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

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parties' can leave no doubt. <strong>The</strong> Essenes could<br />

never have been drawn ei<strong>the</strong>r to <strong>the</strong> person, or <strong>the</strong><br />

preaching <strong>of</strong> John <strong>the</strong> Baptist. Similarly, <strong>the</strong><br />

Sadducees would, after <strong>the</strong>y knew its real<br />

character <strong>and</strong> goal, turn<br />

Worterb. ii. p. 70). Jer. Sanh. 28 a explains, *<br />

Sach as <strong>the</strong> books <strong>of</strong> Ben Sirach <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ben<br />

La'nah'—^<strong>the</strong> latter apparently also an Apocryphal<br />

book, for which <strong>the</strong> Midr. Kohel. (ed. Warsh. iii.<br />

p. 106 b) has<br />

* <strong>the</strong> book <strong>of</strong> Ben Tagla.* * La'nah' <strong>and</strong><br />

* Tagla * could scarcely be symbolic names. On<br />

<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>, I cannot agree with I^gt (Kanon d.<br />

A.T. p. 99), who identifies <strong>the</strong>m with Apollonios<br />

<strong>of</strong> Tyana <strong>and</strong> Bmpedocles. Dr. Neuhauer soggests<br />

that Ben La*nah may be a cormption <strong>of</strong> SibylUne<br />

Oracles.<br />

* <strong>The</strong> 'Epicureans,* or 'freethinkers,* are<br />

explained to be such as speak contemptuously <strong>of</strong>

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