Andrew,

I did not mean to be impatient.  I know that you answered my other post and I thank you for that.  I am working on a response to your "answer".

The question, "Where was "Israel" in the first century" was not "meant to be clever, provocative, ironic, or what."  It was just what it appeared to be - a simple straightforward question about the location of "Israel" in the first century.

I will try to simplify and clarify it for you.  Where were the people of the nation of "Israel" in the first century?

 Lloyd