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

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clung to our race in consequence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> unclean<br />

union between Eve<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> serpent, <strong>and</strong> which still adhered to all<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r nations!'<br />

To begin with, every Gentile child, so soon as<br />

bom, was to be regarded as unclean. Those who<br />

actually worshipped mountains, hills, bushes, &c.<br />

—in short, gross idolaters—should be cut down<br />

with <strong>the</strong> sword. But as it was impossible to<br />

exterminate hea<strong>the</strong>nism, Rabbinic legislation kept<br />

certain definite objects in view, which may be thus<br />

summarised: To prevent Jews fix)m being<br />

inadvertently led into<br />

' Comp. here <strong>the</strong> interesting tractate * Ab. Z. 22 b.<br />

Bat as in what foUows<br />

<strong>of</strong> Dr. Badeky * Marc. Aur. Anton, als <strong>the</strong><br />

quotations would be too numerous,<br />

Freund u. Zeitgenosse des B. Jehuda ha <strong>the</strong>y wiU

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