I changed my mind. I'm abandoning this hypothesis and all first century hypotheses. Maybe I will make a new thread with my new preferred hypothesis.
One of the reasons for this change is this passage in CD VIII (Vermes):
I simply can't imagine any such chief of the kings of Greece in the first century CE. On the other hand, in the first century BCE we have Pompey and Marc Antony.
One of the reasons for this change is this passage in CD VIII (Vermes):
The serpents are the kings of the peoples and their wine is their ways. And the head of asps is the chief of the kings of Greece who came to wreak vengeance upon them.
I simply can't imagine any such chief of the kings of Greece in the first century CE. On the other hand, in the first century BCE we have Pompey and Marc Antony.
Statistics: Posted by AdamKvanta — Wed Oct 30, 2024 10:50 pm