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

orator only meant to mak^ a poin^ t^
* It was probably this unity of favour of his client,
Inaelitish intoresta. which Oicero had in
under a Roman protectorate,^ no less than 8,000 of
the Roman Jews OHAP. joined it. And in case of
need they oould find powerful friends, V not only
among the Herodian princes, but among court
favourites \. who were Jews, like the actor of
whom Josephus speaks;^ among IJ^'-^'i'i those who
were inclined towards Judaism, like Poppaaa, the
dissolute » uft i / wife of Nero, whose coffin as
that of a Jewess was laid among the oms of the
emperors;' or among real proselytes, like those of
all ranks who, firom superstition or oonviction,
had identified themselves with the Synagogue.*
In truth, there was no law to prevent the spread of
Judaism. Excepting the brief period when Tiberius
® banished the Jews from •i»aa Borne and sent
4,000 of their number to fight the banditti in
Sardinia, the Jews enjoyed not only perfect liberty,