On Sunday mornings the last month we have been treading through Matthew 24. I am appreciative of so many scholars who have plowed the exegetical trail before me, and others that I have read that are just plain (how do I be diplomatic?)…irresponsible. But Christian charity kicks in with texts like these doesn’t it? When we get to heaven, we won’t care about certain textual nuances and hermeneutical gymnastics we will simply have Jesus. And having Jesus is enough. I only wish I and every other student of Matthew 24 would keep Him front and center.
Enough of the diatribe, I honestly don’t see how any serious student of the Word can tackle Matthew 24 with at least glancing over Josephus who was an eyewitness to the Jewish War in A.D. 66-70 which I believe chunks of Matthew 24 deals in large measure (just take a peak at Luke-principle of hermeneutics-Scripture interprets Scripture). So if you want some real accounts, take a moment to read Josephus and see how Scripture and in particular what Jesus says is confirmed.
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