Bible Expert (likely Wesley Huff or a co-host closely involved with Biblical scholarship)

when he reunites his kingdom in the restoration. And there's a Dead Sea Scroll fragment called 4Q521, which is part of these like Essene community. And it talks about the fact that everybody will see God's Messiah and the dead will be raised and the lame will walk. And so it has these connections. So those are verses from the Old Testament.

when he reunites his kingdom in the restoration. And there's a Dead Sea Scroll fragment called 4Q521, which is part of these like Essene community. And it talks about the fact that everybody will see God's Messiah and the dead will be raised and the lame will walk. And so it has these connections. So those are verses from the Old Testament.

when he reunites his kingdom in the restoration. And there's a Dead Sea Scroll fragment called 4Q521, which is part of these like Essene community. And it talks about the fact that everybody will see God's Messiah and the dead will be raised and the lame will walk. And so it has these connections. So those are verses from the Old Testament.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, every copy of, like, the Gospel of John with the story of Lazarus and Mark is Jairus' daughter.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, every copy of, like, the Gospel of John with the story of Lazarus and Mark is Jairus' daughter.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, every copy of, like, the Gospel of John with the story of Lazarus and Mark is Jairus' daughter.

The raising the dead one is. Yeah. What's funny about the raising the dead one is that then the Pharisees, the Jewish leaders are like trying to figure out how to kill Jesus after that. They're like, did you see what just happened? We got to get this guy. We got to kill this guy. And then how are they going to kill Lazarus again? It's like, well, that didn't work the first time. Yeah.

The raising the dead one is. Yeah. What's funny about the raising the dead one is that then the Pharisees, the Jewish leaders are like trying to figure out how to kill Jesus after that. They're like, did you see what just happened? We got to get this guy. We got to kill this guy. And then how are they going to kill Lazarus again? It's like, well, that didn't work the first time. Yeah.

The raising the dead one is. Yeah. What's funny about the raising the dead one is that then the Pharisees, the Jewish leaders are like trying to figure out how to kill Jesus after that. They're like, did you see what just happened? We got to get this guy. We got to kill this guy. And then how are they going to kill Lazarus again? It's like, well, that didn't work the first time. Yeah.

Okay, go on, go on. But yeah, so I mean, all the copies that we have of John and Mark would include those stories. But the ancient world was largely illiterate. So that's something else to keep in mind is that our world is hyper literate. So we're constantly writing things down. And most people know how to write and read. It's not true in the ancient world.

Okay, go on, go on. But yeah, so I mean, all the copies that we have of John and Mark would include those stories. But the ancient world was largely illiterate. So that's something else to keep in mind is that our world is hyper literate. So we're constantly writing things down. And most people know how to write and read. It's not true in the ancient world.

Okay, go on, go on. But yeah, so I mean, all the copies that we have of John and Mark would include those stories. But the ancient world was largely illiterate. So that's something else to keep in mind is that our world is hyper literate. So we're constantly writing things down. And most people know how to write and read. It's not true in the ancient world.

So at the height of the Roman Empire, probably was only 10% literate. And there would be like pockets of communities that would be able to read and write. Right. But usually like the first Bibles were audio Bibles in the sense that you would have someone within your community. That had memorized the entirety of the Bible. Or they would just read out loud. Right.

So at the height of the Roman Empire, probably was only 10% literate. And there would be like pockets of communities that would be able to read and write. Right. But usually like the first Bibles were audio Bibles in the sense that you would have someone within your community. That had memorized the entirety of the Bible. Or they would just read out loud. Right.

So at the height of the Roman Empire, probably was only 10% literate. And there would be like pockets of communities that would be able to read and write. Right. But usually like the first Bibles were audio Bibles in the sense that you would have someone within your community. That had memorized the entirety of the Bible. Or they would just read out loud. Right.

So Paul writes letters to these churches. There'd probably be a few people in the church who could read it, but they would just hear it. Yeah. Most of the time.

So Paul writes letters to these churches. There'd probably be a few people in the church who could read it, but they would just hear it. Yeah. Most of the time.

So Paul writes letters to these churches. There'd probably be a few people in the church who could read it, but they would just hear it. Yeah. Most of the time.

So the, the disciples run scared. They hide. Because they basically figure, okay, the movement's dead. So Jesus isn't the only messianic movement that happens within this time period. There are guys before him and after him who try to create like revolutions. So after just a short period after Jesus, there's a guy named Simon Bar-Jiora. And he's famous. And then there's Simon Bar-Kokva.

So the, the disciples run scared. They hide. Because they basically figure, okay, the movement's dead. So Jesus isn't the only messianic movement that happens within this time period. There are guys before him and after him who try to create like revolutions. So after just a short period after Jesus, there's a guy named Simon Bar-Jiora. And he's famous. And then there's Simon Bar-Kokva.