The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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... modern times men have cer- tainly relaxed these bonds in a number of ways — have narrowed their operation — and while it is still morally reprehensible to refuse to admit that family ties exist , such refusal is possible . Now an ...
... modern times men have cer- tainly relaxed these bonds in a number of ways — have narrowed their operation — and while it is still morally reprehensible to refuse to admit that family ties exist , such refusal is possible . Now an ...
Page 75
... Modern children might look longingly back toward a past in which it was assumed that they would have no other business than that of irresponsible playing , when they had not yet become the subjects of scientific study nor of exact ...
... Modern children might look longingly back toward a past in which it was assumed that they would have no other business than that of irresponsible playing , when they had not yet become the subjects of scientific study nor of exact ...
Page 116
... modern Jews who are assumed to be their descendants . Something might be said for this , if it were not for the fact that our notion of what modern Jews look like is based upon tradition rather than observation . In common speech ...
... modern Jews who are assumed to be their descendants . Something might be said for this , if it were not for the fact that our notion of what modern Jews look like is based upon tradition rather than observation . In common speech ...
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