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

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o<strong>the</strong>r Sabbath or festive day. In <strong>the</strong> modern<br />

lectionary Is. Ivii. 14 to Is. IviiL H is <strong>the</strong><br />

Haphtarah for vb^Day <strong>of</strong> Atonement.<br />

THE itAtHTARAH AND THE TEXT OF<br />

CHRISTS DISCOURSE. ^S<br />

When unrolling, <strong>and</strong> holding <strong>the</strong> scroll, much more<br />

than <strong>the</strong> sixty CHAP.<br />

first chapter <strong>of</strong> Isaiah must have been within range<br />

<strong>of</strong> His eyes. On XI<br />

<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>, it is quite certain that <strong>the</strong> verses<br />

quoted by <strong>the</strong> ^ ' '* Evangelist could not have<br />

formed <strong>the</strong> whole Haphtcurah, According<br />

to traditional rule,* <strong>the</strong> Haphtarah ordinarily<br />

consisted <strong>of</strong> not less y^U^fVi than twenty-one<br />

verses,* though, if <strong>the</strong> passage was to l)e *<br />

targumed/ or a sermon to follow, that number might<br />

be shortened to seven^ five, or even three verses.<br />

Now <strong>the</strong> passage quoted by St. Luke consiste

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