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

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hopeful <strong>and</strong> pure Jewisn tendencies, brought into<br />

constant contact with <strong>Jesus</strong> : in Pharisaism, <strong>the</strong><br />

teaching <strong>of</strong> Shammai; <strong>the</strong>n, <strong>the</strong> Nationalist ideal;<br />

<strong>and</strong>, finally, <strong>the</strong> hope <strong>of</strong> a glorious Messianic<br />

future. To <strong>the</strong>se <strong>the</strong>re should probably be added, at<br />

least knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lonely preparation <strong>of</strong> His<br />

kinsman John, who, though certainly not an Essenef<br />

h^, from <strong>the</strong> necessity <strong>of</strong> his idling, much in his<br />

outward bearing that was akin to <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

But we are anticipating. From what are,<br />

necessarily, only suggestions, we turn again to<br />

what is certain in connection with EUs Family-<strong>Life</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> its influences. From St. Mark vi. 3, we may<br />

infer with great probability, though not with<br />

absolute certainty,* that He had adopted <strong>the</strong> trade<br />

<strong>of</strong> Joseph. Among <strong>the</strong> Jews <strong>the</strong> contempt for<br />

manual labour, which was one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> painful<br />

characteristics <strong>of</strong> hea<strong>the</strong>nism, did not exist. On <strong>the</strong><br />

contrary, it was deemed a religious duty,<br />

frequently <strong>and</strong> most earnestly insisted upon, to<br />

learn some trade, provided it did not minister to<br />

luxury, nor tend to lead away from personal

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