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

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passing back ano<strong>the</strong>r step, gives us not only <strong>the</strong><br />

history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> birth <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong>, but also that <strong>of</strong> John, *<br />

<strong>the</strong> preparer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>, way.' It is Pauline, <strong>and</strong><br />

addresses itself, or ra<strong>the</strong>r, we should say, presents<br />

<strong>the</strong> Person <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong>, it may be *to <strong>the</strong> Jew<br />

first,' but certainly 'also to <strong>the</strong> Greek. <strong>The</strong> term<br />

which St. Luke, alone <strong>of</strong> all Gospel writers,*<br />

applies to<br />

' No one not aoquainted with this literature can<br />

imagine <strong>the</strong> character <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> arguments sometimes<br />

used by a certain class <strong>of</strong> critics. To say that <strong>the</strong>y<br />

proceed on <strong>the</strong> most forced perversion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

natural <strong>and</strong> obvious meaning <strong>of</strong> passages, is but<br />

little. But one cannot restrain moral indignation on<br />

finding that to Evangelists <strong>and</strong> Apostles is<br />

imputed, on such grounds, not only systematic<br />

falsehood, but falsehood wiUi Uie most sinister<br />

motives.<br />

* I do not, <strong>of</strong> course, mean that <strong>the</strong> narration <strong>of</strong> St.<br />

Mark was not itself derived chiefly from Apostolic<br />

preaching, especially that <strong>of</strong> St. Peter. & general,

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