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

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genial soil, wliile by <strong>the</strong> Lake <strong>of</strong> Gtennesaret, with<br />

its unrivalled OHAP. beanty, its rich villages, <strong>and</strong><br />

lovely retreats, <strong>the</strong> fisherman plied his IX healthy<br />

avocation. By those waters, overarched by a deep<br />

blue sky, '~ ' ' spangled with <strong>the</strong> brilliancy <strong>of</strong><br />

innumerable stars, a man might feel constrained by<br />

nature itself to meditate <strong>and</strong> to pray; he would not<br />

be likely to indulge in a morbid fanaticism.<br />

Assuredly, in its <strong>the</strong>n condition, Galilee was not<br />

<strong>the</strong> home <strong>of</strong> Rabbinism, though that <strong>of</strong> generous<br />

spirits, <strong>of</strong> warm, impulsive hearts, <strong>of</strong> intense<br />

nationalism, <strong>of</strong> simple manners, <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> earnest<br />

piety. Of course, <strong>the</strong>re would be a reverse side to<br />

<strong>the</strong> picture. Such a race would be excitable,<br />

passionate, violent. <strong>The</strong> Talmud accuses <strong>the</strong>m <strong>of</strong><br />

being quarrelsome,* but admits that <strong>the</strong>y cared<br />

more for p3nt53p»^ honour than for money. <strong>The</strong><br />

great ideal teacher <strong>of</strong> Palestinian oS?^"" schools<br />

was Akiba, <strong>and</strong> one <strong>of</strong> his most outspoken<br />

opponents a ^«d.48a Galilean, Rabbi Jos^.^ In

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