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

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acts at his bidding. thing like demoniac<br />

posBesBion.<br />

' Surely 8traMi$ (Leben Jeso, ii. 10)<br />

VOL. L II<br />

BOOK would scarcelj expect to find it. But we<br />

find it mentioned not only m in <strong>the</strong> New Testament,<br />

but in <strong>the</strong> writings <strong>of</strong> Josephus.^ <strong>The</strong> ■" '■""^<br />

references in hea<strong>the</strong>n or in Christian writings<br />

posterior to those <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> New Testament lie beyond<br />

our present inquiry.^<br />

In view <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se facts, we may arrive at some more<br />

definite conclusions. Those who contend that <strong>the</strong><br />

representations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Evangelists are identical<br />

with <strong>the</strong> popular Jewish notions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> time, must<br />

be ill acquainted with <strong>the</strong> latter. What <strong>the</strong>se were,<br />

is explained in ano<strong>the</strong>r place.' Suffice it here to<br />

state that, whatever want <strong>of</strong> clearness <strong>the</strong>re may be<br />

about <strong>the</strong> Jewish ideas <strong>of</strong> demoniac in-iiuences,<br />

<strong>the</strong>re is none as to <strong>the</strong> means proposed for <strong>the</strong>ir

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