St. Paul vindicated: being Part I. of a reply to a late publication by Gamaliel Smith Esq. [pseud. i.e. Jeremy Bentham], entitled “Not Paul, but Jesus.”J. Smith, 1824 - 199 pages |
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... suppose , that scarce any readers would be deceived by the shallow sophisms , and false inferences , by which an attempt is made to invalidate the writings , and destroy the character of St. Paul . To such my reply is , that there are ...
... suppose , that scarce any readers would be deceived by the shallow sophisms , and false inferences , by which an attempt is made to invalidate the writings , and destroy the character of St. Paul . To such my reply is , that there are ...
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... suppose in the mean time that The " Acts of the Apostles " were written by St. Luke , who also wrote one of the Gospels , and who 5 CHAP I St Paul's Conversion -The Probability and Con- sistency of the Accounts concerning it, with ...
... suppose in the mean time that The " Acts of the Apostles " were written by St. Luke , who also wrote one of the Gospels , and who 5 CHAP I St Paul's Conversion -The Probability and Con- sistency of the Accounts concerning it, with ...
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... suppose that St. Paul , who had been blind three days , could immediately receive his sight from the mere words of Ananias without believing Ananias to have been invested with supernatural power , would be to yield up our minds to the ...
... suppose that St. Paul , who had been blind three days , could immediately receive his sight from the mere words of Ananias without believing Ananias to have been invested with supernatural power , would be to yield up our minds to the ...
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... suppose would have been adopted by a person who was forging a narra- tive , with a view to impose upon the world . Thus , in the historical account of what Ananias said to St. Paul , we read , " that the Lord said unto him ( that is ...
... suppose would have been adopted by a person who was forging a narra- tive , with a view to impose upon the world . Thus , in the historical account of what Ananias said to St. Paul , we read , " that the Lord said unto him ( that is ...
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... it at the time when St. Paul was appre- hended at Jerusalem . Yet , according to Gamaliel Smith , we are to shut our eyes to all that might have happened in the interval between a Page 59 . the two periods ; we are to suppose the same 39.
... it at the time when St. Paul was appre- hended at Jerusalem . Yet , according to Gamaliel Smith , we are to shut our eyes to all that might have happened in the interval between a Page 59 . the two periods ; we are to suppose the same 39.
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Page 19 - But all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests...
Page 73 - And Saul arose from the earth ; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man : but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
Page 48 - And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Page 193 - Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 30.
Page 33 - And I said, Who art thou, Lord ? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee ; delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive...
Page 8 - And he, trembling and astonished, said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
Page 119 - But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Page 192 - Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which' were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him...
Page 9 - And they that were with me saw indeed the light and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
Page 183 - Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.