THE ROMAN-JEWISH WAR WAS NOT ABOUT MONEY.

Submitted by IamJoseph (Australia), Aug 15, 2011 at 19:44

While money is an ultimate power throughout history generically, the Jews of Judea paid their tax dues for 150 years before the war broke out in 70 CE, which was subsequent to Nero resurrecting Galigula's heresy decree in 66. While the various Jewish groups were entrenched in inter-squabbles, this was due to Rome appointing corrupt rulers converted instantly [Herod, Agrippa, etc]] and because of the decadent concubines made in Judea. In the end all the Jewish groups became as one and challenged Rome solely among the nations, including the priests who sacrificed their lives along with their families by marching against the Roman swords.

The Jews of Judea should be hailed for the greatest defense of faith in all recorded history - far more so than in the Masada war. But for their brave stance we would all be worshipping Jupiter and Zeus today.

That this great deed is not recorded in the NT is an astonishment, equivalent to the NY Times not mentioning 9/11 on 9/12. The term 'REBELS [Zealots; etc]' is totally blasphemus here, abusing the fact no people is worthy which does not stand by their beliefs and nation, especially concerning a depraved nation as the Romans. The Jews of Judea proved themselves magnificiently, even more so than the Jews in Europe's second holocaust; while the latter Jews had no choices with the Nazis, the Jews of Judea had - but they rejected it and forsaked their lives and nation instead. The Jews won the war against history's greatest super power and should be hailed and commemorated. This war was not about money - Judea was already a wealthy kingdom and paid double the normal tax. They also proved their worth subsequently in Europe - the reason for the disdainful appraisals of this history.

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