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minus-squareBuelldozer@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months ago Why did Jesus live and die in a backwater rather than bring his world-saving gospel to Rome? Canonically this is because Jesus was sent to the Jews in order to reform Judaism and save them. The Gentiles, and that included the Romans, were secondary. That’s made pretty clear in this Gospel story about crumbs from the table.
Canonically this is because Jesus was sent to the Jews in order to reform Judaism and save them. The Gentiles, and that included the Romans, were secondary. That’s made pretty clear in this Gospel story about crumbs from the table.