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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I don't know about that. Jewish eschatology has its roots in the Babylonian exile, and it was a phenomenon that increased in poularity surprisingly quickly. The Seleucid period was also a watershed moment for eschatological fanaticism, as were the Jewish Wars which eventually ended with the destruction of Jerusalem c. 70 C.E. The pockets of apocalytpicism that persist within Christian sects today pale in comparison to the intensity of the Second Temple period of Jewish history.
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Actually, I do remember that. Wasn't the period of Christ considered to be an almost feverish period of millenarian movements?
What's your opinion on Karen Armstrong's thesis on fundamentalism and eschatology being the result of modernity?