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

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tatempnts, <strong>the</strong>re wrs a Ipd <strong>the</strong>re w^o carried <strong>the</strong><br />

scant, humble provisions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> party—perhaps a<br />

fisher-1^<br />

farouglit for <strong>the</strong> purpose from <strong>the</strong> boat,* It would<br />

take quite what CHAP. Philip had reckoned—<br />

about two hundred denarii—if <strong>the</strong> Master XXIX<br />

meant <strong>the</strong>m to go <strong>and</strong> buy victuals for all that<br />

multitude. Probably ^^mp.Bt. <strong>the</strong> common stock—<br />

at any rate as computed by Judas, who carried<br />

^[\°g^;^ <strong>the</strong> bag—did not contain that amount. In<br />

any case, <strong>the</strong> right <strong>and</strong> i^^g^fii^k <strong>the</strong> wise thing<br />

was to dismiss <strong>the</strong> multitude, that <strong>the</strong>y might go<br />

into xakcix?^i8 <strong>the</strong> towns <strong>and</strong> villages <strong>and</strong> buy for<br />

<strong>the</strong>mselves victuals, <strong>and</strong> find lodgment. For<br />

already <strong>the</strong> bright spring-day was declining, <strong>and</strong><br />

what was called ' <strong>the</strong> first evening' had set in.* For<br />

<strong>the</strong> Jews reckoned two evenings, although it is not<br />

easy to determine <strong>the</strong> exact hour when each began<br />

<strong>and</strong> ended. But, in general, <strong>the</strong> first evening may be<br />

said to have begun when <strong>the</strong> sun declined, <strong>and</strong> it<br />

was probably reckoned as lasting to about <strong>the</strong> ninth<br />

hour, or three o'clock <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> afternoon.^ <strong>The</strong>n

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