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

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<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> passages qnoted in ferent transliterations <strong>of</strong><br />

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nei<strong>the</strong>r Josephos nor <strong>the</strong> Rabbis know anything <strong>of</strong><br />

such a connection CHAP, between Tsadoq <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Sadducees, <strong>of</strong> which, indeed, <strong>the</strong> rationale n would<br />

be difficult to perceive. Besides, is it likely that a<br />

party would ' ' " have gone back so many centuries<br />

for a name, which had no connection with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

distinctive principles ? <strong>The</strong> name <strong>of</strong> a party is, if<br />

self-chosen (which is rarely <strong>the</strong> case), derived<br />

from itsfounder or place <strong>of</strong> origin, or else from<br />

what it claims as distinctive principles or<br />

practices. Opponents might ei<strong>the</strong>r pervert such a<br />

name, or else give a designation, generally

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