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Jesus Christ preached of an imminent apocalyptic judgment within the lifetimes of his followers. When the world did not end, why were his teachings not abandoned and instead his follower base only grew?
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Did United States citizens living in the 1850s understand that they were barreling towards a Civil War?
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How did the British general public in the 1950s and 60s become aware and accept that their empire was in steep decline?
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After Saladin had purified the Dome of the Rock following his conquest of Jerusalem, he had inscribed within it the following: "Saladin has purified this sacred house from the polytheists." Did Medieval NE Muslims view Christians as polytheists or was that a blanket term applied to all non-Muslims?
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Before Einstein published his theory of General Relativity in 1915, how did the scientific community believe the universe to have evolved? Did many take a Biblical approach or instead favor Einstein's initial notion of a static universe?
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What was the British reaction in the years following WW2 to their loss of the dominant power status to the United States?
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How and why did Passover develop as a major Jewish holiday if the Israelite enslavement and exodus from Egypt didn't actually occur?
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