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Originally Posted by aron
Why did the church go from being 100% Jewish to 100% non-Jewish so quickly? What was lost in the transition? Did that connect with the schisms that erupted (Chalcedon)?
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My take was two-fold. First, most Jews quickly returned to the law, especially those in Jerusalem. Those scattered among the nations learned from the Galatians that it's hard to be both Jewish and Christian.
Second, Jerusalem was destroyed 40 years after the Lord's prophecy.