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" Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man ; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He... "
The works of Flavius Josephus. To which are added, 3 dissertations. Tr. by W ... - Page 69
by Flavius Josephus - 1814
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Reply to Rev. L.A. Lambert's "Notes on Ingersoll."

B. W. Lacy - 1885 - 212 pages
...of Pilate and of the end of a certain sedition. Then, as we claim, was interpolated the passage : " Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if...doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as received the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles....
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The Universalist Quarterly and General Review, Volume 27; Volume 47

1890 - 540 pages
...of Apolonius Thyanseus. Josephus put upon the stand testifies to the wonderful works of Christ :2 " Now there was about this time Jesus a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he performed many wonderful works. He was a teacher of such men as received the truth with pleasure. He...
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A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the ..., Volume 1

Philip Schaff, Henry Wace - 1890 - 652 pages
...reason that after the obviously Christian passages are omitted Jesus, a wise man, if indeed it be proper to call him a man. For he was a doer of wonderful works, and a teacher of such men as receive the truth in gladness. And he attached to himself many of the...
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The Thinker: A Review of World-wide Christian Thought, Volume 2

1892 - 592 pages
...Messiahship of Jesus. And yet in this passage we have such words as these, " He was the Christ — a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man." Certainly, although we would have expected some notice of Jesus in the work of the Jewish historian,...
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The Truth of Christianity: Being an Examination of the More Important ...

William Harry Turton - 1895 - 520 pages
...this is indirectly confirmed by Josephus. A well-known passage in his Antiquities2 describes Christ as "a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works." It then alludes to His alleged Resurrection, and ends with the curious remark, " The tribe of Christians,...
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The Methodist Review, Volume 77

1895 - 1020 pages
...of this celebrated paragraph. The passage contains three distinct averments : a) " There arose . . . Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man ; " b) " He was the Christ;" c) "The divine prophets having foretold these . . . things concerning...
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The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical ..., Volume 14

John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 548 pages
...THE CHRISTIANS. Now there was about this time [during the procuratorship of Pontius Pilate, AD 25-35] Jesus, a wise man — if it be lawful to call him a man ; for he was a doer of wonderful works, and a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the...
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The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical ..., Volume 14

John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 610 pages
...THE CHRISTIANS. Now there was about this time [during the procuratorship of Pontius Pilate, AU 25-35] Jesus, a wise man — if it be lawful to call him a man ; lor he was a doer of wonderful works, and a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure....
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The Evolution of Man: His Religious Systems and Social Customs

William Wright Hardwicke - 1899 - 334 pages
...break in the continuity of the narrative. Josephus — a Jew, be it observed — is made to say : " Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if...teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure." Now, it is not likely that a Jew would show such a respect towards Jesus, who was known among his own...
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The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature: A Biographical and ...

John Clark Ridpath - 1899 - 546 pages
...THE CHRISTIANS. Now there was about this time [during the procuratorship of Pontius Pilate, AD 25-35] Jesus, a wise man — if it be lawful to call him a man ; for he was a doer of wonderful works, and a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the...
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