Jiang says Francis is an exemplar of faith, hope, and love because he not only embraced poverty but also risked preaching to the Sultan in the Islamic world.
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"...he went to the Islamic world and tried to convert the Sultan, okay? That is the exemplar model of faith, hope, and love. Okay,..."
"...in his thirst for martyrdom, within the presence of the haughty Sultan, he preached of Christ and those who followed him."
"...Christ. And even – and then what happened was that the sultan said to Zevi, Zevi, okay, there are a lot of Jews who..."
"...was Nannus's wife and his successor. She held the land the sultan now commands. That other spirit killed herself for love and she betrayed..."
"...was Nengis' wife and his successor. She held the land the sultan now commands. That other spirit killed herself for love, and she betrayed..."
"...declares he's a messiah, and then he is threatened by the Sultan. The Ottoman Empire says that either your head or the turban. You..."
"...the end of days. But then what happened was that a sultan, the Ottoman sultan confronted Zebedee Zevi, and said that if you're the..."
"...also became very wealthy. Now what happened is that the Ottoman Sultan didn't really like this relationship. He didn't like being bossed around by..."
"...Jerusalem to the Jewish nation. But when he's converted by the Sultan the Sultan basically says to him the turban or your head the..."
"Once while the sultan was visiting a slave gallery with his vizier, he asked each slave about his crime. All said they were innocent..."
"...to Islam. All right. So the story is that the The Sultan. Is a Jewish man who is converted by the Jews and he..."
"...And he had a lot of followers. And that's why the sultan called him and then said, okay, I'll give you a choice. You..."
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