But a very significant turning point came in the year AD 49. Luke in the book of Acts refers to a significant event in that year, chapter 18, when he talks about the Emperor Claudius expelling all the Jews from Rome. Secular historians mention this event as well. Apparently there had been a lot of ferment among Jewish people in Rome over the claims of Jesus to be the Messiah. And the disturbances had become so significant that Claudius said, “Alright, enough of this. You Jews are just going to have