i just read, in the book the devil within: possession and exorcism in the christian west, that 'jewish apocalyptic thought [influenced by zoroastrianism, during the babylonian exile] flourished in the two centuries before christ'
well, of course it would -- they were approaching the year zero -- they must've been thinking -- yelling and screaming -- 'oh, my god -- what happens next -- we're gonna fall off the end of the calendar'
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