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

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must not be thought that every Chaiher was ei<strong>the</strong>r a<br />

learned Scribe, or that every Scribe was a<br />

Chahher, On <strong>the</strong> contrary, as a man might be a<br />

Chahher without being ei<strong>the</strong>r a Scribe or an<br />

elder,® so <strong>the</strong>re must have tJfS^. been sages, <strong>and</strong><br />

even teachers, who did not belong to <strong>the</strong><br />

association, since special rules are laid down for<br />

<strong>the</strong> reception <strong>of</strong> such.* C<strong>and</strong>idates * ®«^^ *>* had<br />

to be formally admitted into <strong>the</strong> ' fraternity' in <strong>the</strong><br />

presence <strong>of</strong> three members. But every accredited<br />

public * teacher' was, unless anything was known<br />

to <strong>the</strong> contrary, supposed to have taken upon<br />

> I mean on historical, not on <strong>the</strong>o ' For a full<br />

discussion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> character<br />

logical grounds. <strong>and</strong> writings <strong>of</strong> Josephus, I would<br />

refer<br />

' I here refer to <strong>the</strong> following passages ; to <strong>the</strong><br />

Article in Dr. 8mitk*s Diet <strong>of</strong> Chr.<br />

Jewish War ii. 8. 14; Ant. xiii. 6. 9; Biogr. voL ill

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