That seems true for the most part. Jews had no dealings with Gentiles. They believed they were God's only chosen nation.. Through Peter (not Paul) Gentiles were revealed to have an equal sharing in salvation. (Acts ch. 10)

What you have above is a fancy way of saying Christianity was a superior way of life to what the world offered.

True.
Then and now.


Regarding the weather, I'm not sure how much we know. It's been my experience forecasters are fairly accurate about 4 days out and that's it. That's a little better than what they could do in Jesus' day. (Matthew 16:1-3)

Earlier this Spring we had a 100 degree day. Local Weathergirls were pretty excited about Climate Change. We then proceeded to have a chilly Spring. It got down in the 30s Sunday night. In May! In Arizona. Plus, it was a COLD winter.

Several summers ago, we had a really rainy July. Even for the monsoons. Downpours every day. Weathergirls did the same thing. Climate Change.
Then we had a dry August and September and barely broke even rain-wise for the season.

Satellites help regarding hurricanes but even then, they're often wrong with regards to severity, which is why homeowners choose to ride them out rather than be looted.

People were pretty sharp 2000 years ago. 4000 years ago, too.

Last edited by couchgrouch; 05/26/21 05:56 PM.
Nashville demos etc:

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other demos:

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Amazon Kindle books by Robert George you may enjoy:

1) Americana

2) Teenage Graceland

3) The Will to Be

4) Fort Mystery

5) Wheel Sea

6) My One True Love