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Weirdos.<00:10:19.519><c> But</c><00:10:19.779><c> the</c><00:10:19.980><c> thing</c><00:10:20.120><c> is,</c><00:10:20.820><c> without</c><00:10:21.379><c> doing</c><00:10:21.639><c> a</c><00:10:21.799><c> deep</c><00:10:22.000><c> dive</c>

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from,<00:11:41.860><c> okay.</c>

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this,<00:13:05.899><c> but</c><00:13:06.039><c> God</c><00:13:06.220><c> was</c><00:13:06.519><c> working.</c>

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the,<00:13:14.659><c> what</c><00:13:16.399><c> did</c><00:13:16.500><c> he</c><00:13:16.620><c> say,</c><00:13:18.059><c> the</c><00:13:18.240><c> prince</c><00:13:18.980><c> of</c><00:13:19.139><c> Persia</c><00:13:19.519><c> withstood</c>

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And<00:13:21.980><c> I</c><00:13:22.039><c> think</c><00:13:22.179><c> a</c><00:13:22.320><c> lot</c><00:13:22.419><c> of</c><00:13:22.519><c> this,</c><00:13:22.779><c> you</c><00:13:22.899><c> know,</c><00:13:23.139><c> is</c><00:13:23.419><c> going</c><00:13:23.659><c> on</c><00:13:23.919><c> here</c>

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as<00:13:24.440><c> well.</c>

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And,<00:13:35.100><c> you</c><00:13:36.080><c> know,</c><00:13:36.220><c> there's</c><00:13:36.460><c> a</c><00:13:36.580><c> lot</c><00:13:36.740><c> of</c><00:13:36.879><c> disdain</c><00:13:37.299><c> on</c><00:13:37.519><c> both</c><00:13:37.820><c> sides.</c>

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There's<00:13:38.620><c> a</c><00:13:38.759><c> lot</c><00:13:38.840><c> of</c><00:13:39.019><c> hatred</c><00:13:39.299><c> on</c><00:13:39.519><c> both</c><00:13:39.779><c> sides,</c><00:13:40.200><c> right.</c>

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The<00:13:40.820><c> Greeks</c><00:13:41.019><c> hated</c><00:13:41.299><c> the</c><00:13:41.580><c> Jews.</c>

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The<00:13:41.980><c> Jews</c><00:13:42.419><c> hated</c><00:13:43.419><c> the</c><00:13:44.059><c> Greeks.</c>

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And<00:13:44.440><c> there</c><00:13:45.220><c> was</c><00:13:45.899><c> arrogance</c><00:13:47.659><c> on</c><00:13:47.960><c> both</c><00:13:48.179><c> sides,</c><00:13:48.899><c> right.</c>

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Hashem,<00:13:52.820><c> Yahweh</c><00:13:53.320><c> has</c><00:13:54.019><c> blessed</c><00:13:54.320><c> us.</c>

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These<00:13:56.620><c> Greeks</c><00:13:56.919><c> are</c><00:13:57.120><c> nothing.</c>

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They're<00:13:57.799><c> dirt</c><00:13:57.899><c> to</c><00:13:58.159><c> us,</c><00:13:58.500><c> okay.</c>

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as<00:14:07.440><c> well</c><00:14:07.580><c> as</c><00:14:07.779><c> were</c><00:14:07.919><c> uptown.</c>

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You<00:14:20.779><c> know,</c><00:14:21.000><c> the</c><00:14:21.159><c> zealots</c><00:14:21.440><c> were</c><00:14:21.639><c> a</c><00:14:21.740><c> group</c><00:14:21.860><c> of</c><00:14:22.080><c> people</c><00:14:22.279><c> where</c><00:14:22.519><c> the</c><00:14:22.740><c> Pharisees,</c><00:14:23.340><c> it</c>

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wasn't<00:14:23.559><c> good</c><00:14:23.860><c> enough.</c>

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these<00:14:27.659><c> people.</c>

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You<00:14:28.360><c> know,</c><00:14:28.440><c> we</c><00:14:28.580><c> got</c><00:14:28.720><c> rid</c><00:14:28.899><c> of</c><00:14:29.019><c> the</c><00:14:29.220><c> Greeks</c><00:14:29.360><c> with</c><00:14:29.580><c> the</c><00:14:29.799><c> Macedonians,</c>

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but<00:14:30.919><c> guess</c><00:14:31.299><c> who</c><00:14:31.539><c> rolled</c><00:14:31.879><c> in</c><00:14:32.179><c> after</c><00:14:32.440><c> the</c><00:14:32.720><c> Greeks?</c>

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The<00:14:34.100><c> Romans,</c><00:14:34.940><c> okay.</c>

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Romans<00:14:38.940><c> had</c><00:14:39.120><c> a</c><00:14:39.320><c> different</c><00:14:39.759><c> outlook</c><00:14:40.179><c> on</c><00:14:40.519><c> life.</c>

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A<00:14:41.419><c> little</c><00:14:41.559><c> more,</c><00:14:41.960><c> you</c><00:14:42.059><c> know,</c><00:14:42.200><c> they</c><00:14:42.379><c> wanted</c><00:14:42.559><c> to</c><00:14:42.940><c> control</c><00:14:43.159><c> this</c><00:14:43.399><c> area.</c>

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but<00:14:46.779><c> kind</c><00:14:46.960><c> of</c><00:14:47.100><c> let</c><00:14:47.240><c> them</c><00:14:47.460><c> do</c><00:14:47.700><c> their</c><00:14:47.980><c> thing.</c>

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they<00:14:52.340><c> take</c><00:14:52.580><c> over</c><00:14:52.820><c> the</c><00:14:52.960><c> whole</c><00:14:53.159><c> place.</c>

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You're<00:14:53.659><c> a</c><00:14:53.820><c> province</c><00:14:54.139><c> of</c><00:14:54.399><c> Rome.</c>

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Congratulations,<00:14:56.139><c> right.</c>

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Now,<00:14:56.960><c> this</c><00:14:57.179><c> is</c><00:14:57.340><c> going</c><00:14:57.519><c> to</c><00:14:57.620><c> afford</c><00:14:57.980><c> certain</c><00:14:58.340><c> people</c><00:14:58.799><c> like</c><00:14:59.259><c> Paul</c>

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the<00:15:01.120><c> ability</c><00:15:01.500><c> to</c><00:15:01.679><c> get</c><00:15:01.940><c> citizenship.</c>

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population<00:15:06.600><c> that</c><00:15:06.779><c> we'll</c><00:15:06.940><c> look</c><00:15:07.139><c> at,</c>

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Lord<00:15:08.059><c> willing,</c><00:15:08.320><c> next</c><00:15:08.600><c> week,</c><00:15:09.799><c> a</c><00:15:09.960><c> lot</c><00:15:10.120><c> of</c><00:15:10.240><c> them</c><00:15:10.340><c> had</c><00:15:10.620><c> citizenship.</c>

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There<00:15:29.820><c> was</c><00:15:30.039><c> power</c><00:15:30.440><c> in</c><00:15:30.639><c> that.</c>

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Christians,<00:15:38.700><c> but</c><00:15:39.000><c> also</c><00:15:39.259><c> to</c><00:15:39.440><c> help</c><00:15:39.580><c> himself,</c><00:15:40.139><c> right,</c><00:15:40.700><c> to</c><00:15:40.759><c> get</c>

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And<00:15:43.879><c> I</c><00:15:44.100><c> love,</c><00:15:44.340><c> we'll</c><00:15:44.480><c> look</c><00:15:44.659><c> at</c><00:15:44.720><c> this,</c><00:15:44.879><c> but</c><00:15:45.019><c> I</c><00:15:45.179><c> love</c><00:15:45.320><c> the</c><00:15:45.480><c> way</c>

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You're<00:15:52.659><c> going</c><00:15:52.700><c> to</c><00:15:52.899><c> apologize</c><00:15:53.500><c> in</c><00:15:53.759><c> public,</c><00:15:54.220><c> you</c><00:15:54.320><c> know,</c><00:15:54.659><c> different</c><00:15:54.860><c> stuff</c>

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like<00:15:55.279><c> that.</c>

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And<00:15:55.500><c> there's</c><00:15:55.799><c> a</c><00:15:55.940><c> great</c><00:15:56.100><c> line</c><00:15:56.360><c> with,</c><00:15:57.159><c> you</c><00:15:57.779><c> know,</c><00:15:57.919><c> Paul</c><00:15:58.159><c> tells</c><00:15:58.399><c> the</c><00:15:58.620><c> centurion,</c><00:15:59.039><c> you</c><00:15:59.179><c> know,</c><00:15:59.360><c> I'm</c><00:15:59.899><c> a</c>

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free<00:16:00.240><c> man.</c>

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this<00:16:03.559><c> freedom.</c>

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How<00:16:04.120><c> did</c><00:16:04.240><c> you</c><00:16:04.480><c> get</c><00:16:04.679><c> it?</c>

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How<00:16:05.059><c> did</c><00:16:05.179><c> you</c><00:16:05.299><c> get</c><00:16:05.480><c> it?</c>

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Oh,<00:16:11.740><c> Natasha's,</c><00:16:11.980><c> buddy,</c><00:16:12.159><c> sorry.</c>

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Can't<00:16:12.899><c> take</c><00:16:13.000><c> it</c><00:16:13.139><c> away</c><00:16:13.299><c> from</c><00:16:13.460><c> me.</c>

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Let's<00:16:15.879><c> see,</c><00:16:16.600><c> many</c><00:16:16.759><c> Jews</c><00:16:16.980><c> leave</c><00:16:17.200><c> Israel.</c>

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Okay,<00:16:17.940><c> yeah,</c><00:16:18.139><c> Jews</c><00:16:18.340><c> are</c><00:16:18.480><c> going</c><00:16:18.559><c> to</c><00:16:18.639><c> leave</c><00:16:18.740><c> Israel</c><00:16:19.059><c> for</c><00:16:19.259><c> better</c><00:16:19.519><c> prospects.</c>

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We<00:16:20.220><c> know</c><00:16:20.419><c> that.</c>

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They're<00:16:20.740><c> going</c><00:16:20.779><c> to</c><00:16:20.940><c> settle</c><00:16:21.740><c> in</c><00:16:21.899><c> the</c><00:16:22.039><c> big</c><00:16:22.240><c> cities.</c>

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And<00:16:23.720><c> you</c><00:16:23.820><c> know</c><00:16:23.960><c> what?</c>

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throughout<00:16:27.620><c> Europe</c><00:16:28.179><c> and</c><00:16:28.779><c> North</c><00:16:29.080><c> Africa</c>

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or<00:16:29.700><c> stuff</c><00:16:29.840><c> like</c><00:16:30.039><c> that,</c><00:16:30.200><c> they're</c><00:16:30.580><c> going</c><00:16:30.659><c> to</c><00:16:30.820><c> choose</c><00:16:31.019><c> the</c><00:16:31.259><c> cities,</c><00:16:31.980><c> right,</c><00:16:32.519><c> to</c><00:16:32.799><c> go</c><00:16:32.940><c> in.</c>

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There's<00:16:33.240><c> a</c><00:16:33.340><c> lot</c><00:16:33.440><c> of</c><00:16:33.700><c> opportunity,</c><00:16:34.240><c> a</c><00:16:34.399><c> lot</c><00:16:34.480><c> of</c><00:16:34.759><c> trade,</c><00:16:35.080><c> a</c><00:16:35.200><c> lot</c>

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more<00:16:36.179><c> interaction,</c><00:16:37.059><c> that</c><00:16:37.259><c> type</c><00:16:37.419><c> of</c><00:16:37.519><c> thing.</c>

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go<00:16:41.960><c> farm,</c><00:16:43.220><c> all</c><00:16:43.460><c> right?</c>

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They're<00:16:43.840><c> looking</c><00:16:44.120><c> for</c><00:16:44.440><c> other</c><00:16:44.840><c> opportunities</c><00:16:45.639><c> in</c><00:16:46.580><c> these</c><00:16:46.860><c> big</c>

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cities,<00:16:47.960><c> whether</c><00:16:48.220><c> it's</c><00:16:48.539><c> Rome,</c><00:16:49.480><c> Antioch,</c><00:16:50.639><c> or,</c>

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you<00:16:51.259><c> know,</c><00:16:52.679><c> Alexandria,</c><00:16:53.480><c> a</c><00:16:53.559><c> huge</c><00:16:53.779><c> population</c><00:16:54.480><c> of</c><00:16:54.700><c> Jews</c><00:16:55.019><c> living</c><00:16:55.419><c> in</c>

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Alexandria,<00:16:56.500><c> huge,</c>

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like<00:16:57.299><c> 200</c><00:16:57.600><c>,000</c><00:16:58.019><c> Jews</c><00:16:58.320><c> living</c><00:16:58.679><c> in</c><00:16:58.960><c> Alexandria.</c>

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And<00:17:01.419><c> this</c><00:17:01.620><c> is</c><00:17:01.799><c> going</c><00:17:01.879><c> to</c><00:17:01.980><c> be</c><00:17:02.080><c> the</c><00:17:02.279><c> time</c><00:17:02.419><c> period</c><00:17:02.740><c> when</c><00:17:02.940><c> the</c>

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Septuagint,<00:17:04.079><c> okay,</c>

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the<00:17:04.440><c> Old</c><00:17:04.660><c> Testament</c><00:17:05.180><c> is</c><00:17:05.740><c> going</c><00:17:05.980><c> to</c><00:17:06.180><c> be</c><00:17:06.519><c> translated</c><00:17:07.299><c> from</c><00:17:08.259><c> Hebrew</c><00:17:08.680><c> into</c>

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Greek,<00:17:10.339><c> okay?</c>

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Greek<00:17:11.180><c> was</c><00:17:11.539><c> like</c><00:17:12.180><c> the</c><00:17:12.420><c> lingua</c><00:17:12.799><c> franca,</c><00:17:13.160><c> okay,</c><00:17:13.400><c> the</c><00:17:13.599><c> language</c>

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that<00:17:14.259><c> everybody</c><00:17:14.619><c> used,</c>

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kind<00:17:15.779><c> of</c><00:17:15.839><c> like</c><00:17:16.059><c> the</c><00:17:16.279><c> language</c><00:17:16.640><c> that</c><00:17:16.940><c> everybody</c><00:17:17.319><c> uses</c><00:17:17.700><c> in</c><00:17:18.039><c> the</c>

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airplane<00:17:19.799><c> industry,</c><00:17:20.460><c> aviation,</c><00:17:21.220><c> right,</c>

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which<00:17:21.539><c> is</c><00:17:21.759><c> what</c><00:17:21.900><c> language?</c>

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Aviation<00:17:25.160><c> language?</c>

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That<00:17:26.279><c> is</c><00:17:26.500><c> correct.</c>

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And<00:17:27.299><c> that</c><00:17:28.319><c> aviation</c><00:17:28.880><c> language</c><00:17:29.359><c> would</c><00:17:29.640><c> be</c><00:17:31.000><c> airplane</c><00:17:32.220><c> English,</c>

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is<00:17:33.740><c> that</c><00:17:33.940><c> what</c><00:17:34.019><c> you</c><00:17:34.200><c> said?</c>

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Airplane<00:17:34.779><c> English,</c><00:17:35.700><c> perfect.</c>

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Yeah,<00:17:40.019><c> it's,</c><00:17:41.000><c> the</c><00:17:41.599><c> language</c><00:17:42.019><c> they</c><00:17:42.319><c> use</c><00:17:42.519><c> is</c><00:17:42.740><c> English,</c><00:17:42.960><c> okay,</c>

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and<00:17:43.799><c> so</c><00:17:44.259><c> this</c><00:17:44.960><c> is</c><00:17:45.160><c> the</c><00:17:45.240><c> same</c><00:17:45.420><c> thing,</c>

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like<00:17:45.920><c> Greek</c><00:17:46.119><c> was</c><00:17:46.400><c> spoken</c><00:17:46.819><c> particularly</c><00:17:47.700><c> in</c><00:17:47.900><c> the</c><00:17:48.119><c> eastern</c><00:17:48.740><c> part</c><00:17:49.000><c> of</c>

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the<00:17:49.279><c> Roman</c><00:17:49.500><c> Empire,</c>

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that<00:17:50.119><c> was</c><00:17:50.940><c> the</c><00:17:51.039><c> language</c><00:17:51.299><c> everybody</c><00:17:51.740><c> used.</c>

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And<00:17:52.240><c> so</c><00:17:52.319><c> if</c><00:17:52.420><c> you</c><00:17:52.559><c> wanted</c><00:17:52.680><c> to</c><00:17:52.859><c> get</c><00:17:53.039><c> ahead,</c><00:17:53.880><c> you</c><00:17:54.059><c> wanted</c><00:17:54.240><c> to</c><00:17:54.460><c> do</c>

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something,<00:17:55.640><c> you</c><00:17:55.740><c> had</c><00:17:55.880><c> to</c><00:17:56.019><c> learn</c><00:17:56.180><c> the</c><00:17:56.339><c> language.</c>

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And<00:17:57.160><c> that's</c><00:17:57.339><c> what</c><00:17:57.539><c> the</c><00:17:57.660><c> Jews</c><00:17:57.799><c> did,</c><00:17:58.160><c> they</c><00:17:58.400><c> go</c><00:17:58.619><c> there</c><00:17:58.920><c> and</c><00:17:59.119><c> they</c>

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learned<00:17:59.880><c> the</c><00:18:00.099><c> language,</c><00:18:00.720><c> you</c><00:18:00.940><c> know,</c>

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you<00:18:01.079><c> have</c><00:18:01.279><c> to,</c><00:18:01.779><c> you</c><00:18:01.880><c> know,</c><00:18:02.099><c> like</c><00:18:02.359><c> if</c><00:18:02.619><c> you</c><00:18:02.680><c> don't</c><00:18:02.819><c> speak</c><00:18:03.099><c> Latin</c>

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in<00:18:04.660><c> the</c><00:18:04.859><c> ancient</c><00:18:05.099><c> world</c><00:18:05.380><c> and</c><00:18:05.500><c> you</c><00:18:05.599><c> go</c><00:18:05.720><c> to</c><00:18:06.000><c> Rome</c>

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and<00:18:06.539><c> try</c><00:18:06.680><c> to</c><00:18:06.819><c> make</c><00:18:06.960><c> a</c><00:18:07.140><c> living</c><00:18:07.299><c> and</c><00:18:07.640><c> get</c><00:18:07.900><c> ahead,</c><00:18:08.980><c> not</c><00:18:09.180><c> happen,</c><00:18:09.940><c> okay?</c>

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All<00:18:11.079><c> right,</c><00:18:11.460><c> questions,</c><00:18:12.119><c> comments</c><00:18:12.380><c> before</c><00:18:12.740><c> we</c><00:18:13.000><c> move</c><00:18:13.160><c> on?</c>

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Fantastic.

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All<00:18:18.880><c> right,</c><00:18:19.720><c> let's</c><00:18:19.940><c> take</c><00:18:20.079><c> a</c><00:18:20.140><c> look</c><00:18:20.220><c> at</c><00:18:20.420><c> this,</c><00:18:22.259><c> dispersion</c><00:18:22.799><c> of</c>

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the<00:18:23.099><c> Jews,</c>

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And<00:19:00.400><c> we</c><00:19:00.460><c> know</c><00:19:00.599><c> from</c><00:19:00.880><c> Psalm</c><00:19:01.099><c> 137,</c><00:19:01.920><c> this</c><00:19:02.140><c> is</c><00:19:02.339><c> kind</c><00:19:02.500><c> of</c><00:19:02.740><c> a</c><00:19:02.900><c> foundational</c><00:19:03.779><c> aspect</c>

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Jerusalem,<00:19:10.319><c> right?</c>

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Psalm<00:19:10.720><c> 137,</c><00:19:11.660><c> very</c><00:19:11.920><c> sad</c><00:19:13.000><c> Psalm,</c><00:19:13.640><c> but</c><00:19:13.859><c> the</c><00:19:14.440><c> Jews</c><00:19:14.619><c> keep</c><00:19:14.880><c> this</c><00:19:15.160><c> kind</c><00:19:15.440><c> of,</c>

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sizeable<00:19:30.559><c> amount,</c>

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There's<00:19:35.140><c> what</c><00:19:35.339><c> now?</c>

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Wow,<00:19:58.500><c> it's</c><00:19:58.839><c> almost</c><00:19:59.140><c> as</c><00:19:59.460><c> if</c><00:19:59.720><c> God</c><00:20:00.240><c> was</c><00:20:00.539><c> kind</c><00:20:00.779><c> of</c><00:20:01.019><c> setting</c><00:20:01.339><c> up</c><00:20:01.720><c> a</c>

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Hmm,<00:20:34.539><c> we'll</c><00:20:34.700><c> see,</c><00:20:35.180><c> see</c><00:20:35.299><c> if</c><00:20:35.380><c> that</c><00:20:35.599><c> happens.</c>

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Jewish<00:20:39.180><c> culture.</c>

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We<00:20:41.160><c> talked</c><00:20:41.420><c> about</c><00:20:41.619><c> this</c><00:20:41.900><c> already,</c><00:20:42.480><c> but</c><00:20:42.640><c> I</c><00:20:42.759><c> just</c><00:20:42.940><c> want</c><00:20:43.059><c> to</c><00:20:43.299><c> reiterate</c><00:20:43.759><c> it.</c>

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State<00:20:44.920><c> of</c><00:20:45.279><c> tension</c><00:20:45.980><c> between</c><00:20:47.259><c> the</c><00:20:47.559><c> Greek</c><00:20:47.900><c> Roman</c><00:20:48.740><c> world</c><00:20:49.339><c> and</c>

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Always<00:20:52.299><c> this</c><00:20:52.599><c> tension.</c>

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Jews<00:20:54.079><c> are</c><00:20:54.380><c> different,</c><00:20:54.880><c> right?</c>

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They're<00:20:55.500><c> obnoxious.</c>

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They're<00:21:03.079><c> obnoxious</c><00:21:03.779><c> with</c><00:21:04.079><c> their</c><00:21:04.819><c> rituals</c><00:21:05.579><c> and</c><00:21:06.299><c> their,</c><00:21:06.720><c> you</c>

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know,<00:21:07.799><c> their</c><00:21:08.099><c> diet.</c>

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Oh,<00:21:09.319><c> so</c><00:21:09.819><c> obnoxious.</c>

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I<00:21:11.700><c> think</c><00:21:11.940><c> it's</c><00:21:12.339><c> kind</c><00:21:12.480><c> of</c><00:21:12.599><c> like</c><00:21:13.079><c> when</c><00:21:13.480><c> you</c><00:21:13.779><c> have</c><00:21:13.940><c> like,</c><00:21:15.839><c> and</c><00:21:15.839><c> listen,</c>

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I<00:21:16.660><c> apologize</c><00:21:17.240><c> to</c><00:21:17.500><c> all</c><00:21:17.640><c> the</c><00:21:17.839><c> vegans</c><00:21:18.099><c> out</c><00:21:18.319><c> there,</c><00:21:18.660><c> okay?</c>

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It's<00:21:18.920><c> kind</c><00:21:19.059><c> of</c><00:21:19.140><c> like</c><00:21:19.299><c> someone</c><00:21:19.500><c> that's</c><00:21:19.779><c> really</c><00:21:20.140><c> into</c><00:21:20.440><c> veganism,</c><00:21:21.420><c> right?</c>

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It's<00:21:22.599><c> like</c><00:21:22.759><c> they're</c><00:21:23.099><c> always</c><00:21:23.579><c> talking</c><00:21:24.059><c> about</c><00:21:24.380><c> the</c><00:21:24.619><c> diet</c><00:21:25.039><c> and</c>

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what<00:21:25.460><c> they're</c><00:21:25.819><c> doing,</c><00:21:26.599><c> all</c><00:21:26.839><c> right?</c>

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be<00:21:29.339><c> healthy,</c><00:21:30.240><c> right?</c>

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Well,<00:21:41.200><c> I</c><00:21:41.619><c> am</c><00:21:41.859><c> vegan,</c><00:21:42.339><c> Richard.</c>

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So<00:21:52.240><c> just</c><00:21:52.500><c> imagine</c><00:21:52.880><c> this,</c><00:21:53.200><c> okay?</c>

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This,<00:21:55.059><c> and</c><00:21:55.380><c> we</c><00:21:55.539><c> can</c><00:21:55.819><c> understand</c><00:21:56.240><c> this</c><00:21:56.460><c> because</c><00:21:56.680><c> in</c><00:21:56.900><c> a</c><00:21:56.960><c> lot</c><00:21:57.099><c> of</c><00:21:57.279><c> ways,</c>

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this<00:21:59.039><c> is</c><00:21:59.279><c> our</c><00:21:59.519><c> place</c><00:21:59.700><c> to</c><00:21:59.960><c> center</c><00:22:00.140><c> ourselves</c><00:22:00.579><c> again,</c><00:22:01.220><c> right?</c>

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We<00:22:01.640><c> use</c><00:22:01.859><c> Christ</c><00:22:02.200><c> to</c><00:22:02.519><c> center</c><00:22:02.680><c> ourselves</c><00:22:03.200><c> again.</c>

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And<00:22:04.119><c> so</c><00:22:04.460><c> they're</c><00:22:04.880><c> going</c><00:22:05.000><c> to</c><00:22:05.160><c> use</c><00:22:05.339><c> these</c><00:22:05.660><c> synagogues</c><00:22:06.259><c> to</c><00:22:06.519><c> center</c><00:22:06.720><c> themselves,</c><00:22:07.200><c> you</c><00:22:07.339><c> know,</c>

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just<00:22:07.619><c> think</c><00:22:07.799><c> about</c><00:22:07.960><c> it,</c><00:22:08.000><c> every</c><00:22:08.220><c> day</c><00:22:08.339><c> you're</c><00:22:08.500><c> getting</c><00:22:08.660><c> pressured.</c>

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Pressure,<00:22:09.740><c> pressure,</c><00:22:10.140><c> paganism,</c><00:22:10.579><c> paganism,</c><00:22:11.240><c> the</c><00:22:11.440><c> Roman</c><00:22:11.680><c> world,</c><00:22:11.920><c> the</c>

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Roman<00:22:12.359><c> world.</c>

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Ah,<00:22:13.680><c> you</c><00:22:13.740><c> can</c><00:22:13.960><c> go</c><00:22:14.079><c> there</c><00:22:14.259><c> on</c><00:22:14.519><c> Friday</c><00:22:14.759><c> nights</c><00:22:15.099><c> like,</c><00:22:15.720><c> oh,</c><00:22:16.339><c> you</c>

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see<00:22:16.740><c> the</c><00:22:16.920><c> pictures</c><00:22:17.220><c> of</c><00:22:17.539><c> the,</c><00:22:18.019><c> you</c><00:22:18.180><c> know,</c>

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all<00:22:18.519><c> the</c><00:22:18.740><c> frescoes,</c><00:22:19.420><c> there'd</c><00:22:19.539><c> be</c><00:22:19.660><c> frescoes</c><00:22:20.220><c> reminding</c><00:22:20.740><c> the</c><00:22:21.019><c> people</c>

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of<00:22:21.480><c> different</c><00:22:21.720><c> events</c><00:22:22.059><c> in</c><00:22:22.259><c> the</c><00:22:22.359><c> Old</c><00:22:22.519><c> Testament.</c>

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You<00:22:23.779><c> have</c><00:22:23.980><c> Jewish</c><00:22:24.339><c> food</c><00:22:24.700><c> there,</c><00:22:25.359><c> you</c><00:22:25.599><c> know,</c><00:22:25.680><c> you're</c><00:22:26.000><c> speaking</c>

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in<00:22:26.539><c> Aramaic</c><00:22:27.099><c> or</c><00:22:27.319><c> Hebrew,</c><00:22:27.680><c> whatever</c><00:22:28.000><c> it</c><00:22:28.240><c> is,</c>

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is<00:22:32.220><c> my</c><00:22:32.420><c> home,</c><00:22:33.000><c> okay?</c>

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And<00:22:33.299><c> a</c><00:22:33.380><c> lot</c><00:22:33.480><c> of</c><00:22:33.619><c> times,</c><00:22:33.900><c> you</c><00:22:34.500><c> know,</c><00:22:35.140><c> they</c><00:22:35.240><c> were</c><00:22:35.380><c> spiritual</c><00:22:35.859><c> homes</c><00:22:36.200><c> to</c>

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these<00:22:36.599><c> Jewish</c><00:22:36.859><c> people</c>

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that<00:22:37.420><c> were</c><00:22:38.440><c> remembering</c><00:22:39.220><c> the</c><00:22:39.700><c> past,</c><00:22:41.779><c> but</c><00:22:41.940><c> also</c><00:22:42.339><c> kind</c><00:22:42.619><c> of</c><00:22:42.680><c> in</c>

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the<00:22:43.079><c> modern</c><00:22:43.420><c> world,</c>

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which<00:22:44.099><c> to</c><00:22:44.339><c> us</c><00:22:44.559><c> is</c><00:22:44.740><c> the</c><00:22:44.920><c> ancient</c><00:22:45.200><c> world,</c><00:22:45.440><c> but</c><00:22:45.559><c> it</c><00:22:45.579><c> was</c><00:22:45.700><c> the</c>

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modern<00:22:46.119><c> world,</c><00:22:46.799><c> right?</c>

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And<00:22:47.160><c> I</c><00:22:47.180><c> think</c><00:22:47.339><c> some</c><00:22:47.519><c> of</c><00:22:47.619><c> the</c><00:22:48.180><c> trials</c><00:22:48.640><c> and</c><00:22:48.900><c> tribulations,</c><00:22:49.400><c> some</c>

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of<00:22:49.720><c> the</c><00:22:49.839><c> things</c><00:22:49.960><c> that</c><00:22:50.140><c> they</c><00:22:50.380><c> had</c><00:22:50.519><c> to</c><00:22:50.680><c> go</c><00:22:50.900><c> through,</c>

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and<00:22:51.740><c> we</c><00:22:51.920><c> have</c><00:22:52.099><c> to</c><00:22:52.200><c> go</c><00:22:52.380><c> through</c><00:22:52.559><c> too</c><00:22:52.779><c> as</c><00:22:53.000><c> a</c><00:22:53.240><c> community,</c><00:22:53.859><c> okay?</c>

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We're<00:22:54.480><c> a</c><00:22:54.640><c> small</c><00:22:54.819><c> community.</c>

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The<00:22:55.579><c> Jews</c><00:22:55.920><c> in</c><00:22:56.240><c> relation</c><00:22:56.740><c> to</c><00:22:57.319><c> everybody</c><00:22:57.700><c> else,</c><00:22:58.259><c> we're</c><00:22:58.440><c> a</c><00:22:58.579><c> small</c><00:22:58.819><c> community.</c>

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And<00:23:01.059><c> so</c><00:23:01.220><c> we</c><00:23:01.380><c> have</c><00:23:01.539><c> to</c><00:23:01.700><c> be</c><00:23:01.940><c> mindful</c><00:23:02.259><c> of</c><00:23:02.480><c> that,</c><00:23:02.619><c> you</c><00:23:02.720><c> know.</c>

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Is<00:23:07.799><c> our</c><00:23:08.059><c> ecclesia</c><00:23:08.539><c> a</c><00:23:08.819><c> place</c><00:23:09.039><c> where</c><00:23:09.259><c> people</c><00:23:09.519><c> can</c><00:23:09.880><c> come</c><00:23:10.180><c> to</c><00:23:10.660><c> be</c>

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reminded<00:23:11.599><c> of</c><00:23:11.880><c> the</c><00:23:12.079><c> things</c><00:23:12.279><c> of</c><00:23:12.619><c> God?</c>

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And<00:23:14.980><c> that's</c><00:23:15.500><c> what</c><00:23:15.599><c> was</c><00:23:15.799><c> going</c><00:23:16.039><c> on</c><00:23:16.200><c> in</c><00:23:16.359><c> these</c><00:23:16.539><c> synagogues.</c>

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All<00:23:18.599><c> right,</c><00:23:18.920><c> very</c><00:23:19.339><c> quickly,</c><00:23:21.420><c> just,</c><00:23:21.759><c> I</c><00:23:21.900><c> want</c><00:23:22.059><c> to</c><00:23:22.480><c> just</c><00:23:22.640><c> show</c><00:23:22.720><c> you</c><00:23:22.839><c> a</c>

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couple<00:23:23.099><c> maps</c><00:23:23.460><c> here</c><00:23:23.700><c> that</c><00:23:23.859><c> kind</c>

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can<00:23:30.700><c> see</c><00:23:30.839><c> where</c><00:23:31.019><c> they</c><00:23:31.319><c> went,</c>

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all<00:23:32.099><c> right,</c><00:23:32.660><c> major</c><00:23:33.019><c> cities,</c><00:23:33.599><c> boom.</c>

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They<00:23:35.640><c> went</c><00:23:35.839><c> to</c><00:23:36.059><c> Mesopotamia,</c><00:23:37.319><c> but</c><00:23:37.500><c> look,</c><00:23:37.940><c> they</c><00:23:38.220><c> started</c><00:23:38.599><c> in</c>

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and<00:23:41.119><c> they</c><00:23:41.339><c> went</c><00:23:41.480><c> to</c><00:23:41.740><c> all</c><00:23:42.059><c> of</c><00:23:42.200><c> the</c><00:23:42.380><c> different</c><00:23:42.640><c> cities</c><00:23:43.019><c> here,</c><00:23:43.299><c> even</c><00:23:43.500><c> up</c>

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in<00:23:44.299><c> modern</c><00:23:44.599><c> day</c><00:23:44.859><c> France.</c>

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Doesn't<00:23:46.059><c> look</c><00:23:46.299><c> like</c><00:23:46.480><c> there's</c><00:23:46.640><c> anything</c><00:23:46.920><c> in</c><00:23:47.140><c> Britain</c><00:23:47.980><c> up</c><00:23:48.559><c> there,</c><00:23:48.779><c> but</c>

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eventually<00:23:49.579><c> there</c><00:23:49.819><c> was.</c>

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And<00:23:51.559><c> here</c><00:23:51.720><c> are</c><00:23:51.819><c> some</c><00:23:52.019><c> of</c><00:23:52.140><c> the</c><00:23:52.299><c> synagogues.</c>

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found,<00:23:57.480><c> okay?</c>

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Remnants<00:23:58.700><c> of</c><00:23:58.980><c> synagogues,</c><00:24:00.359><c> and</c><00:24:01.220><c> you</c><00:24:01.359><c> can</c><00:24:01.579><c> see</c><00:24:01.700><c> they're</c><00:24:01.940><c> all</c>

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scattered<00:24:02.460><c> everywhere.</c>

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Look<00:24:02.980><c> at</c><00:24:03.079><c> it,</c><00:24:03.220><c> even</c><00:24:03.380><c> up</c><00:24:03.539><c> in</c><00:24:03.640><c> the</c><00:24:03.839><c> Black</c><00:24:04.140><c> Sea,</c><00:24:05.099><c> up</c><00:24:05.119><c> by</c><00:24:05.299><c> the</c><00:24:05.500><c> Crimea,</c><00:24:06.660><c> right,</c><00:24:06.920><c> one,</c>

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two,<00:24:07.460><c> three.</c>

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There's<00:24:08.940><c> still</c><00:24:09.240><c> Jews</c><00:24:09.599><c> in</c><00:24:09.940><c> the</c><00:24:10.200><c> Crimea</c><00:24:10.579><c> region</c><00:24:11.299><c> as</c><00:24:11.599><c> well.</c>

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And<00:24:12.440><c> so</c><00:24:12.579><c> wherever</c><00:24:12.880><c> there</c><00:24:13.119><c> was</c><00:24:13.380><c> trade,</c><00:24:13.839><c> wherever</c><00:24:14.119><c> there</c><00:24:14.359><c> was</c>

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people,<00:24:14.960><c> wherever</c><00:24:15.259><c> there</c><00:24:15.480><c> was</c><00:24:15.779><c> communities</c>

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and<00:24:16.759><c> cities,</c><00:24:17.720><c> for</c><00:24:17.880><c> the</c><00:24:18.019><c> most</c><00:24:18.220><c> part</c><00:24:18.359><c> you're</c><00:24:18.579><c> going</c><00:24:18.660><c> to</c><00:24:18.819><c> find</c><00:24:19.039><c> a</c>

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Jewish<00:24:19.480><c> community</c><00:24:19.960><c> there.</c>

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And<00:24:20.619><c> if</c><00:24:20.720><c> there</c><00:24:21.019><c> wasn't</c><00:24:21.339><c> a</c><00:24:21.759><c> community,</c><00:24:22.400><c> a</c><00:24:22.519><c> synagogue,</c><00:24:23.720><c> there</c><00:24:23.880><c> was</c><00:24:24.099><c> still</c><00:24:24.400><c> a</c>

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group<00:24:24.920><c> of</c><00:24:25.180><c> people</c><00:24:25.420><c> in</c><00:24:25.720><c> fact,</c>

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and<00:24:26.140><c> we'll</c><00:24:26.279><c> look</c><00:24:26.480><c> at</c><00:24:26.599><c> this</c><00:24:26.819><c> in</c><00:24:27.140><c> Acts,</c><00:24:30.059><c> where</c><00:24:30.059><c> they</c><00:24:30.440><c> went,</c><00:24:31.880><c> Paul</c>

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went,<00:24:32.579><c> where</c><00:24:32.859><c> was</c><00:24:33.119><c> it,</c><00:24:33.279><c> was</c><00:24:33.440><c> it</c><00:24:33.599><c> in</c><00:24:33.779><c> Philippi,</c>

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where<00:24:35.160><c> they</c><00:24:35.400><c> found,</c><00:24:35.759><c> they</c><00:24:35.900><c> were</c><00:24:36.039><c> down</c><00:24:36.259><c> by</c><00:24:36.460><c> the</c><00:24:36.640><c> river,</c><00:24:37.339><c> okay,</c>

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and<00:24:37.859><c> he</c><00:24:38.019><c> found</c><00:24:38.660><c> women</c><00:24:39.059><c> worshiping</c><00:24:39.740><c> down</c><00:24:40.000><c> by</c><00:24:40.279><c> the</c><00:24:40.400><c> river.</c>

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And<00:24:41.359><c> so</c><00:24:41.480><c> that</c><00:24:41.660><c> was</c><00:24:41.859><c> an</c><00:24:42.079><c> area</c><00:24:42.279><c> where</c><00:24:42.599><c> they</c><00:24:42.799><c> used</c><00:24:43.059><c> to</c><00:24:43.240><c> worship</c><00:24:43.500><c> before</c><00:24:44.000><c> there</c><00:24:44.200><c> was</c><00:24:44.400><c> a</c><00:24:44.599><c> synagogue,</c>

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before<00:24:45.519><c> there</c><00:24:45.700><c> was</c><00:24:45.859><c> enough</c><00:24:46.119><c> Jews,</c><00:24:46.900><c> I</c><00:24:47.019><c> think</c><00:24:47.160><c> you</c><00:24:47.279><c> needed</c><00:24:47.480><c> to</c>

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have<00:24:47.900><c> 12</c><00:24:48.400><c> or</c><00:24:48.559><c> 13</c><00:24:49.700><c> male</c><00:24:50.599><c> Jews</c>

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in<00:24:51.259><c> order</c><00:24:51.339><c> to</c><00:24:51.500><c> have</c><00:24:51.619><c> a</c><00:24:51.799><c> synagogue,</c><00:24:52.200><c> and</c><00:24:52.319><c> so</c><00:24:52.400><c> if</c><00:24:52.500><c> you</c><00:24:52.559><c> didn't</c>

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have<00:24:53.119><c> that,</c><00:24:53.559><c> they</c><00:24:53.779><c> would</c><00:24:53.920><c> look</c><00:24:54.059><c> for</c><00:24:54.240><c> other</c><00:24:54.400><c> places,</c>

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and<00:24:55.160><c> that</c><00:24:55.359><c> would</c><00:24:55.519><c> be</c><00:24:55.960><c> one</c><00:24:56.099><c> of</c><00:24:56.200><c> the</c><00:24:56.279><c> places</c><00:24:56.460><c> that</c><00:24:56.579><c> would</c><00:24:56.740><c> be</c><00:24:56.940><c> the</c>

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river,<00:24:57.539><c> okay?</c>

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All<00:24:59.019><c> right,</c><00:25:01.920><c> I</c><00:25:02.180><c> want</c><00:25:02.400><c> to</c><00:25:02.599><c> save,</c><00:25:05.079><c> let's</c><00:25:05.779><c> do</c><00:25:05.920><c> it,</c><00:25:06.079><c> let's</c><00:25:06.339><c> do</c><00:25:06.539><c> it,</c><00:25:06.900><c> okay.</c>

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Here's<00:25:08.880><c> an</c><00:25:09.059><c> important</c><00:25:09.519><c> thing</c><00:25:09.880><c> to</c><00:25:10.160><c> remember,</c><00:25:11.039><c> it</c><00:25:11.319><c> wasn't</c><00:25:11.619><c> just</c>

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Jews<00:25:12.400><c> and</c><00:25:12.779><c> Gentiles,</c><00:25:13.900><c> okay,</c>

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x
and<00:25:14.460><c> there</c><00:25:14.579><c> was</c><00:25:14.799><c> no</c><00:25:14.980><c> like</c><00:25:15.180><c> in</c><00:25:15.440><c> between,</c><00:25:16.220><c> there</c><00:25:16.480><c> were</c><00:25:16.920><c> proselytes</c><00:25:17.880><c> as</c><00:25:18.259><c> well.</c>

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In<00:25:19.640><c> other</c><00:25:19.839><c> words,</c><00:25:20.400><c> there</c><00:25:20.539><c> were</c><00:25:21.279><c> pagans</c><00:25:21.859><c> that</c><00:25:22.099><c> had</c><00:25:22.380><c> converted</c>

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to<00:25:23.299><c> Judaism.</c>

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All<00:25:24.839><c> right,</c><00:25:25.940><c> increased</c><00:25:26.359><c> Jewish</c><00:25:26.700><c> numbers</c><00:25:27.119><c> in</c><00:25:27.980><c> the</c><00:25:28.119><c> Roman</c><00:25:28.380><c> world.</c>

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We're<00:25:30.420><c> not</c><00:25:30.559><c> going</c><00:25:30.640><c> to</c><00:25:30.720><c> look</c><00:25:30.839><c> at</c><00:25:30.920><c> these</c><00:25:31.140><c> in</c><00:25:31.359><c> Isaiah,</c><00:25:31.960><c> but</c><00:25:32.079><c> the</c>

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general<00:25:32.799><c> theme</c><00:25:33.279><c> is</c><00:25:34.220><c> that</c><00:25:35.140><c> the</c><00:25:35.460><c> Jewish</c><00:25:35.740><c> people</c><00:25:36.539><c> were</c>

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to<00:25:37.039><c> be</c><00:25:37.299><c> a</c><00:25:37.420><c> light</c><00:25:37.599><c> to</c><00:25:37.839><c> the</c><00:25:37.980><c> Gentiles,</c><00:25:38.539><c> and</c><00:25:38.740><c> by</c><00:25:39.079><c> extension,</c><00:25:40.559><c> Christ</c><00:25:40.980><c> would</c><00:25:41.220><c> be</c>

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that<00:25:41.680><c> light</c><00:25:41.900><c> as</c><00:25:42.180><c> well,</c>

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he'd<00:25:42.559><c> fill</c><00:25:42.640><c> the</c><00:25:42.799><c> whole</c><00:25:43.119><c> world</c><00:25:43.480><c> with</c><00:25:43.660><c> his</c><00:25:43.940><c> light.</c>

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But<00:25:44.839><c> it's</c><00:25:45.140><c> starting</c><00:25:45.480><c> now</c><00:25:45.839><c> with</c><00:25:46.019><c> these</c><00:25:46.279><c> little</c><00:25:46.539><c> dots</c><00:25:46.819><c> of</c><00:25:48.579><c> synagogues,</c><00:25:49.480><c> little</c><00:25:49.859><c> communities</c><00:25:50.359><c> of</c>

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Jews<00:25:50.940><c> everywhere,</c>

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here,<00:25:51.980><c> there,</c><00:25:52.140><c> and</c><00:25:52.359><c> everywhere,</c><00:25:52.880><c> okay.</c>

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Here's<00:25:54.220><c> a</c><00:25:54.440><c> quote</c><00:25:54.539><c> from</c><00:25:54.819><c> Rabbi</c><00:25:55.119><c> Eliezer</c><00:25:55.720><c> Ben</c><00:25:56.240><c>-Pedat</c><00:25:56.859><c> in</c><00:25:57.119><c> the</c>

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third<00:25:57.480><c> century,</c><00:25:58.819><c> God</c><00:25:59.160><c> sent</c><00:25:59.480><c> Israel</c>

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into<00:26:00.460><c> exile</c><00:26:01.000><c> among</c><00:26:01.299><c> the</c><00:26:01.519><c> nations</c><00:26:01.839><c> only</c><00:26:02.140><c> for</c><00:26:02.319><c> the</c><00:26:02.519><c> purpose</c><00:26:02.839><c> of</c>

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acquiring<00:26:03.920><c> converts,</c><00:26:04.599><c> okay,</c><00:26:04.900><c> that's</c><00:26:05.140><c> interesting.</c>

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Are<00:26:06.099><c> the</c><00:26:06.259><c> Jewish</c><00:26:06.460><c> people</c><00:26:06.839><c> known</c><00:26:07.240><c> for</c><00:26:07.400><c> their</c><00:26:07.700><c> conversions?</c>

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In<00:26:08.279><c> other</c><00:26:08.400><c> words,</c><00:26:08.559><c> do</c><00:26:08.680><c> we</c><00:26:08.700><c> have</c><00:26:08.900><c> Jews</c><00:26:09.079><c> knocking</c><00:26:09.440><c> on</c><00:26:09.660><c> our</c><00:26:09.880><c> door?</c>

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We<00:26:11.420><c> don't,</c><00:26:11.619><c> that's</c><00:26:12.539><c> not</c><00:26:12.660><c> how</c><00:26:12.859><c> they</c><00:26:14.119><c> do</c><00:26:14.299><c> it,</c><00:26:14.380><c> they're</c><00:26:14.579><c> not</c><00:26:14.720><c> aggressive</c><00:26:15.220><c> in</c>

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that<00:26:15.700><c> way.</c>

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What<00:26:16.460><c> they</c><00:26:16.720><c> do</c><00:26:16.940><c> is</c><00:26:17.220><c> they</c><00:26:17.420><c> set</c><00:26:17.599><c> up</c><00:26:17.799><c> a</c><00:26:17.960><c> synagogue,</c><00:26:18.759><c> and</c><00:26:18.940><c> they</c>

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allowed<00:26:19.779><c> Gentiles</c>

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that<00:26:20.740><c> were</c><00:26:20.960><c> interested</c><00:26:21.240><c> to</c><00:26:21.500><c> come,</c><00:26:22.059><c> to</c><00:26:22.200><c> listen,</c><00:26:22.859><c> okay.</c>

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x
So<00:26:23.279><c> they</c><00:26:23.440><c> had</c><00:26:24.059><c> an</c><00:26:24.599><c> open</c><00:26:24.819><c> door</c><00:26:25.119><c> policy</c><00:26:25.700><c> as</c><00:26:25.960><c> long</c><00:26:26.160><c> as</c><00:26:26.279><c> you</c><00:26:26.420><c> were</c><00:26:26.640><c> respectful.</c>

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They<00:26:28.559><c> allowed</c><00:26:28.759><c> Gentiles</c><00:26:29.339><c> to</c><00:26:29.900><c> listen,</c><00:26:30.460><c> okay.</c>

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Here's<00:26:31.640><c> another</c><00:26:31.839><c> one</c><00:26:32.059><c> from</c><00:26:32.259><c> Josephus,</c><00:26:32.839><c> we</c><00:26:33.019><c> all</c><00:26:33.180><c> know</c><00:26:33.319><c> Josephus,</c><00:26:34.460><c> all</c><00:26:34.720><c> the</c>

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time<00:26:35.220><c> they,</c><00:26:35.720><c> the</c><00:26:35.960><c> Jews,</c>

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were<00:26:37.299><c> attracting</c><00:26:38.859><c> to</c><00:26:39.160><c> their</c><00:26:39.339><c> worship</c><00:26:39.680><c> a</c><00:26:40.339><c> great</c><00:26:40.579><c> number</c>

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of<00:26:41.460><c> Greeks</c><00:26:41.779><c> making</c><00:26:42.240><c> them</c><00:26:42.539><c> virtually</c><00:26:43.359><c> members</c><00:26:43.980><c> of</c><00:26:44.160><c> their</c>

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community,<00:26:45.619><c> interesting.</c>

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So<00:26:46.500><c> around</c><00:26:46.700><c> the</c><00:26:46.900><c> first</c><00:26:47.079><c> century,</c><00:26:48.099><c> you</c><00:26:48.259><c> had</c><00:26:48.759><c> Greeks</c><00:26:49.220><c> who</c><00:26:49.720><c> were</c>

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interested<00:26:50.400><c> in</c><00:26:50.900><c> the</c><00:26:51.059><c> Jews,</c>

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and<00:26:51.420><c> they</c><00:26:51.940><c> converted</c><00:26:52.339><c> to</c><00:26:52.599><c> Judaism.</c>

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x
Every<00:26:53.619><c> Friday,</c><00:26:54.039><c> Saturday,</c><00:26:54.519><c> they'd</c><00:26:54.799><c> be</c><00:26:54.940><c> at</c><00:26:55.579><c> the</c><00:26:55.779><c> temple,</c><00:26:56.420><c> or</c>

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in<00:26:56.680><c> this</c><00:26:56.839><c> case,</c><00:26:57.079><c> the</c><00:26:57.200><c> synagogue.</c>

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All<00:26:58.259><c> right,</c><00:26:58.359><c> and</c><00:26:58.480><c> then</c><00:26:58.740><c> lastly,</c><00:27:00.079><c> Church</c><00:27:00.440><c> of</c><00:27:00.900><c> Adolf</c><00:27:02.299><c> von</c><00:27:03.700><c> Harnack,</c><00:27:04.500><c> okay.</c>

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It<00:27:05.339><c> is</c><00:27:05.559><c> utterly</c><00:27:05.880><c> impossible</c><00:27:06.559><c> to</c><00:27:07.000><c> explain</c><00:27:07.319><c> the</c><00:27:07.559><c> large</c><00:27:07.819><c> number</c>

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of<00:27:08.980><c> total</c><00:27:09.299><c> Jews</c><00:27:09.619><c> in</c><00:27:09.839><c> the</c><00:27:10.039><c> diaspora</c>

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by<00:27:11.119><c> the</c><00:27:11.380><c> mere</c><00:27:11.680><c> fact</c><00:27:12.079><c> of</c><00:27:12.319><c> the</c><00:27:12.539><c> fertility</c><00:27:13.079><c> of</c><00:27:13.339><c> Jewish</c><00:27:13.599><c> families.</c>

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We<00:27:14.779><c> must</c><00:27:15.099><c> assume</c><00:27:15.839><c> a</c><00:27:16.400><c> very</c><00:27:16.779><c> large</c><00:27:17.140><c> number</c><00:27:17.559><c> of</c><00:27:17.900><c> pagans</c><00:27:18.880><c> trooped</c>

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over<00:27:19.980><c> to</c><00:27:20.259><c> Yahweh.</c>

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That<00:27:21.880><c> was</c><00:27:22.160><c> real</c><00:27:22.380><c> interesting</c><00:27:22.940><c> to</c><00:27:23.160><c> me.</c>

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x
So<00:27:23.920><c> even</c><00:27:24.140><c> before</c><00:27:25.140><c> Paul</c><00:27:25.779><c> is</c><00:27:26.000><c> on</c><00:27:26.220><c> the</c><00:27:26.400><c> scene,</c><00:27:26.779><c> you</c><00:27:26.779><c> already</c><00:27:27.480><c> have</c>

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what<00:27:28.299><c> Paul</c><00:27:28.839><c> refers</c><00:27:29.319><c> to,</c>

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x
when<00:27:29.640><c> you</c><00:27:29.740><c> can</c><00:27:29.900><c> look</c><00:27:30.019><c> these</c><00:27:30.200><c> up</c><00:27:30.400><c> in</c><00:27:30.559><c> Acts</c><00:27:30.740><c> 13</c><00:27:31.140><c> and</c><00:27:31.339><c> Acts</c><00:27:31.559><c> 16,</c>

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Paul<00:27:32.740><c> refers</c><00:27:33.299><c> to</c><00:27:33.539><c> them</c><00:27:33.799><c> as</c><00:27:34.079><c> God</c><00:27:34.500><c>-fearers,</c><00:27:35.380><c> fears</c><00:27:35.700><c> of</c><00:27:36.019><c> God.</c>

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They<00:27:36.819><c> were</c><00:27:37.140><c> there,</c><00:27:37.759><c> they</c><00:27:37.900><c> were</c><00:27:38.180><c> Gentiles,</c><00:27:39.500><c> but</c><00:27:39.759><c> they</c><00:27:40.180><c> had</c><00:27:40.619><c> converted</c><00:27:41.359><c> from</c><00:27:42.140><c> being</c><00:27:42.480><c> a</c><00:27:42.680><c> Gentile,</c>

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x
from<00:27:43.220><c> being</c><00:27:43.500><c> a</c><00:27:43.720><c> pagan,</c><00:27:44.579><c> to</c><00:27:44.759><c> Judaism.</c>

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x
So<00:27:46.019><c> imagine</c><00:27:46.460><c> you</c><00:27:46.579><c> have</c><00:27:46.759><c> these,</c><00:27:47.319><c> and</c><00:27:47.579><c> we'll</c><00:27:47.759><c> stop</c><00:27:47.960><c> here,</c><00:27:48.420><c> imagine</c><00:27:48.819><c> you</c>

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have<00:27:49.180><c> this</c><00:27:49.420><c> person,</c>

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x
and<00:27:49.680><c> he</c><00:27:49.759><c> just</c><00:27:50.019><c> converted</c><00:27:50.339><c> to</c><00:27:50.660><c> Judaism</c><00:27:51.059><c> like</c><00:27:51.740><c> three</c><00:27:51.960><c> or</c><00:27:52.019><c> four</c>

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years<00:27:52.559><c> ago,</c><00:27:53.119><c> right?</c>

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x
And<00:27:53.740><c> then</c><00:27:53.880><c> the</c><00:27:54.039><c> Apostle</c><00:27:54.460><c> Paul</c><00:27:54.759><c> comes</c><00:27:55.039><c> scrolling</c><00:27:55.380><c> in,</c><00:27:56.059><c> and</c>

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he's<00:27:56.579><c> like,</c>

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you<00:27:57.000><c> know</c><00:27:57.119><c> what,</c><00:27:57.359><c> I'm</c><00:27:57.359><c> changing</c><00:27:57.819><c> my</c><00:27:58.140><c> religious</c><00:27:58.460><c> beliefs</c><00:27:58.859><c> again.</c>

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You<00:28:01.140><c> just</c><00:28:01.440><c> got</c><00:28:01.740><c> here!</c>

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Yeah,<00:28:03.319><c> see</c><00:28:03.539><c> you</c><00:28:03.700><c> later.</c>