Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-28
Two Contemporaries OF Jesus.
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IsuppIs::o ~ ue AeA1nue. naen-
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tooon n..n,s ~ VIZ ssv4enke. Auopk
ne "nssas. tn9 o.'s.u.. P~ei ~ me
usine pu~e st 'no s. s;csseieu. ~ VI 0os, ~
Iu suo ~ ve'"een Uou
auu :nS puenoneua ;n. . VI IIe universe'
tns s utsu P Pi.est y, tuo w"Iu. tue vuv0-
1s.S VT susoca'e) ior tne oeiects OF men
Will ~ 0ou
Ino Wr"lngs o. FuIo, OF tne sutnor
OF nne 1ook oi En"cn, anq ot the au
tnol OF tue Apocaiy Hse OF Ezla, snow
tnsC Tue Sews VI our SAv'ouIs uSy were
oy no means the novices IN tneology we
are apt 10 suppose tnem TO nave been
ane pn'insopnisibg Istners OF the early
Cnurcn urew largely on the works OF
fhi'o, ano as We nave SAID, the eclectic
system OF Nto- F'atonlsn. wnicn was
AZ aCempt 10 cnmoine the pnliosopny
|or Fia.o Win christianity really origi
na.eo 10 the sttempt OF fniIo TO f0rm
pnl'osoPnlcai sys!eM o1t Of F'atonism
ano JUDAISM we nave. we may add
ia the wr'nngs OF ihls contemporary OF
Jesus De Legal ao Caium. xxxvi1) an
tn'eIestihg neHneation OF the character
Vi l."h'lns Fiiate.
Fnere was ano'ner famous man living
in Jerusalem during the earthly min
's.rY OF our Lnru.
Wnen tne Jews returned rom the
baoyionlan captivity the language IN
which the sacred oracles we're written
was 9y!og OUT, ana tne H+oIew had
ceased, IN large degree. to be the Ian
guage Of the people. There arose In
consequence new BODY OF men III Ju
d@s-the S0phersns or Ncrs6es They
were called SopheTam from the Hebrew
word sooher, wnfcn means to count
Iney countea the letters OF the law.
Ezra organized thls oooy aHer the cap
avlty, ana ne n'msei! was chief sopher
oF sc,iue- sns oeeUpse0 s0s1n 0o0Es,
ana Interpreter g Me BOOK !" The
,unc ions "i tne ocFioes gradualIy en-
largeu. Iney COPIED the Feutateuch.
the piyiacteries ano tne Mezuz TN they
guarded the bioie against lnterpola-
tions ana corrupuons, ana TOT this pur.
pose counted the letters OF Scripture;
'ney n4ed the traoitionai law they en-
acteu pionlnitory iawe, calico .lenoea, to
guaFh tne MOSAIC laws etc The Scri6es.
down 10 about IS Z. SO0, were very eau
tious tney SIMPLY stated tnelr opinions
ana wrote notning. ABOUT TINS time
new c'ass OF teachers arose IN Judea-
.ne 1a"asm OF O0csOrs OF tne Ldac. VINO
iormuIa.eu tne e1positions OF tneir pre- :
oecessofs' ana gave tnem the authority
OF laws; ana VINO also developed the
rtual Auu Iuu.c!al 4uestions arising
unIe! tne fenla.f4rA, ln accoIoabce
wnn tne ever cnsnEIDg requirements OF
tne times; iney tn"s Iaia tne Iounda
t,ohs ot Tue Mts""o .tne Is1ltions OF
the elders reterreo 10 IN the New Test
ament.
Aoout one nunure1 years oerore our
noru olrtn, nse' tne famous diilel-
tne Iatnef OF tue mos1 enlghtened and
@ noeIa. scnool r ol Tue rnaiIsees man
uevoteo 10 N3leeA !eaEnIh9, cautious,
9eu.is; asu SolelantLVery 6iHerent
n Iron Inc iounuel VI tne scnooi OF tne
G, GeaIo's, us con1eap:aly, Cne naooi
onsmmai. VINO maintained tnat It was
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10 vis,t tne slcK on the Sanoath day II
ls sald tnat aiiiei lived 20 the age OF l2O
years. anu II tnis oe tfue' ne was nrea-
ent IN the HtAst 2! tAe doctors" on
,ne HeMosaole OCCASION mentioned IN
Luxe H., 90; -
1ne eIanusuu VI luis nitei was ga
m*neI' known 1y tne .ltie OF tine glory
.; .ne -. ,sw. .;.,e snI 'ne nt ulst 70 whom was
given the Iltis OF h00Oon (h,gnt Rev 7.
eIen"l. ne o.eu spout a. oO, ana
occupieo seat 10 the Sanneonm dur.
Ing tne le'K, oI IineIlus, CaIguia, and
C.auoius. no was, Hae ms grandfather,
mAn OF iioerai opinions H's decisions
gre Aaotea W'G reverence oy tne Jewish
a:uus a;u.u 80 as ~ ~. s'enc'ng autpority on
po.u.s VI Iene"us law. !nls man was
w,, uu. ne, r., was .,e n 0sna,'ei y! wnose feet
au' ~ was ne'e lAul WIS inaucted Into
.IS n;e,.ea ,ea'ns y. oieece, wnIcn was pro
h.on1s.+, h,o,.eu ~ nns. rne "ner scnoois1 was
"f1us a. w is oe ~ ~ tns danlshei sp"ken
M ~ ,ha ~ Ho. isn h,.S;,. atasse, = 9octoi
'he "; nah ~ teputa.on OF a'i the