Quick question… do you think John wrote these letters in a manner which was understood by the Christians, but not by Romans (who didn’t have an understanding of Israel history)? Dissidence in sort of a code so that it wouldn’t get shut down by the Empire if read by them? Just curious
Yes, I have believed that for a long time. It’s uniquely Jewish, and I think any Romans who got ahold of the document would likely have dismissed it as gibberish.
Quick question… do you think John wrote these letters in a manner which was understood by the Christians, but not by Romans (who didn’t have an understanding of Israel history)? Dissidence in sort of a code so that it wouldn’t get shut down by the Empire if read by them? Just curious
Good observation!
Yes, I have believed that for a long time. It’s uniquely Jewish, and I think any Romans who got ahold of the document would likely have dismissed it as gibberish.
Great message of hope!
It really is!