[boatbums]

Jesus was no doubt drawing on the historical memory of the Jews -- or rather on the recent historical memory -- this had happened less than 200 years earlier.

You're kidding, right? The disciples asked Jesus about how they would know about the end times, NOT about what had already happened - which they would have ALREADY known. Sometimes the things that get thrown out on these forums sound like Monty Python skits!

[smvoice]

...he's not dead...he's resting...