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

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satisfactorily treated. Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ' <strong>The</strong> expression<br />

cannot, however, be<br />

passages referred to by Deuttch (Smith's pressed<br />

as implying that <strong>the</strong> Samaritaoa<br />

Pict. <strong>of</strong> tb^BiblOiVQl. ill.. Art. Sfonarit^ werQ <strong>of</strong><br />

entirely QeptUe blood.<br />

BOOK <strong>The</strong>ir number would probably be swelled<br />

by ftigitives firom Assyria, m <strong>and</strong> by Jewish<br />

settlers in <strong>the</strong> troublous times that followed. After-<br />

•/« Ant. w*^^> ^ w® know, <strong>the</strong>y were largely<br />

increased by apostates <strong>and</strong><br />

rL 8.* 1,«. 7 rebels against <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> things<br />

established by Ezra <strong>and</strong> Nehemiah.* Similarly,<br />

during <strong>the</strong> period <strong>of</strong> internal political <strong>and</strong> religious<br />

tronbles, which marked <strong>the</strong> period to <strong>the</strong> accession<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Maccabees, <strong>the</strong> separation between Jews<br />

<strong>and</strong> Samaritans could scarcely have been generally<br />

observed, <strong>the</strong> more so that Alex<strong>and</strong>er <strong>the</strong> Great

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