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To: nathanbedford

Good observations. The shift from a sacral model of the state to the two-sphere model of the later reformers was a long process of transformation. Jesus Himself is credited by some analysts for sowing the seeds of this when He said, “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s, and unto God that which is God’s.”


17 posted on 05/17/2015 10:32:53 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: Springfield Reformer
Though prior to Jesus' time you did have a separation of Jewish kings and Jewish High priests. Even in Jesus time you had Herod and his offspring as secular rulers and the High priest as the religious ruler

And in Hinduism you do have a separation between Kshatriya (warriors) and brahmins (priests)

35 posted on 05/18/2015 12:52:18 AM PDT by Cronos (ObamaÂ’s dislike of Assad is not based on AssadÂ’s brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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