What happened with Jewish temple money during the 70 years between the crucifixion and the temple's destruction?
During those 70 years, huge sums of money came from far ends of the Roman Empire to the temple as the tithes and offerings of the Jewish people. Rome never intercepted a dime of it; if anything, Rome gave it safe protection.
Les teaches that even during those 70 years between the crucifixion and the destruction of the temple, huge sums of money came from far ends of the Roman Empire to the temple—the tithes and offerings of the Jewish people. Rome never intercepted a dime; if anything, Rome gave it safe protection. This fits the broader point that Rome generally gave the Jewish religious people their freedom. Les explains that Rome respected ancient religions because they existed before Rome, but Christianity seemed relatively new and claimed a king with power above Rome, which infuriated the Romans.