Temple not destroyed

This is also possible, I suppose. My rationale is that the Jews don't quite fall into the persona non grata position they occupied in the Roman Empire, which makes the political and social need for early Christians to separate themselves from Judaism less pressing. Of course, early Christians weren't exactly any more beloved in the wider Roman world at the time, so it's entirely possible, perhaps even probable, that a "more respectable" Judaism would still want to keep its distance from Christianity, even if the opposite were less true.
From this I presume that the Christian Emperors did not have a problem with Jews per se. They might have a problem though with the Temple and one of them decide to shut it down along with the pagan ones. Whilst the diaspora might sit quietly whilst this is done, I doubt that the Saducees will.; after all it is their livelihood is that is at stake. In fact the Temple would be a prime target for a Christian Emperor because he can quote Christ himself when he sends in the troops.
 
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