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

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s6«-s8«B.c (Philadelphus), who had for two years<br />

been co-regent.» In fact, ultimately that monarch<br />

became literally book-mad, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> sums spent on<br />

rare MSB., which too <strong>of</strong>ten proved spurious,<br />

almost pass belief. <strong>The</strong> same may be said <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

third <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se monarchs, Ptolemy HI. (Euergetes).<br />

It would have been strange, indeed, if <strong>the</strong>se<br />

monarchs had not sought to enrich <strong>the</strong>ir library<br />

with an au<strong>the</strong>ntic rendering <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jewish sacred<br />

books, or not encouraged such a translation.<br />

■ Oomp. IHedlSnder, Bitteng. Bomf, * Ariitobului<br />

in Buseb. Pnepar. Evang.<br />

VOL Ui. p. 315. ix. 6; ziii. 13. <strong>The</strong> doubts raised<br />

by<br />

* 1\> toe^e oanses <strong>the</strong>re should perhaps Hody<br />

against this testimony have been<br />

be added <strong>the</strong> attempt to introduoe Ore generally<br />

repudiated by critios sinoe <strong>the</strong>

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