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

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used we can only conjecture. It differs in almost<br />

innumerable is<br />

inntAT^ftfta from our own, though <strong>the</strong> more<br />

important deviations are<br />

comparatively few.' In <strong>the</strong> great majority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

lesser variations<br />

OUT Hebrew must be regarded as <strong>the</strong> correct<br />

text.^<br />

Putting aside clerical mistakes <strong>and</strong> misreadings,<br />

<strong>and</strong> making allowance for errors <strong>of</strong> translation,<br />

ignorance, <strong>and</strong> haste, we note certain outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

facts as characteristic <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Greek version. It<br />

bears evident marks <strong>of</strong> its origin in Egypt in its use<br />

<strong>of</strong> Egyptian words <strong>and</strong> references, <strong>and</strong> equally<br />

evident traces <strong>of</strong> its Jewish composition. By <strong>the</strong><br />

side <strong>of</strong> slavish <strong>and</strong> false literalism <strong>the</strong>re is great<br />

liberty, if not licence, in h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>the</strong> original;<br />

gross mistakes occur along with happy renderings<br />

<strong>of</strong> very difficult passages, suggesting <strong>the</strong> aid <strong>of</strong>

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