Rabbi Yehuda-the-prince
pp. 369-384
in: Kostas Gavroglu, John Stachel, Mark W. Wartofsky (eds), Science, mind and art, Berlin, Springer, 1995Abstract
As usual, times were bad. Even worse than usual. For now the people of Judea were challenged not only by Roman soldiery and its collaborators but also by the elements: the land was dry. Barren. Saintly men prayed for rain but prayers were not answered: the population remained hungry.