Ka cika wannan magana: Johann Jakob Wettstein (ƙarni na 18) ya ce mahayin Farisa na farko shi ne Artabanus, sarkin Parthians da ya kashe Yahudawa a Babila. Amma, Ernest Renan, wani "mai bin ra'ayin preterist na zamani" na ƙarni na 19, ya fassara "Mahayin Farashi na Farko" ya zama alama ce ta Daular Roma, da Nero a matsayin Magabcin Kristi. Wannan mahayin da "ya fita yana nasara" shi ne tafiyar Roma zuwa Urushalima a shekara ta 67, don ya kawar da "
Babban Tawaye na Yahudawa".