The problem of Jesus and the Gentiles is a vexing one for students of Christian origins. The difficulty is in understanding how the attitudes in early Christianity about the inclusion of the Gentiles and the beginning of the Gentile mission evidenced in the New Testament relate to the aims and intentions of the historical Jesus. In short, what did Jesus believe about the salvation of the Gentiles and to what extent did his views provide the impetus for a later Gentile mission? Did Jesus sanction
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