Rick Spence

So that's really where you see the earliest version of that. And the reasons for it would be,

So that's really where you see the earliest version of that. And the reasons for it would be,

So that's really where you see the earliest version of that. And the reasons for it would be,

What you could say is that going back to Manetho and to the Roman period, Jews, Judeans frequently experienced difficulties, conflicts with other people living around them. And part of that probably had to do with the diaspora, which was the movement. Well, you know, you get the idea. The Romans came and he kicked everybody out, which they didn't.

What you could say is that going back to Manetho and to the Roman period, Jews, Judeans frequently experienced difficulties, conflicts with other people living around them. And part of that probably had to do with the diaspora, which was the movement. Well, you know, you get the idea. The Romans came and he kicked everybody out, which they didn't.

What you could say is that going back to Manetho and to the Roman period, Jews, Judeans frequently experienced difficulties, conflicts with other people living around them. And part of that probably had to do with the diaspora, which was the movement. Well, you know, you get the idea. The Romans came and he kicked everybody out, which they didn't.

Jews had been leaving Judea since it was a poor, limited area and moving to areas like North Africa, Egypt, Cyrenaica, all the way into Southern France. They moved widely around the Roman Empire. So that sense of both distinctness and hostility existed since ancient times.

Jews had been leaving Judea since it was a poor, limited area and moving to areas like North Africa, Egypt, Cyrenaica, all the way into Southern France. They moved widely around the Roman Empire. So that sense of both distinctness and hostility existed since ancient times.

Jews had been leaving Judea since it was a poor, limited area and moving to areas like North Africa, Egypt, Cyrenaica, all the way into Southern France. They moved widely around the Roman Empire. So that sense of both distinctness and hostility existed since ancient times.

So it wasn't just the attitude of the church towards Jews was mixed by... Well, one of the ideas, of course, is that at the end of time, just before the second coming, one of the signs, how are we going to know that Jesus is going to return and the world is going to end? Well, the Jews will all convert. There will be a mass conversion. They'll sort of see the light. Now,

So it wasn't just the attitude of the church towards Jews was mixed by... Well, one of the ideas, of course, is that at the end of time, just before the second coming, one of the signs, how are we going to know that Jesus is going to return and the world is going to end? Well, the Jews will all convert. There will be a mass conversion. They'll sort of see the light. Now,

So it wasn't just the attitude of the church towards Jews was mixed by... Well, one of the ideas, of course, is that at the end of time, just before the second coming, one of the signs, how are we going to know that Jesus is going to return and the world is going to end? Well, the Jews will all convert. There will be a mass conversion. They'll sort of see the light. Now,

So there have to be Jews around to do that, or we won't. It's like a canary in a coal mine. You have to have them there to tip it off. So that was one of the arguments as to why, within the church, as to why Jews would not be forcibly converted, beyond the fact that it's just kind of bad policy to forcibly convert people because you don't know whether it's sincere.

So there have to be Jews around to do that, or we won't. It's like a canary in a coal mine. You have to have them there to tip it off. So that was one of the arguments as to why, within the church, as to why Jews would not be forcibly converted, beyond the fact that it's just kind of bad policy to forcibly convert people because you don't know whether it's sincere.

So there have to be Jews around to do that, or we won't. It's like a canary in a coal mine. You have to have them there to tip it off. So that was one of the arguments as to why, within the church, as to why Jews would not be forcibly converted, beyond the fact that it's just kind of bad policy to forcibly convert people because you don't know whether it's sincere.

But they need to be preserved as a kind of artifact. which will then redeem itself at the end of time. It's not something which is encouraged. It predates Christianity.

But they need to be preserved as a kind of artifact. which will then redeem itself at the end of time. It's not something which is encouraged. It predates Christianity.

But they need to be preserved as a kind of artifact. which will then redeem itself at the end of time. It's not something which is encouraged. It predates Christianity.

And then Christianity, of course, in its own way, just sort of plagiarizes the whole Jewish thing, doesn't it? I mean, I hesitate to use that term, but that's what you do. It's just like, well, we're the Jews now. Okay, you used to have a unique relationship with God, but now it's been passed over to us. And so, you know, thanks for the Bible. You know, I can remember that.

And then Christianity, of course, in its own way, just sort of plagiarizes the whole Jewish thing, doesn't it? I mean, I hesitate to use that term, but that's what you do. It's just like, well, we're the Jews now. Okay, you used to have a unique relationship with God, but now it's been passed over to us. And so, you know, thanks for the Bible. You know, I can remember that.