Ben Masada
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I would suggest that you read the Book of Acts.The Jewish death-squad followed Paul, from Jerusalem, for 150 miles before they caught-up with him and stoned him to death. Of course, Yeshua Messiah raised him from the dead to continue on his journey to Rome. Also, another Jewish death-squad was formed when Paul returned to Jerusalem, and they took a vow to not eat or drink until they had murdered Paul. The only thing that saved Paul was that he was also a Roman citizen and thus had rights. In the years under house-arrest in Rome, the Jews came to Paul to inquire of his doctrine.
I have read the book of Acts perhaps more than you. Now, let me check you in the
book of Acts. Please, quote to me where the Jews stoned Paul to death. If you can't find it, you are harming your credibility.
Jesus could not raise any one from death because he knew from his own gospel aka the Tanach that once dead, no one will ever return. Read II Sammuel 12:23; Isaiah 26:14; Job 7:9; Psalm 49:12,20; etc.
Regarding the sicarii zealots who took a vow to kill Paul, the excuse is that Paul was causing a havoc in Jerusalem preaching about Jesus as the Messiah, the son of God and that he had resurrected. (II Timothy 2:8; Acts 9:20) But they stopped their chasing of Paul because he fled to Rome. That's why he spent most of his life in the Diaspora teaching the Jews to stop circumcising their children and abandon the Jewish customs. (Acts 21:21)