The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18

stock OF learning and his corrupt, halt Ara
maio language pointed unmistakably to
his birthplace in Galilee. The Galileans
! could not pronounce Hebrew with purity
They exchanged and sometimes omitted the
| cultural sounds. and thus often incurred tho
ridicule OF the Judeans, who made much of
correct articulation. The FIRST word he spoke
would reveal tho Galilean, and. az his Lam
| RuaRe provoked laughter. he would not often
be allowed to lead in tho recital OF prayers.
Prof. Graetz conccdes, however, that. what
| ever may have been tho deficiency OF Jesus in
knowledge. was fully com pensated by his in
tenscly sympathetic character. 1lEh-minded
| earnestness and spotess moral purity wero
undeniably his attributes: they stand out in
all the authentic accounts OF his life that havo
reached ia, and appear even In the garblcd
teachings which His foil lowers placed in his
mouth. The gentle disposition and tho h,lmil-
| tty OF Jesus romind our author OF IIilel whom
he may. It Is suggested, have taken rs his
model. and whose golden rule. What you wish
not to BIO done to yoursolf TO not unto Others"
he adopted ms the starting point o: his moral
code. Like Hillel. Jesus looked upon the pro-
motion OF pence and the forgiveness OF in
Jurics as the highest exhibitions OF virtue.
| His whole being was pernentcd 10y the deeper
! Righteousness which consccrates to God not
| only tho hour OF prayer. day OF penit"nce.
! and longer or shorter periods OF devotional
| exercise. but every step In tho journey OF life;
which turns every aspiration Of the soul to-
| ward Him. subjects everything to His will.
and. with childliko trust. commits everything
to His keeping. He was filled with tender
brotherly love. which Judaism also teaches
! toward nm enemy. and embodied the ideal OF
tho passive virtues which the Pharisees in
culcnted: Count yourself among tho op-
pressed and not among tho oppressors: re-
ceive abuse and return 1t not: do all from love
to God. and rejoice in suffering"
Prof. Grnctz believes that Jesus, from the
| idiosyncrasics Of His nature. must have been
powerfully attracted by the Essences. who led
n contemplntlve LIE. apart from the world and
It's vanitics. 1t is certain that when John the
baptist. or as our author would call him. tho
Essenc. invited all to como and receive bap
tism in the Jordan. Jesus FASTENED to obey tho
| call. Although 1t cannot be proved that Jesus
| was formally admitted into the order OF the
Essences. much in his life and work can only
be explained on the supposition that he had
adopted their fundamental principles. Like
the Essenss. Jesus highly esteemed self
inflicted poverty and desplsed riches 1t
is suggested that tho following proverbs
ascribed to Him seem to bear the Essenian
! stamp: Blessed are 20 poor. for yours is the
kingdom OF heaven" 1t is easier for a camel
to go through the needles eye than for rich
man to enter into the kingdom OF God" No
man can serve two masters; ye cannot serve
God and Mammon." 1t Ia also to DO noted
that Jesus shared the aversion OF tho
Essences to marriage: 1T Is not good" he
said. Ito marry" Community OF goods. doc
trine peculiar to the Essences. was not only APP
proved OF. but positively enjoincd by Jesus.
Like them. too. He reprobated every form OF
oath. Swear not at ALL" he taught. neither
by heaven nor by tho earth. nor by your head.
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Miraculous cures said to have been performed
by Him. such as the exorcism Of demons from
those who believed tn Q m selves to be possessed.
were often made by tho Essences in. SO to
speak. a professional capacity.
It is tho opinion Of our Jewish historian that,
after John had bocn imprisoned, Jesus at first
thought simply Of continuing his masters work
Like Him, he preached: Repent, for the king
dom Of heaven is at hand" without. perhaps
having then a suspicion Of the part no was
afterward to play In that kingdom OF heaven
looked forward to in that approaching Mes.
sianic time. Apparently Jesus felt that, II his
appeal was not to DO lost In the desert like that
Of the Baptist. but, on tho contrary. bring forth
lasting results, it must be addressed not to tho
whole nation. parts OF whom felt no need OF re-
generation. but to a particular class OF the
Judeans. Prof Graetz repeats that tho middle
classes, the inhabitants Of towns of greater oil
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