Whatever you think of the logic of Gamaliel's argument as described in Acts 5 (leave the disciples alone and if the movement is not of God it will go away--but that sure hasn't worked for Islam!), it's interesting to apply it to first-century rabble rousers.
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The Scandal of Evangelical Politics (or How Would Jesus Vote?)
By Craig Blomberg - Posted on May 25th, 2008
Tagged: centrist movements
• Essenes
• evangelical manifesto
• Historical Jesus
• politics
• Zealots
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