Three scientists—Papaia, Banani, Ravioli—and their assistant Igor, who were supposed to attend the famous dark matter conference, miss their flight and end up on the other side of the world. Arriving at the wrong airport, they book a hotel for the night, but it’s not exactly what they expected… meaning, it’s awful.
We’re in Banani’s room, where Banani is feeling hot.
Banani: How am I supposed to sleep with this heat? Oh, wait! Ravioli gave me that study! Maybe a bit of reading will help me sleep.
Banani starts reading the study, but instead of starting to feel sleepy, he feels the need to share the information with Ravioli.
Banani: Look at that phone, maybe the room service call works.
Banani dials Ravioli’s room number on the phone. The phone rings on the other end, and Ravioli picks up.
Ravioli: Hello?
Banani: It’s Banani.
Ravioli: What’s up?
Banani: Did you know that in 70 AD, Jerusalem was completely destroyed by the Romans?
Ravioli: Yeah, I think I read something about that. The temple was also torn down, right?
Banani: Exactly! It’s told by Josephus Flavius, a Jewish historian of the time. It was a devastating event: the city was destroyed, and between six hundred thousand and a million Jews died from fighting and starvation.
Ravioli: And the survivors?
Banani: They were made slaves and deported. But the most dramatic thing was the destruction of the temple.
Ravioli: Yeah! Without the temple, they couldn’t make sacrifices anymore.
Banani: Exactly! From that moment, the priesthood lost its political power, and only a few aristocratic privileges remained. In their place, the rabbis, scholars of the Torah, took on the spiritual leadership of the people.
Ravioli: And that’s how modern Judaism was born! Today, they don’t do animal sacrifices anymore, but they study the Torah.
Banani: Exactly! But here’s the interesting part: in the Gospels, Jesus predicts the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem.
Ravioli: Yeah, I remember! It’s written in Matthew 24, Luke 21, and Mark 13.
Banani: But the Gospel writers never explicitly say that the prophecy about the destruction of the Temple came true.
Igor: So, the temple was completely destroyed? Ah! Just like our luggage
… every time Banani forces them shut!
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