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

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Comp. <strong>the</strong> best edition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jewish ing Prayer<br />

Book (Frankfort, 5601), pp. 2U2&<br />

CHAPTER V.<br />

WHAT MESSIAH DID THE JEWS EXPECT t<br />

BOOK It were an extremely narrow, <strong>and</strong>, indeed,<br />

false view, to regard <strong>the</strong> n difference between<br />

Judaism <strong>and</strong> Christianity as confined to <strong>the</strong> qnes-<br />

■'■"'' ** tion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fulfilment <strong>of</strong> certain<br />

prophecies in <strong>Jesus</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nazareth. <strong>The</strong>se predictions<br />

could only outline individual features in <strong>the</strong> Person<br />

<strong>and</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong>. It is not thus that a<br />

likeness is recognised, but ra<strong>the</strong>r by <strong>the</strong><br />

combination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> various features into a unity,<br />

<strong>and</strong> by <strong>the</strong> expression which gives it meaning. So<br />

far as we can ga<strong>the</strong>r fix)m <strong>the</strong> Gospel narratives,<br />

no objection was ever taken to <strong>the</strong> fulfilment <strong>of</strong><br />

individual prophecies • in <strong>Jesus</strong>. But <strong>the</strong> general<br />

conception which <strong>the</strong> Rabbis had formed <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Messiah</strong>, differed totally from what was presented

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