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

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Passing over Joses or Joseph, <strong>of</strong> whose history we<br />

know next to t; AeuL nothing, we have sufficient<br />

materials to enable us to form some judg- iz.'s; otix<br />

ment <strong>of</strong> what must have been <strong>the</strong> tendencies <strong>and</strong><br />

thoughts <strong>of</strong> two <strong>of</strong> His bro<strong>the</strong>rs James <strong>and</strong> Judej<br />

before <strong>the</strong>y were heart <strong>and</strong> soul followers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Messiah</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> His cousin Simon.* Jf we might<br />

venture on a general characterisation, we would<br />

infer from <strong>the</strong> Epistle <strong>of</strong> St. James, that his<br />

religious views had originally been cast in <strong>the</strong><br />

mould <strong>of</strong> S/tamv-mad. Certainly, <strong>the</strong>re is nothing<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Hillelite direction about it, but all to remind<br />

us <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> earnestness, directness, vigour, <strong>and</strong> rigour<br />

<strong>of</strong> Shammai. Of Simon we know that he had<br />

belonged to <strong>the</strong> Nationalist party, since he is<br />

expressly so designated (Zelotea^ Canancean).^<br />

^stLnke Lastly, <strong>the</strong>re are in <strong>the</strong> Epistle <strong>of</strong> St. Jude,<br />

one undoubted, <strong>and</strong> Acts lis ano<strong>the</strong>r probable<br />

reference to two <strong>of</strong> those (Pseudepigraphic)<br />

Apoca- Ii^g'^'^ lyptic books, which at that time<br />

marked one deeply interesting phase <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Messianic outlook <strong>of</strong> Israel.** We have thus<br />

within <strong>the</strong> narrow 4 st. jnde circle <strong>of</strong> Christ's

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