggest interests are Early-Modern Europe and Modern Europe, and as such, maps and shifting territories are a major interest for me. Are there any books that have a collection of maps of Europe say from 1500-1800? Or something like that? It'd be nice to have that as a reference rather than looking up a map for every time I need to see a territorial change.

Hi, I'm interested in reading a book that focuses on the history of socialist Yugoslavia: Tito, conflicts with Stalin, regular folks' lives and jobs, public works projects, production and consumption of culture, that kind of thing.

Most books I've seen recommended here and elsewhere seem to either focus on the breakup and resulting conflict, or they seem to be longer historical overviews of the entire Balkans. Those are great, and I'll probably read Mazower and/or Glenny as well. But I'm wondering if there's something suitable to my more narrow interest too.

What was the general perception of Nazi Germany among Americans pre-WWII? Did they see them as suspicious, just another country, or a role model to look up to? What were the most popular opinions of the time?

What did Americans think of the Olympics? Did they find them oppressive and imposing, or were they considered something to marvel at and strive for?

So I was wondering, as far as I know many tradesmen would travel to different places because the demand for their skills wasn't high enough in a single place (The typical example would be a travelling tinker or dentist).

Was the same ever the case for executioners? I'm asking mostly about the medival period, but any time period would be fine.

His name was Robert William Mulledy. He was born in the Bronx, NY, on February 14th, 1924. He had a sister that we never spoke about in the family. I think she died of an illness rather young because no one else really knew her. He had a younger brother, also. William Harold Mulledy. [Uncle Bill was in the Navy during WWII, and then he joined the NSA.] According to Army Air Corps paperwork, Robert Mulledy left high school after three years completed, with a diploma in 1940. He worked as a mail clerk for Chase National Bank, NYC, from 1942-43. My great grandfather was active duty in the Army Air Corps from December 10th, 1942 until September 7th, 1944. He was honorably discharged on that date. He married Geraldine Audrey Bryant (Mulledy) on Saturday, September 16th, 1944, at St. Michael's Church in New York City. After his time in the Army Air Corps, he joined the US Air Force. He flew C-36 and C-37s. My great-grandmother told me that he once gave the President a tour of NORAD. He died on December 26th, 1979 as Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Mulledy (ret). He's buried in Fort Leavenworth, KS.

I have two of his medals: Legion of Merit, and Meritorious Service.

I also have several patches and commemorative glasses that say "7330th Flying Training Wing - Furstundfeldbruck 1953-1958"

I would ask my own family, but his belongings and pictures are divided amongst his five kids, and my grandmother has told me everything she knows. Her siblings have everything else, and they're a very spiteful crowd. My great-grandmother is now 90 years old, and has severe dementia. Her kids took all of her pictures of her husband. I don't know if she recognizes him anymore. I found some pictures on my aunt's facebook page. She went on a genealogy rampage and seized all of the family photos, including the family bible which wasn't so much a bible as a receptacle of information about the family.

I'm looking for anything about him. Anything about his life, or who he might have known, or anyone who might have snapped a picture of him.

If this is the wrong place for this question, please remove my post!

I have been reading about several people from different ages and regions who had something to do with Alchemy. Now I don't know how true Alchemy is but from what I read it has some truth to it. Now the most recent one that I read about was Newton and how he worked with it, so I was wondering if there are any good details on how Alchemy was used throughout history

Since whale oil was a frequent product of the past, how did whalers preserve their product on the journey home, which at times could be longer then the shelf life of a dead animal?