/u/jurble's posts
Considering Christianity grew out of Judaism, was Judaism at the time of Christianity's development 'closer' to Christianity in theological terms than modern Judaism?
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Was Queen Victoria's affection for Benjamin Disraeli at all because he represented a English Protestant idealized converted & assimilated Jewish person?
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I've heard it said the colonists directing the Declaration of Independence towards King George III was a mistake as their complaints were all actions of Parliament. But were the colonists really ignorant of British politics or were the colonists really unfairly targeting the king?
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Did the Ottoman state decline in the 18th and early 19th century or was it lagging? That is, were the Ottoman bureaucracy and armies functioning the same as they had previously or were they actively becoming worse at enforcing laws/extracting taxes/logistics/military discipline?
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How did the town of Friedrichshafen come to own the Zeppelin Foundation and its assets as opposed to the Count von Zeppelin's family or some other businessman?
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Regarding the Chinese concept of raw and uncooked barbarians, was sending royal brides to barbarian tribes considered part of the 'cooking' process? If so, did either the Ming or the Qing ever consider trying to 'cook' Western barbarians with offers of royal brides?
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Islamic biographies say that the Prophet Muhammad was fostered as infant with Bedouins as was typical for infants of his tribe, the Quraysh. Wikipedia says some Western scholars doubt this tradition existed but gives no further detail. Can anyone say more about the doubts vis a vis fostering?
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Was there a hero-cult for Menelaus in ancient Sparta or did they shun him and other pre-Heracleidae figures?
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