| A quick interjection: The Jews were forbidden to buy land in certain countries- forcing them to become shopkeepers and money lenders.
OK, and here is yet another conspiracy theory which I cooked up- sorry to say, it involves the Jews-which IS the topic here, after all:
What if the oppressed Jewish elders at the time of Christ "allowed" the disciples "to get away with" starting Christian churches? Secretly even supporting the idea? Would this not be a fantastic way of spreading the basic Judaic faith amongst the gentiles, and forever binding them to the Jewish history- and affirming the role of the Jews in the advent of Christ?
Let's face it, the Christian doctrine is not anti-Jewish, it rather confirms that the Jews are really God's "chosen people"... The Jews are the only lot who get to change their minds to accept Jesus during the judgement! If they do, they get saved! The non-jew has only his present lifetime to score a possie in heaven- once he dies, he lost the chance to convert and be saved ie not go to hell. (Which is one of those stupid incongrueties in Christian faith to me)
This is not as far fetched as some conspiracy theories- it really depends upon whether the Jewish elders at the time were ingenius(and conspirational) enough for such future projections and foresight. I always wondered why the early churches were not all dealt with by the Romans or the Jews- harrassed yes, but not wiped out as they rather easily did in them days...
Of course, there are those who say that Christianity was the real downfall of the Romans and Greeks- I don't really know the argument hehind it though, I must "confess"... LOL! |