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

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Gamla <strong>the</strong> introdno- ^*I T""^ tion <strong>of</strong> schools in<br />

every town, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> compulsoiy education in <strong>the</strong>m<br />

ictil «. s <strong>of</strong> all children abote <strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> six.^ Such<br />

was <strong>the</strong> transcendent ^BtfmB.<br />

, SI •<br />

merit attaching to this act, that it seemed to blot out<br />

<strong>the</strong> guilt <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> purchase for him <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> High-<br />

Priestly <strong>of</strong>fice by his wife Martha, shortly before<br />

<strong>the</strong> commencement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great Jewish war." * To<br />

pass over Ji^i?^Sn» <strong>the</strong> fabulous number <strong>of</strong><br />

schools supposed to have existed in Jerusalem, ^^*<br />

tradition had it that, despite <strong>of</strong> this, <strong>the</strong> City only<br />

fell because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> neglect <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> education <strong>of</strong><br />

children.* It was even deemed unlawful \^f^ to live<br />

in a place where <strong>the</strong>re was no school.* Such a city<br />

deserved •suih.iri to be ei<strong>the</strong>r destroyed or<br />

excommunicated.' *shMb,iL§,<br />

It would lead too far to give details about <strong>the</strong><br />

appointment <strong>of</strong>, <strong>and</strong> provision for, teachers, <strong>the</strong><br />

arrangements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> schools, <strong>the</strong> method <strong>of</strong>

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