Dr. Michael Peppard

So there's like, from the Roman perspective, they're like, we've already got this kind of client king who's helping us out in Judea. And we already have our real monarch, our emperor back in Rome. We don't call him a king though, because Rome doesn't like that. Emperor. Yeah. It was like military term.

So there's like, from the Roman perspective, they're like, we've already got this kind of client king who's helping us out in Judea. And we already have our real monarch, our emperor back in Rome. We don't call him a king though, because Rome doesn't like that. Emperor. Yeah. It was like military term.

And now, but now we've got these other figures from, from kind of the countryside who are talking about God's rule and God's kingdom. And then when that gets associated with David, especially then that like closes the loop for them. Like, okay, this guy thinks that, The God of Israel, their God is going to bring back sovereignty to their land.

And now, but now we've got these other figures from, from kind of the countryside who are talking about God's rule and God's kingdom. And then when that gets associated with David, especially then that like closes the loop for them. Like, okay, this guy thinks that, The God of Israel, their God is going to bring back sovereignty to their land.

They're going to get their land back and someone is going to claim the mantle of their archetypal King David and then rule their land again. That's why I say... It's a yes and a no for the political revolutionary part.

They're going to get their land back and someone is going to claim the mantle of their archetypal King David and then rule their land again. That's why I say... It's a yes and a no for the political revolutionary part.

He's healer first, teacher second, but some of the ways that he's teaching veer towards political language and the interpretation by others for sure that looks political, I would say.

He's healer first, teacher second, but some of the ways that he's teaching veer towards political language and the interpretation by others for sure that looks political, I would say.

That's my view, yeah.

That's my view, yeah.

I'll go, yeah. I think it's mild. I think it's mild, actually.

I'll go, yeah. I think it's mild. I think it's mild, actually.

I'm going to say it's definitely, definitely heard the claim. I'm going to say it's minty. I'm going to say it's minty, and here's why. I think there's no way to distinguish... So what is the difference between a young woman and a virgin in the Mediterranean world? Not very much. Most, like... I think it's our modern mindset that makes this more confusing than it needs to be. Okay.

I'm going to say it's definitely, definitely heard the claim. I'm going to say it's minty. I'm going to say it's minty, and here's why. I think there's no way to distinguish... So what is the difference between a young woman and a virgin in the Mediterranean world? Not very much. Most, like... I think it's our modern mindset that makes this more confusing than it needs to be. Okay.

So our bodies give us indicators of when we're adults. Our culture has decided to ignore them. Our culture has decided that you can be 30 and still not know how to do your laundry or still not have a job or whatever.

So our bodies give us indicators of when we're adults. Our culture has decided to ignore them. Our culture has decided that you can be 30 and still not know how to do your laundry or still not have a job or whatever.

that is a completely unusual world historic abomination like that that we would just ignore puberty adolescence coming of age right many many cultures traditional cultures throughout history you have a coming of age right around puberty like a bar mitzvah or you know or like a hunt and you you take a few days maybe a month and then you start to phase into adulthood right

that is a completely unusual world historic abomination like that that we would just ignore puberty adolescence coming of age right many many cultures traditional cultures throughout history you have a coming of age right around puberty like a bar mitzvah or you know or like a hunt and you you take a few days maybe a month and then you start to phase into adulthood right

For young women, mostly for, I was going to say for better or worse, but it's mostly bad for them in terms of their agency. Women go through puberty a little bit earlier and some of them are betrothed as early as like 10 years old. Betrothed and then when they hit puberty, then they are marriageable at 12 or something like that. I see it. St. Augustine even talks about it. We think of St.

For young women, mostly for, I was going to say for better or worse, but it's mostly bad for them in terms of their agency. Women go through puberty a little bit earlier and some of them are betrothed as early as like 10 years old. Betrothed and then when they hit puberty, then they are marriageable at 12 or something like that. I see it. St. Augustine even talks about it. We think of St.