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The "Kingdom of Heaven" was not a contemporary concept in first-century CE Judaism, to my knowledge.

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Not that term, but a Messiah that will establish / lead a powerful Jewish nation was

Sure, but that was believed not only literally but very literally, as referring to the political liberation of the Jews from Roman rule.

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0 pointseli_gottlieb11mo ago0 comments

The "Kingdom of Heaven" was not a contemporary concept in first-century CE Judaism, to my knowledge.

Not that term, but a Messiah that will establish / lead a powerful Jewish nation was

Sure, but that was believed not only literally but very literally, as referring to the political liberation of the Jews from Roman rule.

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