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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] Really? Wanna dispute it? The Israelites were conquered by the Romans. At the time, the Romans had already mercilessly quashed several Jewish rebellions. Resistance, as it was, was futile. There were still pockets of rebellion (it is often believed that Judas and some others of the Apostles were involved in one of the rebellious factions, and followed Jesus because they hoped the Messiah would lead a successful rebellion), but nothing much could be done. Every rebellion was crushed, and with each new one, the Romans got nastier. The Jewish people were in danger of being crushed into nothingness. Then some guy appears with a new idea: The unly way for the people to survive is for them to outwardly accept what the Romans do. Resist not evil. Render unto Caesar what is Caesars. Rebel in your hearts, but not in your actions. He who lives by the sword will die by the sword. Turn the other cheek. Leave militarism behind. This too, shall pass. etc. The hope is, that when the people adopt this new idea, the Romans will once again relax their grip, as the Jews will no longer appear to be a threat. That eventually, the legions will go away, and the Jews, having endured, will live in peace. Unsurprisingly, as people tend to prefer being alive to being dead, the concept catches on. A movement is born. It's not so very different from 'passive resistance,' but more suited to the times. (The Romans would probably have wiped out 'passive' resisters too.) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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