29.03.2013 Views

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

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

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

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

with <strong>the</strong>ir Paschal lambs, <strong>and</strong> hundreds <strong>of</strong><br />

thous<strong>and</strong>s sat down to <strong>the</strong> Paschal sapper—^it<br />

would be almost difficult to believe, that<br />

hea<strong>the</strong>nism was so near, that <strong>the</strong> Roman was<br />

virtually, <strong>and</strong> would soon be really, master <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

l<strong>and</strong>, or that a Herod occupied <strong>the</strong> Jewish throne.<br />

Yet <strong>the</strong>re he was, in <strong>the</strong> pride <strong>of</strong> his power, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

reckless cruelty <strong>of</strong> his ever-watchful tyranny.<br />

Everywhere was his mark. Temples to <strong>the</strong> gods<br />

<strong>and</strong> to CsBsar, magnificent, <strong>and</strong> magnificently<br />

adorned, outside Palestine <strong>and</strong> in its non-Jewish<br />

cities; towns rebuilt or built: Sebaste for <strong>the</strong><br />

ancient Samaria, <strong>the</strong> splendid city <strong>and</strong> harbour <strong>of</strong><br />

Ccesarea in <strong>the</strong> west, Antipatria (after his fa<strong>the</strong>r)<br />

in <strong>the</strong> north, Kypras <strong>and</strong> Ph/isaelis (after his<br />

mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>and</strong> bro<strong>the</strong>r), <strong>and</strong><br />

> Tradition exaggerates <strong>the</strong>ir nnmber men were<br />

sufficient to form a Sjnagogne,<br />

as 460 (Jer. Eethub. 86 e) or even 480 <strong>and</strong> how<br />

many—what may be cidled

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!