Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxq.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxq!amigo2 From: amigo2@ihuxq.UUCP (John Hobson) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Wandering Jew and the Second Coming Message-ID: <718@ihuxq.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 15:45:13 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxq.718 Posted: Tue Feb 28 15:45:13 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Feb-84 14:22:43 EST References: <1048@uw-june> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 18 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 ihnp4!ihuxq!amigo2