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

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Samaria <strong>and</strong> Peraea were joined as Toparchies.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se Toparchies consisted <strong>of</strong> a group <strong>of</strong><br />

townships, under a Metropolis. <strong>The</strong> villages <strong>and</strong><br />

townships Uiemselves had nei<strong>the</strong>r magistrates <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>ir own, nor civic constitution, nor lawful<br />

popular assemblies. Such civil adminstration as<br />

<strong>the</strong>y required devolved on * Scribes' (<strong>the</strong> socalled<br />

Kc<strong>of</strong>ioypafifuiTBtf or TovoypafifiaTM).<br />

Thus Jerusalem was really, as well as nominally,<br />

1 <strong>The</strong> foUowing cities probably formed Dion,<br />

Pella, Qerasa, <strong>and</strong> Canatha. On<br />

<strong>the</strong> DeeapoHs, though it is difficult to feel <strong>the</strong>se<br />

cities, comp. CMpari, ChronoL<br />

quite sore in reference to one or <strong>the</strong> Geogr. Einl. in<br />

d. Leben J. Chri«ti|<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m : Damascus, Philadelphia, pp. 83-90.<br />

BaiJiana, St^thopolis, Gadara, Hippos,<br />

THE PREPARATION FOR THE GOSPEL,

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