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From: amigo2@ihuxq.UUCP (John Hobson)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Wandering Jew and the Second Coming
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Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 15:45:13 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 28 15:45:13 1984
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The Wandering Jew Legend has been around for a long time.  As far as
I know, no Christian church has it as any part of its doctrine.  It
is just what its title says it is, a legend.  There is no scriptural
basis for it whatsoever.

The Wandering Jew was used very well as a character in Walter
Miller, Jr's fine sf novel, A Canticle For Liebowitz.  There is also
a ghastly French novel by Eugene Sue, The Wandering Jew. If you have
access to one of the old Encyclopedia Brittanicas, there is a very
good article on the legend.

About Jesus saying that the Apocalypse would come before all the
people living at his time would die, I looked for it in my Bible,
and I couldn't find it.  Mr. Palmer, sir, what are you referring to?

				John Hobson
				AT&T Bell Labs--Naperville, IL
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