Glossary
In this lecture, a Persian-era identity distinct from earlier Israelites.
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Jews
In this lecture, a Persian-era identity distinct from earlier Israelites.
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Key Notes
diagnosis
Jiang explicitly says Pax Judaica is not about Jews as such but about evil power using Jews and Israel as tools, and says many Jews recognize how empires have used them historically.
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prediction
He predicts Jews will be among the most important resistors to Pax Judaica because Jewish tradition includes front-line resistance for justice and humanity.
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historical-model
Jiang identifies persecution of Jews and the struggle over Jerusalem as the spark of the Arab revolution, with Jews backing Persia to regain the city before Byzantine-backed Christians retaliate.
historical-model
Jewish defeat and expulsion from Jerusalem intensify messianic expectation and send Jews into Arabia, where Muhammad can be interpreted as the awaited Messiah.
diagnosis
The Church’s legitimacy problems include Muslim control of the Holy Land, Muslim Spain’s wealth and innovation, the 1054 split, corruption, and divine-spark religious rebellion.
diagnosis
He reads the Septuagint as a Ptolemaic strategy to bribe Jewish priests, control the Levant, and fold Jewish culture into Greek imperial administration.
diagnosis
Jiang claims the Jews were invented by the Persians to control the Levant, with “Jew” framed as a Persian term replacing the earlier Israelite identity.
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definition
Jiang distinguishes Israelites, Jews, and Israelis, insisting Israeli state actors are responsible for current violence rather than Jews as a religious/diaspora people.
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"...your comment. Listen, I think Pastor Jacob is not about the Jews. It's about these evil people who want to control the world, and..."
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"...event that sparks the Arab revolution is the persecution of the Jews, okay? So, Alan, can you read please?"
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"Okay, so the Jews want to return to Jerusalem. Remember, the Romans kicked the Jews out of Jerusalem. So they make a deal with..."
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"The capture of Jerusalem was interpreted by a Jewish writer in a messianic context. Sacrifices may even have been renewed on the Temple Mount...."
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"Okay, so this is almost like the Bible, where the Jews were kicked out of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, and the Temple was burned..."
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"Okay, right. So the Jews take over Jerusalem, and they want to rebuild their temple. And the Christians are angry because they think, this..."
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"Jews were expelled from Jerusalem and were not allowed to settle within the Three Mile radius, a general massacre of the Jewish population ensued...."
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"...is religious openness and tolerance. It doesn't matter if you're a Jew. It doesn't matter if you're Christian. It doesn't matter if you're Arab...."
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"And the kings are the ones who can appoint leaders of the church as well, okay? So there's this negotiation going on between the..."
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"...okay? One solution the Catholic Church does is that it persecutes Jews, okay? So the Catholic Church allows Jews to exist just so that..."
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"...Egyptians uh under Ptolemy they also started to work with the Jews okay why because Egypt Egypt needs to control the Levant as well..."
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"...it's really important uh in our history um and so the Jews were like yeah that's a great great thing but not only that..."
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