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

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would become absolutely requwte. Here those<br />

who were ignorant even <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> language <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Old<br />

Testament would have <strong>the</strong> Scriptures read <strong>and</strong><br />

^targumed' to <strong>the</strong>m.^ It was but natural that prayers,<br />

<strong>and</strong>, lastly, addl'esses, should in course <strong>of</strong> time be<br />

added. Thus <strong>the</strong> regular Synagogue* services<br />

would gradually ^se; first, on Sabbaths <strong>and</strong> on<br />

feast- <strong>of</strong> fast-days, <strong>the</strong>n on ordinary days, at <strong>the</strong><br />

same hours as, <strong>and</strong> with a sort <strong>of</strong> internal<br />

correspondence to, <strong>the</strong> worship <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Temple. <strong>The</strong><br />

services on Mondays <strong>and</strong> Thursdays were special,<br />

<strong>the</strong>se being <strong>the</strong> ordinary market-days, when <strong>the</strong><br />

country-people came into <strong>the</strong> towns, <strong>and</strong> would<br />

avail <strong>the</strong>mselves <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> opportunity for bringing<br />

any case that might require legal decision before<br />

<strong>the</strong> local Sanhedrin, which met in <strong>the</strong> Synagogue,<br />

<strong>and</strong> consisted <strong>of</strong> its authorities. Naturally, <strong>the</strong>se<br />

two days would be utilised to afford <strong>the</strong> countiypeople,<br />

who<br />

•iMbftK. lived far from <strong>the</strong> Synagogues,<br />

opportunities for worship;* <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> services on<br />

those days were <strong>of</strong> a somewhat more elabol^te

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