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

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distinguished stranger, is known to be in <strong>the</strong> town.<br />

He would, <strong>of</strong> course, be asked by <strong>the</strong> ruler <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Synagogue to deliver a discourse. But who is a<br />

great preacher? We know that such a reputation<br />

was much coveted, <strong>and</strong> conferred on its possessor<br />

great distinction. <strong>The</strong> popular preacher was a<br />

power, <strong>and</strong> quite as much • an object <strong>of</strong> popular<br />

homage <strong>and</strong> flattery as in our days. Many a learned<br />

Rabbi bitterly complained on finding his<br />

ponderous expositions neglected, while <strong>the</strong><br />

multitude pushed <strong>and</strong> crowded into tibie neigh-<br />

THE POPULAR PBEA<br />

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447<br />

bonring Synagogae to hear <strong>the</strong> declamations <strong>of</strong><br />

some shallow popular OHAP. Haggadist.^ And so<br />

it came, that many coltiyated this branch X <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>ology. When a popular preacher was expected,<br />

men crowded ""^~' ' <strong>the</strong> area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Synagogue,

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