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

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hea<strong>the</strong>ns seem to have taken part.^<br />

' Meg. i. 8. It is, however, fair to confess strong<br />

doubt, 6n my part, whe<strong>the</strong>r this passage may not<br />

refer to <strong>the</strong> Greek translation <strong>of</strong> Akylas. At <strong>the</strong><br />

same time it simply n>eaks <strong>of</strong> a translation into<br />

Greek. And before <strong>the</strong> version <strong>of</strong> Aquila <strong>the</strong> LXX.<br />

alone held tha^. place. It is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most daring<br />

modem Jewish perversions <strong>of</strong> history to identify<br />

this Akylas, who flourished about 130 after Christ,<br />

with <strong>the</strong> Aquila <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> Acts. It wants even<br />

<strong>the</strong> excuse <strong>of</strong> a colourable perversion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

confused story about Akylas, which Epiphanitu,<br />

who is so generally inaccurate, gives in<br />

De Pond, et Mensnr. o. xiv.<br />

* <strong>The</strong> * Shema * (Jewish creed), with it« collects,<br />

<strong>the</strong> eighteen * benedictions,' <strong>and</strong> * <strong>the</strong> grace at<br />

meat.* A later Babbi vindicated <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> *<br />

Shema * in Greek by <strong>the</strong> argument that <strong>the</strong> word<br />

SkewHk meant not only 'Hear,' but also *<br />

underst<strong>and</strong> *(Jer.Sotahviil.) Oomp.8otah vii. 1, 2.

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