Whoever said that the Pheonicians made it to Britain? Perhaps as early as the third millenium BC does not mean definitely and we still have no evidence of JofA making it to Britain.
Surely you are not postulating that the lost sheep of Israel were in Britain?
There were Jews operating the mines...the Jews operating the mines weren't the lost sheep.
The Pheonicians were not Jews. There weren't Jews there. The weather sucked, for one thing.
How many gentiles were in a crowd of Jews in Judea?
A lot I'm sure. Ever see any foreigners in New York?
The Jews ran everybody out except for the invading force of Romans. There weren't a whole lot of non Jews there. The ones that were, were noteworthy in Scripture.
Even your friends aren't denying that.
Perhaps as early as the third millenium BC does not mean definitely and we still have no evidence of JofA making it to Britain.
Manuscripts, artifacts, etc.
The Phoenicians were not Jews. There weren't Jews there.
The Phoenicians and the Jews had a close relationship going back to Solomon.
The Jews ran everybody out except for the invading force of Romans. There weren't a whole lot of non Jews there. The ones that were, were noteworthy in Scripture.
OK, speaking of Romans...how did they clear the crowd of the Romans? When Jesus was on the cross He converted one gentile Roman soldier right there after he heard Jesus teach Psalm22.