... [http://www.webinfonet.net/heritage/history.html, 10/29/01]. Common Jews felt disconnected with Judaism, unable to spiritually connect very similarly to the self-deemed rejects of many Protestant factions. However, Jews were unique in their separation in how they, unlike Protestants and even Catholics, had no Reformation or Age of Humanism to "save" them from the evils of status ... ...

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... and a Pauline, or Gentile form. Acts, he says, is intended to provide a basis for conciliation between the two, and Luke tries to bring peace by diverting animosity between the two factions, re-directing it in hatred toward the non-Christian Jews, and this is why Luke often shows non-Christian Jews in very negative ways. Harnack (1851-1930) says, while Luke ... ...

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... horrendous example: In expectation of a Roman siege, Jerusalem's Jews had stockpiled a supply of dry food that could have fed the city for many years. But one of the warring Zealot factions burned the entire supply, apparently hoping that destroying this "security blanket" would compel everyone to participate in the revolt. The starvation resulting from this mad act caused suffering as great ... ...

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