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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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that among <strong>the</strong> Jews <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit was presented<br />

under <strong>the</strong> symbol<br />

<strong>of</strong> a dove. It is admitted, that <strong>the</strong>re is no support<br />

for this idea<br />

ei<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong> Old Testament or in <strong>the</strong> writings <strong>of</strong><br />

Fhilo (LUcke^<br />

Evang. Joh. i. pp. 425, 426); that, indeed, such<br />

animal STmbolism €i<br />

<strong>the</strong> Divine is foreign to <strong>the</strong> Old Testament. But all<br />

<strong>the</strong> more<br />

confident appeal is made to Rabbinic writings.<br />

<strong>The</strong> suggestion was,<br />

•NoT.Tflrt. apparently, first made by WeUtein^ It<br />

is dwelt upon with much<br />

^' confidence by OfrSrer^ <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs, as evidence<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mythical origin

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