160 - Richard Rohlin - A Universal History
The Symbolic World
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The Biggest Thing That Happens Is in the Book of Daniel
In the book of Daniel, you have these prophecies, some of which concern Alexander the great. And so there's this legend that goes back into the time of antiquity that Alexander the great shows up to Jerusalem with an army and the people of Jerusalem come out in protest. The high priest reads to Alexander the prophecy concerning the rise of the Macedonian empire; he spares the city. There's a joining at that point between what's happening in the Hellenic world and Christian history.
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