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

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« St. Matt. X71L21; oomp. also xii. 43 Ac., alito<br />

spoken to <strong>the</strong>dls-oiplea<br />

Mends as not one * demonised/ without a single<br />

word to show dissent from <strong>the</strong> popular view, if he<br />

had not shared <strong>the</strong> ideas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Synoptists. In<br />

discussing a question <strong>of</strong> such very serious import<br />

in <strong>the</strong> study <strong>and</strong> criticism <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gospels, <strong>the</strong><br />

precise facts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> case should in <strong>the</strong> first place be<br />

clearly ascertained.<br />

<strong>The</strong> first question here is, whe<strong>the</strong>r Christ Himself<br />

skared <strong>the</strong> views, not indeed <strong>of</strong> His<br />

contemporaries (for <strong>the</strong>se, as we shall see, were<br />

very difierent), but <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Evangelists in regard to<br />

what <strong>the</strong>y call <strong>the</strong> * demonised * ? This has been<br />

extensively denied, <strong>and</strong> Christ represented as only<br />

unwilling needlessly to disturb a popular<br />

prejudice, which He could not at <strong>the</strong> time<br />

effectually combat. But <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>ory requires more<br />

than this; <strong>and</strong>, since Christ not only tolerated, but<br />

in addressing <strong>the</strong> demonised actually adopted, olr<br />

seemed to adopt, <strong>the</strong> prevailing view, it has been

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