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Episode 538: Who was Jesus? REZA ASLAN, ZEALOT: The Life & Times of Jesus of Nazareth

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The Ideal of Jesus Christ

All the gospels were written after the year 70. What happens in 70? The Romans come, they kill about 100,000 Jews and sell the rest into slavery. Judaism itself becomes no longer a legitimate religion in the Roman Empire. At that point, if you are a Jew who happens to follow Jesus as Messiah, you do not want to preach this gospel to Jews anymore. That's a terrible idea. You want to preaching this gospel to Romans. So his kingdom is not a real kingdom. It's a heavenly kingdom. He's not a Jew addressing Jews, he's a sort of heavenly figure addressing all humanity. Right, and he's no longer a political Messiah.You got to

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