Comment by eli_gottlieb
8 months ago
The "Kingdom of Heaven" was not a contemporary concept in first-century CE Judaism, to my knowledge.
8 months ago
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.