Paul's proto-Christianity recasts the Messiah from a prophet of war into a prophet of peace, letting diaspora Jews assimilate into Roman society while retaining Jewish identity.
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Diaspora Jews
Paul's proto-Christianity recasts the Messiah from a prophet of war into a prophet of peace, letting diaspora Jews assimilate into Roman society while retaining Jewish identity.
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Paul's church was seen as an escape mechanism for diaspora Jews from repeated Roman-Jewish wars.
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"The Jews believed the Romans were evil. Eventually a Messiah will emerge from the ranks from the house of David who will lead them..."
"Jesus was Jewish and this is a Jewish religion, but you will be part of the Roman Empire now rather than part of just..."
"Their denomination in Jerusalem was targeted, and they were extinguished, okay? So this is important because remember, the major authority figure at this time..."
"...these wars the church was seen as an escape mechanism for diaspora Jews from these wars does that make sense okay all right the..."
"The synagogue is a place of worship for Diaspora Jews because Jews worship the temple, right? But the temple's in Jerusalem. So if you're..."
"His message was for Diaspora Jews like him. Who were stuck between the Roman Empire. And the Jewish faith. Right? They were part of..."
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Christianity wins twice in this lecture: first as a Roman-compatible institution, then as a strange formula that trains people to treat symbols as reality.
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