RE: Matthew 24.16
Williams, Wes (Wes.Williams@echostar.com)
Fri, 11 Jul 1997 18:24:57 -0600
>> Does anybody out there know enough geography to be able to
describe exactly
> what "flee to the mountains" would mean to someone in Judea? What
> difference
> in meaning would there be between singular and plural? <<
>
> That is an interesting question. We can learn from a point of history
> that Jesus likely intended here mountains outside of Judea, since
> Judea's well-protected fortress in the "mountain" of Masada fell to
> the Romans in 73 CE. The Christians evidently understood Jesus' words
> as outside of the Judean mountains since Masada proved not to be a
> secure mountain to which to flee. Someone can be more precise, but I
> remember reading one historian that reported that the Christians fled
> to the mountains of Pella across the Jordan before 70 CE, well outside
> the danger area, but do not remember who said that.
>
> Sincerely,
> Wes Williams