Volume 2

The Jewish Law
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tassels and laces for the service of the Temple. The
whole region was like an enchanting garden, consisting of
many little hamlets with country seats, gardens, and
walks scattered among them. Greater Sephoris was a far
more important place; it was very large and possessed
many castles. The country around was lovely and
abounded in springs. The cattle were of extraordinary
size.
Jesus' relatives had three sons, one of whom, by nam(.
Colaja, was His disciple. The mother wanted Jesus to admit
the others also into the number of His disciples, and
brought forward the sons of Mary Cleophas as an argument
in her own favor. Jesus gave her room to hope.
After the death of Christ, these sons were ordained to the
priesthood at Eleutheropolis by Joses Barsabas, the
Bishop of that place.
Jesus taught in the synagogue before a great concourse
assembled from the country around. He went also with
His cousins out of the city, and gave instructions here
and there to little crowds of people that followed Him or
were waiting for Him. On His return He cured many sick
persons outside the synagogue, then entering, He taught
of illarriage and divorce. He reproached the Doctors with
having made additions to the Law. He pointed to a certain
place in a roll of parchment, accused one of the
oldest among them of having inserted it, convicted him of
fraud, and commanded him to erase the passage. The old
nlan hunlbled himself before Jesus, even prostrating at
His feet in presence of all the others, acknowledged his
fault, and thanked for the lesson just received.
Jesus spent the night in prayer. From the house of His
relatives in Lesser Sephoris He went to that which had in
former times belonged to Anne's father. It was situated
between Lesser Sephoris and Greater Sephoris. There
was now only one disciple with Him. The present occupants
of the house were, in consequence of frequent mar­