RE: religion/spirituality

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 21 2000 - 14:03:19 GMT

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Subject: RE: religion/spirituality
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    On 11/21/00 08:46, Vincent Campbell said this-

    >Still doesn't answer Derek's question though does it? Why didn't
    >judaism spread through the Roman Empire the way Christianity did?

    Because the actual mechanism of spread involves lineage. I thought that
    Derek's question is most clearly and certainly answered. There are
    constraints. The mechanism itself is less effective, over the short
    term....

    - Wade

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