An Inquiry Concerning the Origin of ChristianitySmallfield, 1838 - 379 pages |
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... called the pro- phets appear to be nearly of that date , ) || these topics occur in almost every page . The imagination and literary talents of the Jews had been much developed by their contact with the Chaldees and Persians , and ...
... called the pro- phets appear to be nearly of that date , ) || these topics occur in almost every page . The imagination and literary talents of the Jews had been much developed by their contact with the Chaldees and Persians , and ...
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... called the Lord's anointed ; therefore the expected restorer of their throne came to be described emphati- cally as the Anointed or Messiah ; and it became a favourite lite- rary amusement with the Jews to find passages of their ...
... called the Lord's anointed ; therefore the expected restorer of their throne came to be described emphati- cally as the Anointed or Messiah ; and it became a favourite lite- rary amusement with the Jews to find passages of their ...
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... called popularly the Kingdom of God , or the Kingdom of Heaven . † The captivity and restoration were thought of less and less as events rolled on ; but the writings which they had occasioned , remained amongst the Jews , a conspicuous ...
... called popularly the Kingdom of God , or the Kingdom of Heaven . † The captivity and restoration were thought of less and less as events rolled on ; but the writings which they had occasioned , remained amongst the Jews , a conspicuous ...
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... called Essenes . These are Jews by birth , and they cherish mutual love beyond other men . They reject pleasure as evil ; and they look upon temperance and a conquest over the passions as the greatest virtue . There prevails among them ...
... called Essenes . These are Jews by birth , and they cherish mutual love beyond other men . They reject pleasure as evil ; and they look upon temperance and a conquest over the passions as the greatest virtue . There prevails among them ...
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... called Polista ( dwell- ers in cities " ) .- Antiq . xviii . c . 1 . Philo gives a more minute account of the Essenes , and in a still more panegyrical style . The following are a few extracts : 66 Palestine and Syria are not ...
... called Polista ( dwell- ers in cities " ) .- Antiq . xviii . c . 1 . Philo gives a more minute account of the Essenes , and in a still more panegyrical style . The following are a few extracts : 66 Palestine and Syria are not ...
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