In book three of the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, he tells the story of the two grandsons of Jude (the brother of Jesus) who were arrested and brought before the Roman court to investigate their aspirations to the Davidic throne in Jerusalem. There are some historical problems associated with this story, which we explore and try to resolve here. There is a PDF lesson outline available for this podcast. Send an email to preterist1@preterist.org and request it by its date.
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